As the fediverse continues to grow, let’s reflect on some of the things that we disliked most about posting/lurking on reddit and what we can do differently now that we have a chance to build something new.
As the fediverse continues to grow, let’s reflect on some of the things that we disliked most about posting/lurking on reddit and what we can do differently now that we have a chance to build something new.
Probably impossible to implement but, man, just way less reposting of the same stuff. I’m hoping a system that places less emphasis on “karma” will help?
I doubt the fediverse ecology will be any better (and maybe even worse) at (a) helping people prior content that, e.g., will answer a question they have and (b) have a system that encourages the reviving of prior posts rather then the propagation of the same content as a new post.
Nothing’s going to stop that, unfortunately. It requires people to do some research first, and most just want to share whatever they found, or ask the question, etc.
Heck, I’ve been guilty of this
I don’t mind reposts depending on how it’s reposted:
Tale as old as time. Even from forums. “Please use the search function before posting.”
Given that search is currently broken, we probably have a long way to go on this. But you never know, maybe one day!