I know a lot of you still think of the #Fediverse as just “Mastodon”.
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I know a lot of you still think of the #Fediverse as just “Mastodon”.
But it’s far more than that. There’s an entire ecosystem of federated message boards that’s already proven popular: #Piefed, #NodeBB, #Lemmy, #Mbin, and #Discourse.
Even the classics like #Friendica and #Hubzilla have solid forum features baked in.
If you’re only here for the microblogging, you’re missing a key piece. Communities built around interests are something #Twitter never offered, and #Bluesky still doesn’t.
So if you’re looking to replace your #Facebook Groups, the Fediverse already has you covered.
@atomicpoet my one hangup with these tools are needing a unique account for each one
I wish I could have a single account and use that to interface with multiple federated tools.
I know it is a limitation of the protocol and would introduce a whole new set of issues...
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@atomicpoet my one hangup with these tools are needing a unique account for each one
I wish I could have a single account and use that to interface with multiple federated tools.
I know it is a limitation of the protocol and would introduce a whole new set of issues...
@evs You don’t need a unique account for each one. I cross post to Piefed all the time from my Akkoma account. In fact, most of my posts recently have been cross posts. -
@atomicpoet @Mark_Harbinger I don't get it. I'm finding a lemmy server direct from a search engine in a browser. Eventually, by selecting Lemmy Community Explorer (instead of fediverse observer (??) ), found some communities with ! but there's no subscribe. No wait. You have to open sidebar. ok. Subscribe -> put in my Mastodon instance -> The page you are looking for isn't here.
@lippyduck @Mark_Harbinger Hold on. You’re trying to subscribe from your Mastodon account? -
@atomicpoet Piefed?
@teezeh You’ll have to Google it because I don’t have the mental bandwidth to keep re-explaining it. -
@teezeh You’ll have to Google it because I don’t have the mental bandwidth to keep re-explaining it.
@atomicpoet I know that it is called Pixelfeld. Just wanted you to edit your hashtag typo
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@atomicpoet I know that it is called Pixelfeld. Just wanted you to edit your hashtag typo
@teezeh It’s not a typo. It’s called Piefed. It is not like Pixelfed whatsoever. -
@evs You don’t need a unique account for each one. I cross post to Piefed all the time from my Akkoma account. In fact, most of my posts recently have been cross posts.
@atomicpoet hmmm, I'll have to dig into that some more then.
I am coming from the mental model of things like Mastodon, Pixelfed, and Lemmy - all of those seem to require their own account. I can't take my social.lol account and just go.
Any maybe I'm not explaining it right. I am thinking more of using one account as a central identity that can interact with the different ActivityPub services natively.
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@atomicpoet hmmm, I'll have to dig into that some more then.
I am coming from the mental model of things like Mastodon, Pixelfed, and Lemmy - all of those seem to require their own account. I can't take my social.lol account and just go.
Any maybe I'm not explaining it right. I am thinking more of using one account as a central identity that can interact with the different ActivityPub services natively.
Evan :nonbinary_heart: You should be able to cross post from Mastodon to Lemmy by tagging the community name. Replace the
!with@. But in my experience, this has been spotty with Lemmy.Piefed, however, can consistently cross post from Mastodon and has not failed me yet. Which is why I prefer Piefed over Lemmy. That and better moderation tools and community portability.
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I know a lot of you still think of the #Fediverse as just “Mastodon”.
But it’s far more than that. There’s an entire ecosystem of federated message boards that’s already proven popular: #Piefed, #NodeBB, #Lemmy, #Mbin, and #Discourse.
Even the classics like #Friendica and #Hubzilla have solid forum features baked in.
If you’re only here for the microblogging, you’re missing a key piece. Communities built around interests are something #Twitter never offered, and #Bluesky still doesn’t.
So if you’re looking to replace your #Facebook Groups, the Fediverse already has you covered.
@atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org I know I'm missing out... But I'm not sure if it matters.
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Jigme Datse And I’m not sure how you define what matters.
@atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org Would my life be improved with any of what you are talking about? You're talking about forums, and the forums that I have been interested in the past have been ones that are often hard enough to even get people involved with them. Not that a "big" broad platform isn't of interest. I've tried to run such things.
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@atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org I know I'm missing out... But I'm not sure if it matters.
Jigme Datse And I’m not sure how you define what matters.
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@atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org Would my life be improved with any of what you are talking about? You're talking about forums, and the forums that I have been interested in the past have been ones that are often hard enough to even get people involved with them. Not that a "big" broad platform isn't of interest. I've tried to run such things.
Thanks for not asking for that answer.Jigme Datse I’m just speaking from experience. After starting several communities on Piefed, I’ve found it surprisingly easy to get people engaged.
Cross-posting there has actually led to more thoughtful comments—often from folks who share my exact interests.
That’s been my story. Yours may be different.
