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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

KBin is not only a link aggregator like Reddit, it's also a microblogging site, like Twitter. Because of that, Boosts are most similar to retweets and help spread someone's microblogs, while upvoting helps bring up content in the aggregated boards.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Dang. All this time I have been "boosting" instead of "upvoting".

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

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Hi! This little FAQ might help out with that if you're interested. I tried to assume low knowledge of the Fediverse so I hope it makes sense.

https://kbin.social/m/[email protected]/t/20459/A-small-FAQ-to-hopefully-help-new-users-to-kbin