Dear pre-migration Keebinetters, how can we NOT ruin kbin for you? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by spirinolas@kbin.social to c/AskKbin@kbin.social

60 comments fedilink hide all child comments

As a former redditor I am glad to have found a new "home" and I hope I'm not intruding. Nevertheless, we are all a huge migration that is bound to change how kbin works and we're bound to piss off some pre-migration Keebinetters. The fact you guys were here before and not in reddit makes evident you don't want this to become a carbon copy of reddit. From the interface to the group dynamics, please lets us now...

What can we do NOT to ruin kbin for you?

top 50 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[-] bornInbread@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

best thing you could do prolly is to never use the word keebinetter again

[-] Pisodeuorrior@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I hope it doesn't stick because it really sounds stupid, no offence.

[-] Dav@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Dear pre-migration Keebieweebies...

[-] Cavalarrr@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

We've all missed the memo, I just found out it's officially the kawaii boys international network.

[-] assbutt@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

It makes no sense. Without context, I would have no idea that "keebinetter" is supposed to mean "user of kbin." What's wrong with established naming conventions? And who reads "kbin" as "keebin"?

A name based on kbin doesn't make sense anyway, the whole idea is that this isn't just kbin.

[-] BottleUpAndExplode@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, that word is giving me the keebeejeebees.

[-] CynAq@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

Agreed!

How about kbinians or kbinistas?

[-] assbutt@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

This isn't just kbin, that's kinda the whole point. A name based on kbin is short-sighted, because kbin is only one small piece of this thing.

Instead of instantly doing the same shit we did on reddit 15 years ago, why don't we do things differently this time? We don't have to call kbin users anything. In any case, please god not "keebinetter."

[-] planetaryprotection@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

"Dear Fediverse Citizen..."

[-] Molliepop@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Fedizens?

[-] schzztl@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

"Hey there, fellow feds!"

[-] livus@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I unironically like this.

[-] 0xtero@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

What can we do NOT to ruin kbin for you?

Just a bit of patience and understanding. The software is a prototype. It'll fall over a lot.
Not every question needs an answer today.

[-] QuestioningEspecialy@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

The software is a prototype. It'll fall over a lot.

...Remember that Man of Steel trailer?

[-] shatteredsteel@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

For being a prototype, it's still damn good.

I agree that patience will be key to making kbin into a greater place, the rest will come naturally as community(ies) begin to form and prosper.

load more comments (3 replies)

[-] tjhart85@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

My thoughts on this is that things shouldn't be changed to conform with how Reddit did things.

I saw people saying that default settings need to be changed because that's what Reddit people would expect by default and it's like .... How about no?

I'm part of the migration (Saturday), but I don't want this to become Digg3.0! I want it to be better and its own thing.

Now, those settings I was talking about (basically who/what you follow is shown to others by default), I fully think those settings should be changed by default, but not because that's how reddit did it, but because it's a good idea (imho).

We've also got to keep in mind that KBin is basically a one man operation right now and not a company with 2000 people and expectations need to go through that filter first. This site is fucking amazing with that in mind and I think if you just look at it as Reddit 2.0 it's easy to forget the achievements that Ernest has made.

[-] duraks@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

/r/politics, /r/blackpeopletwitter, /r/whitepeopletwitter, /r/til, /r/tifu, /r/aita, /r/askreddit and all sorts of trans/terf/whatever activism should stay on reddit.

[-] ColonyOfMischief@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

It might not seem necessary, but Reddit was extremely hostile to minorities when those subs were created. There are parts of Reddit that remained hostile until the very end. If it turns out that it's necessary here, then it's necessary here, but a lot of those hostile elements are hopefully going to go off to voat or whatever.

[-] Ski@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I'd wager keeping our narwhals and bacons out of this is probably a good first step? I'm here to join Kbin not turn Kbin into reddit 2.0. Hope we can get some real feedback on this one from people who have been here for a minute. lol

[+] NumbersCanBeFun@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

[deleted]

[-] themadcodger@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

To some extent, but I agree with @ski. I was on Reddit pre-Digg and did my fair share of baconing at midnight with France. But that said, I don't really want Reddit 2.0.

To agree with you, though, @NumbersCanBeFun, I think we can show Reddit that we don't need their platform by creating something new and unique here that fits our needs. The fediverse is a pretty cool place, and we can create a section the way we want it. Let's make it awesome on our own terms, not beholden to any ideas of "how things have always been done".

[-] NumbersCanBeFun@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

You know what, I'm open to both those ideas. Change is just as good. Maybe I got a little to hyped up on trying to make a point 🍻

[-] eamus_catuli_@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

This cordial exchange evidence this [isn’t yet / won’t be] Reddit 2.0??

load more comments (8 replies)

[-] eatmoregreenfood@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Honestly large scale things like this sort of organically self organize and evolve. I'm sure some people will be the old Reddit people, some will be new, etc etc. I started using reddit around a year after its launch and was super active. Over the years my interaction with reddit became mindlessly browsing. Kbin has been fun because I'm way more motivated to be active as it's a new, exciting community.

I think we should all just be friendly and let things go how they go. That's pretty much what's going to happen anyway. I like that people here generally seem nice and thoughtful though.

[-] themadcodger@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Agreed. I've found in general the fediverse is made up of people who are usually nice and thoughtful. There are dark corners to be sure, but we're trying to create a place that is welcoming and without the toxicity that exists elsewhere.

[-] WorriedGnome@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

@themadcodger and the great thing is if a corner of the fediverse becomes too toxic, you can move to another instance and create a new less toxic community. This is where I love the concept of the fediverse, no walled garden

@spirinolas @Ski @NumbersCanBeFun @eatmoregreenfood

[-] themadcodger@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Exactly! Each instance (here, on Mastodon, etc.) has its own rules and culture. There's a place for everyone, and the bad actors get shunted onto islands by themselves.

[-] yunggwailo@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

nothing about reddit is worth saving

load more comments (3 replies)

[-] lixus98@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

AFAIK /kbin is pretty new, even more so than Lemmy, I've been here for some days and the explosion of users is honestly insane, but also pretty exciting to see.
Also the users that have migrated so far have been "high quality" and really friendly, in my opinion users like you, like us, are pretty much the base of what /kbin will be.
We have to keep in mind that this site is not Reddit and probably never will be, but that's what I like the most about it.

load more comments (7 replies)

[-] Cavalarrr@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

Slightly off topic, but why are we saying 'kee'binetters? Where is the 'kee' in kbin?

[-] Ski@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I've been pronouncing it "KayBin".

[-] BiggestBulb@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Same here

load more comments (2 replies)

load more comments

this post was submitted on 12 Jun 2023

3 points (100.0% liked)

Moving to: m/AskMbin!

69 readers

1 users here now

### We are moving! **Join us in our new journey as we take a new direction towards the future for this community at mbin, find our new community here and read this post to know more about why we are moving. Thank you and we hope to see you there!**

founded 1 year ago