AzzuJun 21, 2023

Kbin and Lemmy should come to a consensus on how to name stuff

https://feddit.de/post/983687

Kbin and Lemmy should come to a consensus on how to name stuff - Feddit

Is there really a reason, for example, for there to be the distinction of “magazine” and “community”? When you’re federating, the same features should be called the same, if close enough. That way everyone can talk with everyone about stuff and we all immediately understand each other. Would also alleviate confusion for any new adopters. ^I’m pretty sure this is going to be impossible though, since each sides egos will likely get in the way :D^

Show threadCrystalEYEJun 21, 2023

Not really. A magazine is a collection of articles that all are about a certain topic. It is not that hard of a concept to grasp

Plus: The polish dev called his platform kbin = karabin = rifle, the contents of a rifle are stored in a magazyn = magazine. I actually would have loved if the dev had called threads "bullets" / pocisk to keep going with the theme.

I am more confused with the upvote and down vote buttons on kbin: the upvote is actually favorite, the equivalent to reddits upvote is boost, the downvote seems not to have a real function besides counting the number.

Show threadFrog-BrawlerJun 21, 2023

I am more confused with the upvote and down vote buttons on kbin: the upvote is actually favorite, the equivalent to reddits upvote is boost, the downvote seems not to have a real function besides counting the number.

TIL... I've been using the upvote the same as I did with reddit.

I've not been able to wrap my head around reputation points either. I've made several comments, a couple of posts, and my reputation has gone from 0 to -1 to +1 to 0 over the course of the week I've been here.

Show threadHobovision
I heard boost is +1 reputation and down vote is -1. Kinda wack if you ask me.
Jun 21, 2023 at 6:14pmWeb
Show threaddigitallyfreeJun 21, 2023
The boost also apparently sends the post out to your subscribers, whereas the upvote does not.