narwhalDeveloper of Reddit is Fun just released an app for Tildes.
Play Store link: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.talklit…
Alternatively, opt-in to testing via web: play.google.com/…/com.talklittle.android.tildes
Is there an ios app too
tenkuucastleI’ve been using the app Surfboard through TestFlight, and it’s really nice!
Honestly just using it in a browser is pretty good too imo
Test flight is tagged with apple id. Anh idea how I can get that
IOS app is in the making. RIF dev said it should be out in October.
Thank you! RIF was my go to for years and I’m a fan.
Sadly tildes is invite only it seems.
gabe [he/him]From what I can recall, you aren’t missing much. The power hungry admins are *intense *there.
AnonymousLlamaIt looks like they have their own "vibe" and rigorously enforce it in their own community. That's fine, it's their service after all. Feels a bit strange to turn away potential new users when people are looking for viable alternatives
I don’t think Tildes is turning anyone away, not sure where that narrative comes from. Anyone can request an invite from the owner themselves.They are just not looking for explosive growth like some of the other services are.
If fact I think the invite system is an effective way to keep the boys away as the free-for-all signups are easier to game.
REdOGThey aren’t bashful anywhere
I have 5 invites I can give out, PM me if you're interested!
JWBananasI would love one if they're still available
Can't seem to figure out how to PM you, so here you go, hope nobody steals it out from under you. :( I have 3 left to give after this one:
Thank you!
wildeaboutoskarI would love one please if you still have some!
I’d love an invite if you’re down to give em!
Can't seem to figure out how to PM you, so here you go, hope nobody steals it out from under you. :( I have 2 left to give after this one:
I too, would appreciate an invite if you have one more available! Thank you!
Can't seem to figure out how to PM you, so here you go, hope nobody steals it out from under you. :( I have 1 left to give after this one:
I’d love an invite too if I’m not too late!
Can't seem to figure out how to PM you, so here you go, hope nobody steals it out from under you. :( This is the last one I can generate!
I would be happy to receive an invite;:)
Sorry! I only had five to give out! If it lets me have more I'll swing back and shoot one over to you!
Sadly tildes is invite only it seems.
People parrot this as if getting a Tildes invite is like getting invited to join the Freemasons or something like that—it's not that hard to get an invite.
And for people who are probably going to just lurk anyway, you don't even need to register to view everything.
But if you’re trying to be a Reddit competitor getting an invite is sabotaging your mission. I’ve been on Reddit for 10+ years and I’m actively looking for a replacement, but I’m not going to search for someone that can send me an invite to a new social media site
ok, but Tildes isn’t setting itself up as a Reddit competitor, like, it’s goal isn’t to get people to move away from Reddit. It’s just its own thing which happens to have some similarities to Reddit but with a bunch of differences too.
ghost_laptopAfaik you just email him and he will give you one it is not like they are overwhelmed with people.
Received an invite after a week.
It isn’t bad of a turnaround time, really.
southsamuraiYeah, but just asking for one is usually enough. It isn’t difficult to get, just enough to totally prevent bots or massive multiple accounts.
If you haven't received an invite to join Tildes yet, just email [email protected] and ask. I received one 2 weeks after requesting.
Was really keen on tildes for a moment when we were going through the exodus stage with Reddit. I wasn't keen on the closed invite system.
I get they want to keep their own community and that's fine, but it's a shame they wanted to limit their growth in a time when people were looking for alternatives
I got my account by reading the FAQ’s and emailing directly.
It seems more of a step to weed out low effort posters which I’m not mad at tbh.
And that’s why it’s dead. Because what constitutes “low effort” is a discussion to be had, but that place is just the owner’s backyard where they kick out anything or anyone they don’t like.
snooggumsProbably limited to keep the infrastructure from getting overwhelmed. It is a one person show after all.
MonsieurHedgeI went and looked at tildes as a result of this, and it seems aggressively dead. Like, the fediverse is pretty dead and tildes makes it look positively thriving in comparison. Yeesh.
It's been invite-only for a long while, so they can manage the userbase easier. I imagine that, plus the lack of support for visual content makes it challenging for engagement.
I used to be on there. It’s boring as fuck. Anything remotely fun is beneath them.
lack of support for visual content
That sounds amazing
What are you talking about, Lemmy is great and Matrix is absolutely thriving for things I care about.
Sure, Lemmy doesn’t have 300M users or whatever Reddit has, but that doesn’t mean it’s dead, it just means it’s small. Valuable discussion happens here, and it seems to be improving.
