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Now that you've used Lemmy and /kbin which do you prefer and why? (kbin.social)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Jezebelley@kbin.social to c/AskKbin@kbin.social

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I am torn. Lemmy feels slimmer and easier to use with a wider variety of apps. Kbin has an advantage of being an "all-in-one" solution for the Fediverse with a better UI.

That said I use Mastodon for microblogging, so Kbin having that built in only clutters the site in my particular use case. While Kbin has a better UI it's also more drab in color and harder to navigate. Kbin also has this karma/points system which feels odd. It skews into the negative VERY easily and is displayed on your profile. I prefer Lemmy's upvote/downvote system but doesn't have a permanent karma/points system.

I've been reading Lemmy is growing much faster than Kbin, but then I hear that "it's all bots" and not real growth.

Where do you stand on this? Where do you think you'll find yourself when this all shakes out?

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[–] ryan97@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I like kbin's UI better, however Lemmy lets you click on a thumbnail to expand the picture inline, whereas on kbin clicking the thumbnail just opens the comments. So right now it's Lemmy, purely for usability

[–] Prouvaire@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Kbin also has this karma/points system which feels odd. It skews into the negative VERY easily and is displayed on your profile

I agree this is odd and unintuitive. @ernest is aware of this issue: https://codeberg.org/Kbin/kbin-core/issues/80

It's probably related to the issue of how upvotes, downvotes and favourites are treated in kbin, lemmy and mastodon (and other fediverse apps). See https://codeberg.org/Kbin/kbin-core/issues/3

[–] shrugal@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'm using lemmy right now because it has a proper Android app, but I think I'll switch as soon as kbin gets their's up and running.

[–] supermurs@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

I like kbin UI a lot, found also some user styles and scripts to make it even better. For iOS I found a great app called Memmy, I wish there was something similar for kbin.

[–] Jon-H558@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

I found it more intuitive to find a magazine (community) with the kbin site. So much so I will.come here to find a @lemmy.world/c as federated and then may go back to lemmy to post

[–] WhiteOakBayou@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Prefer lemmy with Jerboa. But commenting from kbin because their sort algorithm is better

[–] Flyingtiger188@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Desktop - Kbin. Android - Lemmy. Mobile apps for Lemmy instances are far more function than the mobile site for kbin.

[–] ZcaT@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Lemmy cuz i registered here first

[–] garrettw87@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

I haven't created a Lemmy account, and I probably won't. I chose Kbin primarily because it's written in PHP which gives me the best opportunity to contribute, since I know the language. Haven't done much of that yet, but I am watching development and it's very active. Lots of community involvement and people trying to help. Ernest is overwhelmed but steadily working on scaling up the entire operation (infrastructure, organization, processes, etc.) with help from some great people.

[–] DiaryOfJayne@vlemmy.net 1 points 2 years ago

Lemmy. Idk, I tried it first, enjoyed it. I made a kbin account to test it out too and found a few features I preferred less there. I also remember the name lemmy easier than kbin.

[–] roman@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

I used kbin during the blackout but I've been liking the ui of lemmy a bit better.

[–] kudzu@forum.fail 1 points 2 years ago

I like Kbin's UI and feel more than Lemmy's though I haven't used either for very long

[–] MeccAnon@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Kbin all the way, also as de-federated community. That said, now that I'm getting the gist of selecting the instances and magazines I want, enjoying the federated content has also become easier.

[–] Beep22@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Clicked a link for Lemmy a few weeks ago and backed away slowly. Later tried Kbin social and just set up an account. It was easy. It’s still new and feels awkward. There’s annoying things like scrolling for the comment box, going through profile for subscriptions and problems finding replies and comments on Lemmy, but change is never easy.

[–] Easy_Fox@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Kbin, the Lemmy interface is just a no-no for me.

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