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eggman šµ
@eggman.eth
I was going to post this in /warpcast but the new channels system means I can't. So here it is: the new channels system is quite possibly one of the worst designed, exclusionary systems I have ever seen not only on any social platform, but on any platform in all of existence. I am saying this without hyperbole. I've had the pleasure of getting to work on & with a lot of social platforms through my time in enterprise dev, before going full degen in the crypto world. I've seen a lot of bad systems, but honestly, this one is just.. really out there. Exclusionary-by-default is not how to grow a young social network. And don't come at me with the "just use a different client" shtick. It's natural to get attached to a client/platform you've used for months, and feel dismay when there's a pattern of changes being made which detract from the whole reason you fell in love with it. I can't even imagine the thought process behind this one. It is absolutely baffling. Feels like a ghost town since it was implemented.
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Tim
@cryptim.eth
Would options to switch the channel feed (like subreddits) make it better?
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eggman šµ
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Tbh I don't think they can really be treated like subreddits when they're exclusionary by default. I think treating them more like subreddits and tasking moderators with the spam cleanup is the best way to go about keeping communities vibrant and active. Tooling like automod helps a lot too.
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Tim
@cryptim.eth
By exclusionary are you referring to the token gating?
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eggman šµ
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Exclusionary more in that you need to be asked/invited to join a community, rather than just finding one and joining it off your own back. A lot of people don't like needing to ask for invites, especially to what should just be the "frontpage" channels ala /warpcast, /memes etc
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Tim
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But the other side of that is if you open it to everyone youāll just allow in a lot of spam
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