Perhaps, experienced users of the suggested website could create posts that recommend it or its alternatives and provide explanations on how they function. This would help people better understand and determine if they find it appealing. Like you said, a list doesn’t help that much.
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I hear the gaming subs are going to Discord. 😒
I don't understand how discord is even sort of similar - how can a live messaging app substitute for a forum?
https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/6208479917079-Forum-Channels-FAQ
I don’t like it but on paper it has the essential features.
You can make posts and create threads inside threads now. The tags and roles are pretty useful for a community too. Still, doesn't compare to an actual forum, especially since you can't vote or sort the comments.
They learned nothing.
Honestly, those subs are often very toxic—won't really miss them.
Isn't breaking a monopoly a good thing?
Yes, but if it's too overwhelming, they're not switching from said monopoly!
You don't break a monopoly by directing everyone to the next monopoly.
Federated or not, you don't want everyone on one platform.
They don’t even have to be on Lemmy. Other platforms in the Fediverse (like Kbin) are compatible with us.
I came to Lemmy because I was reading so much about it, but to be honest I don't understand the federation concept well yet or how it impacts usage. The UI and basic concept seems intuitive enough from registering a few minutes ago and joining a few communities and replying to messages, but I still need to learn more about how it works and hopefully someone (Christian maybe?) releases an app that does for Lemmy what Apollo did for Reddit.
there is already an app for iOS in a very early beta if you want! https://testflight.apple.com/join/xQfmkJhc
I'll try it! Thanks!
lol rdrama is listed