/kbin meta

5 readers

2 users here now

Magazine dedicated to discussions about the kbin itself. Provide feedback, ask questions, suggest improvements, and engage in conversations related to the platform organization, policies, features, and community dynamics. ---- * Roadmap 2023 * m/kbinDevlog * m/kbinDesign

founded 1 year ago

Ernest needs to quickly delegate or this instance will quickly die (kbin.social)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

43 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I appreciate that earnest made a post yesterday, or maybe it was the day before, saying that he is not dead and hasn't given up on kbin. It's not on this magazine, so I'm not sure where it was since this seems to be the most appropriate one, but in any case.

Reassuring us that things will improve at some point someday probably isn't enough, and I both moderate and donate to him every month, so I'm a pretty "serious" kbinner. I'm sure we've already lost many people who are less dedicated and just want something that works.

This site has been nearly unusable for days. There was the one day recently where it was entirely unusable. Everybody who uses this platform is an 'internet person". We need a platform which is (mostly) fully functional (mostly) every day.

Kbin needs to be fixed.

Ernest needs to give up on this being a one-man show and invite other moderators and contributors. Even I am looking at mbin because usability has just been so terrible that it's not worth the frustration and disappointment.

/rant

Edit: To make this thread even better, I got an error when I tried to post it. Twice.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Agreed. If you want to leave just leave. There's plenty of instances to join. I'm staying for now

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Did you even read the post? The point is I don't want to leave. I like kbin, but I can't use it if it doesn't work.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

https://kbin.earth/ seems to be a nice kbin instances ran by the guy behind the Interstellar app, in case you want another kbin instance!

I do agree with you though - kbin.social is a lovely place but it's large enough that it needs a proper moderation team.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The problem is that we can’t leave. We’ve requested for our accounts to be deleted a long time ago. It’s not our fault that we’re still waiting.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Nothing stops you from leaving. Just abandon the account and leave. In fact I'd think you want to change the password to something very long and leave the account so nobody else can take your username on this platform.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Or create your own instance:

https://kbin.pub/en

This is was the original plan anyway. Not that everyone should join kbin.social.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Unfortunately, hosting your own instance of kbin can be extremely expensive, even for a single user. It uses a ton of storage.