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I'm surprised. There are some pretty large and visible subs on this list. Does anybody know if there's anything like a Lemmy + kbin client that could connect

I'm surprised. There are some pretty large and visible subs on this list. Does anybody know if there's anything like a Lemmy + kbin client that could connect to these multiple fora and build a feed that looks somewhat like what you'd see on Reddit? These individual instances remind me a lot of old forums, which is great, but what I like (liked?) about Reddit was having the ability to subscribe to multiple, high quality subreddits and have them all in a single feed.

Wingy 3y ago
Yeah you can subscribe to any lemmy or kbin community from any lemmy or kbin instance!
- nicce 3y ago
  Somehow people should be made more aware of this. You need just one account and it does not matter where you create it as long as you can trust that the server stays up.
  - jml78 3y ago
    That isn’t 100%. Instances can be blocked from federating. For instance if you are on lemmy.world you are no longer getting beehive posts because beehive disabled federation with lemmy.world I think kbin has the best interface and I am hoping they get “multireddits” implemented soon so you can combine communities from multiple servers into a single view
    - Zuiii 3y ago
      I've been wondering. What does defederation do exactly? Does it only block posting from the defederated instance or does it block both posting and browsing too? Blocking interactions would be understandable but also blocking read-only subscriptions seem like a mistake.
      - FireInsight 3y ago
        It's like a traditional social media block but for whole servers. Basically it totally severs the federation between the instances, making it look to each other like they never existed.
        Zuiii 3y ago
        That's unfortunate. Hurray for RSS I guess.
- volongoto 3y ago
  Is there a guide to do this for dummies? Subscribing is one thing, but is it possible to "comment" on another instance's community? Edit: Figured out myself. It wasn't that difficult :) I agree with others that this needs to be mentioned more often. But, when I searched for "dotnet" in lemmy.world, it didn't return "https://kbin.social/m/dotnet https://kbin.social/m/dotnet" as one of the search results. Is this due to defederation? Is there a way to add a community using a unique identifier instead of searching for it?
  - wccrawford 3y ago
    You can search local communities, or all communities. If someone else has previously searched and found the remote community you're looking for, it'll appear immediately. If they haven't, you need to already know the url (or short alias) for that community, and search for that... And then it'll take a while to federate, and then anyone can find it with an easy search from there. It's kind of complicated, but is only a problem for new instances and new communities. After everything is established, it'll be a lot easier.
    - volongoto 3y ago
      I tried to search with the full URL and it didn't show up. That's why I thought it wasn't the way to do it. But I can now see it when I search for it. So, you are right, it takes some time.
      - wccrawford 3y ago
        Yeah, that's incredibly unintuitive, and I only know it works that way because I've seen a few people say it does. I expect the software will continue to improve, though, so these rough edges will eventually be taken care of. I hope. :D
- tomstockmail 3y ago
  You can also follow Kbin Magazines and Lemmy Communities (subreddit) from Mastodon. They are Groups on Mastodon. I am not sure about posting a top level, but I can comment.
- SAI_Peregrinus 3y ago
  No you can't. If the community is hosted on an instance that doesn't federate with the one you have an account on, you can't interact with that community.
sen 3y ago
Most of the large subs I see in this list haven’t actually “moved”. These new sites linked have very little (if any) content and the subs themselves are still very active. Some of them seem legit, but a majority of what I clicked seem like random people trying to ride the drama and make their own spin-offs.
IggleSniggle 3y ago
They all interconnect. You can even send/get kbin/Lemmy content with mastodon! They all use the same decentralized ActivityPub protocol.
- rosaliemorgan 3y ago
  Is there any way to actually practically use kbin/lemmy from a mastodon account? Finding a post using a kbin/lemmy server and then copying and pasting the url into mastodon in order to interact with it is not practical. I have also seen a lot of people say they ended up subscribed in a way that resulted in getting all comments instead of only top level posts when they subscribed to communities, which is also not at all practical. Is there a way to subscribe to top level posts within a community?
- neuronic 3y ago
  Technically true but incorrect in the real world. Several services already blocked federation between each other, like beehive and lemmy.world
- DavideNL 3y ago
  So how do i follow a Kbin “magazine” in for example the Ivory/Mona client for Mastodon?
Tmpod 3y ago
There's someone working on this interesting project.[1] It's a Lemmy<->Reddit proxy that translates requests between the two APIs so you can use Reddit apps to browse Lemmy. If it gets some traction, it will be a great tool for helping new people coming from Reddit to settle in.
- mdaniel 3y ago
  I think you [1] a link
volongoto 3y ago
Even though it's possible to subscribe across instances, I think it would make the most sense if there was a single UI that the user can configure like an RSS reader that would bring relevant content from those the user has subscribed to. The user could then read and comment from within the tool (using whichever account they choose).
ryathal 3y ago
There's a handful of apps that exist for phones, I use Jerboa at the moment. It's easy enough to get a feed of all subscribed communities, but subscribing is a bit of a pain every way I've tried, and most communities aren't active enough to get a good feed like you can with Reddit. Part of the problem is that most the popular instances of Lemmy are getting bombarded with traffic and availability isn't great. Just hitting subscribe doesn't always work, which is likely related to server health as many instances haven't let people log in or sign up periodically. There's also some defederation issues, so you may need several accounts and then stich them all into one feed to truly get everything you want, but I've not attempted that.

