Subj : "<user> left the room"
To   : Ogg
From : AKAcastor
Date : Fri Apr 12 2024 16:27:40

 O> I checked out your sample posts on Lemmy and Mastadon. Then, I  
 O> explored the Lemmy-verse a bit. I searched for specific  
 O> "communities" and quickly felt overwhelmed with the posting  
 O> structure. I don't think there is a way to mark a message for  
 O> later replies. There's no way to even save a particilar post as  
 O> a later reference.  And, of course the whole thing requires a  
 O> live internet connection at all times.

I can relate to being overwhelmed - I have had a similar experience on most of the social media platforms I've tried out.  Like with other platforms, I think different people prefer to use them in different ways - typically I select who or what I want to follow and avoid any algorithmic feed of general content.  On Lemmy I have changed a bit and I do typically browse the feed based on 'All' (rather than 'subscribed' or 'local'), usually sorting by 'Active' as I prefer the posts with some conversation attached.  Meanwhile I am building a list of communities to subscribe to, and blocking communities and users I don't want to see content from.

I don't know if there's a way to mark a message for later replies, you do get notifications if it's your post or someone replies to you or @'s you.  There's a 'star' button below each post in the Lemmy interface I use (lemmy.world's web interface), the 'star' button saves the post or message in a list that you can view in your user profile.

I haven't heard of a Lemmy system for offline use, but I haven't actually investigated any of the apps available for accessing Lemmy.  It's not something I've looked into, I'm not aware of offline use of any social networks other than FTN networks, tbh, so I don't know what's out there for that.

 O> I suppose technically, Element is one of the interfaces for the  
 O> system.  The system is actually called Matrix.

 O> I primarily use it for one-to-one secure/encrypted messaging. I  
 O> like the way it syncs between my various desktops and droid  
 O> phones.  But Session seems to be even better for that.

I use Signal for some chats and it has been an alright user experience also.  I also use Telegram and have found it convenient for syncing between phone and various computers.

 O> Element/Matrix has also been explored as a BBS-like system by a  
 O> few people.  tqwNet is an example.  However.. its matrix  
 O> presence seems to have died down.  The last 5 posts dated Feb27  
 O> 2023 to Mar8 2024 have all been "<user> left the room".

It does sound like an interesting experiment, too bad it's hit a lull.


Chris/akacastor

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