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No offence, but, is it just me, or does anyone else find the Connect for Lemmy app to be incredibly laggy?

I've been experiencing some seriously frustrating performance problems that are making the app almost unusable.

Initially, I assumed it was my internet connection, and/or my mobile device causing the slowdown.

However, after thoroughly checking my network speeds and stability, as well as my phone, everything seems to be running perfectly fine.

Yet the app continues to crawl, with:

• Slow page/post loads
• Potential UI responsiveness issues
• Images not showing before I tap on them, and then, when I DO tap on them, they are all super pixelated.
• When I assign my profile image via the Web, no matter the image, when I tap on the image to expand it, in this app, it is always super pixelated and crunched up.
• When I tap on the Communities that I moderate via the sidebar, I keep getting told that there are no posts, no matter which moderated community it is. But if I check them via another app, they work perfectly fine.

Commenting, Upvoting, Posting seem to be perfectly fine.

I'm curious if this is a widespread problem or something specific to my device/setup.

Has anyone else encountered similar performance bottlenecks with the Connect for Lemmy app?

Would love to hear about your experiences and potential workarounds.

Currently, there's an official PeerTube app, but I have been wondering if they should instead potentially consider an alternative strategy similar to what Lemmy has done.

The proposal is this:

Instead of maintaining an official PeerTube app, what if PeerTube focused instead on being the core system and API, while encouraging third-party developers to create various client apps?

PeerTube could then concentrate on managing and improving the web app, api, etc.

Potential benefits of this approach:

1. Diverse ecosystem of apps catering to different user preferences
2. Reduced workload for the core PeerTube team
3. Increased community involvement and innovation

Potential drawbacks:

1. Lack of a "standard" mobile experience
2. Possible fragmentation of the user base
3. Quality control challenges

What are your thoughts on this idea? Would this approach better serve the PeerTube community and align with the project's goals? How might this impact PeerTube's growth and adoption?

Suggestion Overview:

PeerTube could potentially host and maintain an official, beginner-friendly server, similar in purpose to Mastodon.Social for Mastodon, or Lemmy.World for Lemmy.

Perhaps call it something like Peertube.Video, or something similar.

This server could function as an easy onboarding point for new users, enabling them to sign up and immediately start exploring videos without the need to understand or manage federated server distinctions.

This server could provide an experience akin to YouTube, where users can browse, search, and watch videos from both the local server and federated servers seamlessly.

By simplifying the experience, this initiative could help make PeerTube more appealing to mainstream audiences and lower the barrier to entry.

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Features and Benefits

1. Centralized Onboarding for New Users

• Provide a trusted, official PeerTube instance that's beginner-friendly.
• Serve as a default place where individuals can sign up without having to research or choose from numerous third-party servers (which can be confusing).

2. Discoverability of Videos Across Federated Servers

• Users could watch and search for videos from the official server as well as from federated PeerTube instances without needing to understand server distinctions.
• Implement a streamlined user interface for easy video discovery, resembling YouTube’s intuitive navigation.

3. Support for Technologically Less Savvy Audiences

• Many users, particularly older individuals or those unfamiliar with decentralized platforms, could benefit from a simplified entry point.
• Reduce complexity by hiding the technical aspects of federation for these users while still allowing advanced users to explore federated options if desired.

4. Expand PeerTube’s Reach and Adoption

• By offering an official, centralized entry point, PeerTube could attract more users who otherwise might find the platform intimidating or confusing.
• This initiative could serve as a showcase for PeerTube, demonstrating the power of federated video sharing to a broader audience.

5. Potential Revenue and Sustainability

• The official server could offer optional donations or crowdfunding to cover hosting costs, similar to Mastodon.Social.

Addressing Concerns

1. Maintaining Decentralization Values

• While offering a centralized starting point, the server would remain federated and open, encouraging users to explore other PeerTube instances if they wish.
• This server would not undermine the decentralized nature of PeerTube but rather serve as a gateway to the broader federated ecosystem.

2. Balancing Resources

• To reduce strain, the server’s video hosting capacity could focus on curated or user-uploaded content while still federating videos from other servers for a comprehensive experience.
• Encourage other PeerTube server admins to adopt a similar model to distribute the load.

Closing Thoughts

This initiative could help make PeerTube more accessible while staying true to the values of decentralization. Creating an official, beginner-friendly PeerTube server would not only improve user adoption but also demonstrate PeerTube’s capacity to deliver a federated video-sharing experience that rivals mainstream platforms.

Summary

Potential Implementation of a dedicated chat platform for Connect for Lemmy users, either through Discord or Revolt Chat, to foster community engagement, facilitate feature requests, and provide a space for user discussions.

Detailed Description

As a user of Connect for Lemmy, I personally believe that implementing a community chat platform could GREATLY enhance user experience and community engagement.

This idea is inspired by similar implementations in other Lemmy clients, such as Sync for Lemmy's Discord server.

Two potential options for this feature:

1. Discord Server:

   • Create an official Discord server for Connect for Lemmy users.
   • Advantages: Widely used, feature-rich, and familiar to many users.