Wingy 3y ago

Yeah you can subscribe to any lemmy or kbin community from any lemmy or kbin instance!

nicce 3y ago
Somehow people should be made more aware of this. You need just one account and it does not matter where you create it as long as you can trust that the server stays up.
- jml78 3y ago
  That isn’t 100%. Instances can be blocked from federating. For instance if you are on lemmy.world you are no longer getting beehive posts because beehive disabled federation with lemmy.world I think kbin has the best interface and I am hoping they get “multireddits” implemented soon so you can combine communities from multiple servers into a single view
  - Zuiii 3y ago
    I've been wondering. What does defederation do exactly? Does it only block posting from the defederated instance or does it block both posting and browsing too? Blocking interactions would be understandable but also blocking read-only subscriptions seem like a mistake.
    - FireInsight 3y ago
      It's like a traditional social media block but for whole servers. Basically it totally severs the federation between the instances, making it look to each other like they never existed.
      - Zuiii 3y ago
        That's unfortunate. Hurray for RSS I guess.
volongoto 3y ago
Is there a guide to do this for dummies? Subscribing is one thing, but is it possible to "comment" on another instance's community? Edit: Figured out myself. It wasn't that difficult :) I agree with others that this needs to be mentioned more often. But, when I searched for "dotnet" in lemmy.world, it didn't return "https://kbin.social/m/dotnet https://kbin.social/m/dotnet" as one of the search results. Is this due to defederation? Is there a way to add a community using a unique identifier instead of searching for it?
- wccrawford 3y ago
  You can search local communities, or all communities. If someone else has previously searched and found the remote community you're looking for, it'll appear immediately. If they haven't, you need to already know the url (or short alias) for that community, and search for that... And then it'll take a while to federate, and then anyone can find it with an easy search from there. It's kind of complicated, but is only a problem for new instances and new communities. After everything is established, it'll be a lot easier.
  - volongoto 3y ago
    I tried to search with the full URL and it didn't show up. That's why I thought it wasn't the way to do it. But I can now see it when I search for it. So, you are right, it takes some time.
    - wccrawford 3y ago
      Yeah, that's incredibly unintuitive, and I only know it works that way because I've seen a few people say it does. I expect the software will continue to improve, though, so these rough edges will eventually be taken care of. I hope. :D
tomstockmail 3y ago
You can also follow Kbin Magazines and Lemmy Communities (subreddit) from Mastodon. They are Groups on Mastodon. I am not sure about posting a top level, but I can comment.
SAI_Peregrinus 3y ago
No you can't. If the community is hosted on an instance that doesn't federate with the one you have an account on, you can't interact with that community.

sen 3y ago

Most of the large subs I see in this list haven’t actually “moved”. These new sites linked have very little (if any) content and the subs themselves are still very active. Some of them seem legit, but a majority of what I clicked seem like random people trying to ride the drama and make their own spin-offs.

IggleSniggle 3y ago

They all interconnect. You can even send/get kbin/Lemmy content with mastodon! They all use the same decentralized ActivityPub protocol.

rosaliemorgan 3y ago
Is there any way to actually practically use kbin/lemmy from a mastodon account? Finding a post using a kbin/lemmy server and then copying and pasting the url into mastodon in order to interact with it is not practical. I have also seen a lot of people say they ended up subscribed in a way that resulted in getting all comments instead of only top level posts when they subscribed to communities, which is also not at all practical. Is there a way to subscribe to top level posts within a community?
neuronic 3y ago
Technically true but incorrect in the real world. Several services already blocked federation between each other, like beehive and lemmy.world
DavideNL 3y ago
So how do i follow a Kbin “magazine” in for example the Ivory/Mona client for Mastodon?

Tmpod 3y ago

There's someone working on this interesting project.[1] It's a Lemmy<->Reddit proxy that translates requests between the two APIs so you can use Reddit apps to browse Lemmy. If it gets some traction, it will be a great tool for helping new people coming from Reddit to settle in.

mdaniel 3y ago
I think you [1] a link

volongoto 3y ago

Even though it's possible to subscribe across instances, I think it would make the most sense if there was a single UI that the user can configure like an RSS reader that would bring relevant content from those the user has subscribed to. The user could then read and comment from within the tool (using whichever account they choose).

ryathal 3y ago

There's a handful of apps that exist for phones, I use Jerboa at the moment. It's easy enough to get a feed of all subscribed communities, but subscribing is a bit of a pain every way I've tried, and most communities aren't active enough to get a good feed like you can with Reddit. Part of the problem is that most the popular instances of Lemmy are getting bombarded with traffic and availability isn't great. Just hitting subscribe doesn't always work, which is likely related to server health as many instances haven't let people log in or sign up periodically. There's also some defederation issues, so you may need several accounts and then stich them all into one feed to truly get everything you want, but I've not attempted that.