No shit you think it's fine, you're a techy linux weirdo. Good luck discussing like, musicals or tabletop roleplaying games or homemade moonshine or anything in that general vicinity of "niche" on here.
It's small enough to literally have zero posts of a variety of topics, and that number isn't improving. Get outside of your own circle every once in a while.
Yes, the variety is certainly an issue. I do miss certain communities on Reddit.
It’s not to the point where I’d recommend it to my wife (she’s the opposite of a techy Linux weirdo), but it works for what I wanted Reddit for, which was tech news aggregation and a place to discuss games.
Maybe I’ll get around to trying to start some of the other niche communities I miss.
That said, you would probably have luck discussing tabletop gaming on one of the gaming communities here. I personally don’t play any (I’ve played one DND campaign and decided it wasn’t for me, open to trying again though), but I have coworkers who do, so maybe that’ll change.
That said, here are a few that I really like here that I was surprised to find here that aren’t Linux or tech related:
- [email protected]
- [email protected] - are video games “techy”
40-something sysadmins love both bicycles and video games, so I'm really not surprised. All of those "read-only" bits aren't here and they aren't moving, and nobody's making them because the moderation tools are awful. Kbin doesn't even have an API.
When I want to watch a play or musical, I generally look for expert reviews.
I generally look for the opinions of like, actual human beings with no skin in the game. Reviewers gotta say what they need to say to pay their bills. Reddit was great for stuff like that, or the semi-official subreddits of specific obscure headphone companies, vinyl record swapping, local-town-community type subreddits... Stuff this place seems like it will literally never have. It's a shame.
Yup, I definitely used Reddit for the things you mentioned, except media like plays and movies (but strangely not games) where I still find value from professional critics.
And I’m not a 40-something sysadmin, I’m a 30-something software engineer, and I’m very much not interested in high end cycling gear (it’s transportation and exercise for me, not status and social connection). That community has a good mixture of both. Basically, it’s a mix of /r/bicycles, /r/cycling, and /r/bikecommuting, and is precisely what I wanted.
I do hope that mod tools get better. If I knew my way around the Reddit tools, I’d help build it, but I have very little idea if what’s wanted or needed.
Well yeah, you are probably going though Reddit withdrawal. Comparing anything to Reddit and it’ll seem dead.
techy linux weirdo Get outside of your own circle every once in a while
Not a fan of your incendiary language and provacatory flaming attempts, but pretty on-brand for refugees who misses Reddit like an ex. I mean, Reddit is still around and I’m sure they’ll take you back, just apologize and use the Official App™!
You're an idiot. Also a techy linux weirdo, so I'm not surprised. Did you know other people have hobbies that do not involve Linux, and would like to be able to discuss them without someone like you bending themselves into a pretzel over how the Fediverse has no room for filthy casuals who don't know what FOSS stands for. Gatekeep harder! This will surely save the fediverse from normies.
Relax man lol. It sounds like you’ve been through some shit on the Fediverse, but it has nothing to do with me. Project your anger elsewhere.
And I wish I’m a Linux techie so I can wipe my lonely tears away every night with cold hard cash.
squidzorzJust FYI, Tildes is run by one (1) dude with a full time job and a family. From what I read, the guy refers to himself as the God of Tildes which I think tells you everything you need to know about how it’s managed.
Don’t expect it to ever reach the popularity or capacity of Lemmy or Reddit.
snarfJust curious, do you have a link to him referencing himself that way?
LOL its literally Deimos (God)
DaveIsn’t Tildes the site responsible for the creation of Beehaw? As in a bunch of users had a disagreement with the admin and decided they would all leave Tildes and start their own place (with blackjack and hookers), eventually settling on Lemmy for the platform?
I read that this was stated entirely as a joke, and I read that 2 months ago.
I thought Lemmy would have stopped propagating it.
I thought Lemmy would have stopped propagating it without a source.
You must not understand people then.
See this comment lemmy.world/comment/1840042
AlexisFRIs it even part of the Fediverse?
m-p{3}It’s not a federated platform.
The only federated Reddit alternatives are Lemmy and Kbin as far as I know. Would be cool if more implemented ActivityPub
Their goal is not to be a Reddit alternative or to replace the fediverse. Maybe in the long run it will have a larger user base, but for now they want to remain on the smaller size. Which is fine, there is room for multiple websites. It’s a good thing everyone isn’t located in one source. Things can be across lemmy, mastodon, Kbin, tildes, etc.
🇵🇸 Free Palestine 🇵🇸Being part of the fediverse is important to ever be able to challenge mega corporate social sites like Reddit, Twitter
I wonder why he went over that over Lemmy.