2. Revolt Chat (https://revolt.chat/):

   • Implement an open-source alternative to Discord.
   • Advantages: Aligns with open-source principles, potentially more privacy-focused.

Proposed Functionality

• Dedicated channels for:
  • Feature requests and suggestions
  • Bug reports
  • General discussion
  • App updates and announcements
• User roles (e.g., moderators, developers, regular users)
• Integration with GitHub for issue tracking (if applicable)
• Polls for community feedback on potential features

Benefits

1. Improved user engagement and community building
2. Direct line of communication between users and developers
3. Centralized platform for feature requests and bug reports
4. Faster dissemination of updates and announcements
5. Potential for community-driven development and testing

Implementation Considerations

• Moderation needs and policies
• Integration with existing support channels
• Resource allocation for managing the community platform
• Privacy and data handling considerations

I personally believe that this feature would SIGNIFICANTLY enhance the Connect for Lemmy experience and strengthen our user community.

Proposed Features:

1. Ability for Moderators to Edit Communities: It would be incredibly useful if moderators could perform administrative tasks for the communities they manage directly from the Connect for Lemmy app. This could include:
   • Editing community information (e.g., sidebar text, community rules, descriptions, etc.).
   • Managing community settings (visibility, posting rules, allowed content types, etc.).
   • Deleting or archiving a community if necessary.

Other third-party apps, such as Summit for Lemmy, have implemented similar functionality, and it would be great to see Connect for Lemmy adopt this feature as well. This would streamline the moderation process and eliminate the need to switch to a desktop or web browser for these administrative tasks, similar to when Reddit allowed Mods/users to manage their subreddits via the Reddit App.

2. Ability to Create Communities from the App: Adding the ability for users to create new communities directly from the app would make Connect for Lemmy even more versatile. Many users rely heavily on mobile apps for their Lemmy experience, and this feature would make community-building a seamless experience for mobile-first users.

Benefits of These Features:

• Convenience: Moderators and admins can manage their communities on the go without the need for a desktop or browser.
• Efficiency: Reduces friction for users who often switch between the app and the web interface to perform administrative tasks.
• Feature Parity: Bringing these features to Connect for Lemmy ensures it stays competitive with other third-party apps like Summit for Lemmy.

Potential Implementation:

• The app could use the Lemmy API to perform these tasks, which should already support community moderation and creation functions.
• A section in the app’s interface dedicated to “Admin”, "Moderator Management",“Community Management”, etc. for moderators could house these features and ensure a smooth user experience.

I personally believe that adding these community management tools would take the app to the next level and enhance the experience for moderators and creators alike.

Please suggest some fics with healer Draco.

Heal thyself has become one of my favourite drarry fics, so something with that vibe.

Thank you

Hi everyone!

I read quite a bit of fanfiction within the Harry Potter fandom, and have found some 10/10 (in my personal opinion:)) works in the marauders and dramione fandoms, but never a 10/10 drarry work.

Drarry is my personal favorite ship by far, but I often feel like they fall for each other waaayyy too quickly to be realistic.

They’re aware of their own sexual tension unrealistically early on/the sexual tension is way too obvious, and/or they’re too kind to/tolerant of each other too soon.

I’m a big fan of The Captive Prince Trilogy - the slow burn and enemies to lovers plot was absolutely immaculate (I firmly believe all drarry shippers will absolutely love the CaPri trilogy), and I’m searching for a drarry fic where they feel as negatively toward each other as the CaPri protagonists for a while, treat each other as meanly, and take as long to fall for each other.

(Bonus would be if it explores their trauma like in CaPri.)

For reference, the closest I’ve felt to finding a drarry work as described was Men Who Love Dragons Too Much.

I loved that work, the writing and felt their characterizations were incredibly true to canon, but again I didn’t feel that there was enough enmity between them, and !!!!!MWLDTM spoiler until end of sentence but this is my first reddit post and idk how to blur it!!!!! that the mate trope made them move too quickly for my taste.

I’m hoping for recommendations that don’t rely on a trope like being mates or soul mates to drive their falling in love; but one where they fall in love of their own accord and one that explores their trauma with plenty of angst (but a happy ending).

Not a must, but additionally I’d like if the romance isn’t the only plot. With CaPri, I really enjoyed that there was an entire plot going on outside of the romance.

(Come to think of it, if anyone has any recommendations for any works/books matching this description, whether in a different fandom or even published, I’m very interested!)

TLDR: looking for drarry fic recs with a very slow burn where they actually are and act like enemies before falling in love, works similar to captive prince trilogy, ideally with angst and their romance not being the only plotline

Hi!

Does anyone have recommendations for fics which are more Draco-Centric?

I really like Astolat's 'Heal Thyself' and Skeptique's 'Iustitia & Prudentia'.

What I am looking for are stories which show draco hitting rock bottom and then rising above in his career and when he is established and a bit confident, he and Harry meet.

Please don't recommend fics where he is assaulted and then meets Harry and is at his mercy.

I prefer fics where they are on equal footing when they fall in love or places where Harry is struggling because there Draco's chance for redemption is highlighted.

Thank you!