▲ 147 ▼ What is piefed? (feddit.uk) submitted 1 year ago by florge@feddit.uk to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 84 comments fedilink hide all child comments Is just the same as lemmy? What makes it different? Is it similar to kbin? Why is it meant to be better according so some people?
[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (3 children) Upvotes in meme communities do not add to reputation. Is this self-designated? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] sailorzoop@lemmy.librebun.com 18 points 1 year ago I have no idea! I'm already hosting Lemmy so I don't really see the point personally. Just thought I'd look it up for OP. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rimu@piefed.social 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) No, admins designate it. Most instances do not use this feature, afaik. piefed.social does but most of the others do not. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child) In the code there is a function that recognizes if the name of the community contains "meme" and if so does not add the upvote to the vote counter of the user permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rimu@piefed.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) I wrote that code. It can be turned off or on by the instance admin. When an instance is created It's off by default. Originally, when I wrote the feature comparison page, it could not be turned off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Well since I have a chance to be seen from the developer of Piefed: thank you for your work. The more options we have, the better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rimu@piefed.social 1 point 1 year ago Cheers :) permalink fedilink source parent [+] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ccunning@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (1 child) I think either way could possibly be exploited. And putting all that aside, I think all image-centric subs should probably be included. It’s just as easy to farm karma with cute cats and flowers as it is with memes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tpyo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Excluding OC communities, right? Like you're not discounting people who put a lot of time and effort into their photography? Or even if they're not great photographers sharing pictures of their plants and gardens and hobbies, and pets, should have the same allowances as text only posts permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ccunning@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) This is a great comment; my initial reaction was “No because it would be easy to claim others OC was your own” but then the same could be said about text or link contributions. Then I thought “well maybe reputation should only be based on comments” but that could be unfair to those who primarily post vs comment. So now I don’t know what my position is. The best method is probably a blend of multiple strategies that can only be determined by engaging with the enemy. tl;dr: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tpyo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago I appreciate this! Generally oc forward subs are very stringent about it truly being OC and if caught posting something that isn't theirs will face consequences Blurry pics of a cat's right up on the lens is low effort. Any pictures you see posted in a place like https://lemmy.world/c/astrophotography will not be low effort because those are removed. They also require the submissions to be OC permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sailorzoop@lemmy.librebun.com 18 points 1 year ago I have no idea! I'm already hosting Lemmy so I don't really see the point personally. Just thought I'd look it up for OP. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rimu@piefed.social 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) No, admins designate it. Most instances do not use this feature, afaik. piefed.social does but most of the others do not. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child) In the code there is a function that recognizes if the name of the community contains "meme" and if so does not add the upvote to the vote counter of the user permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rimu@piefed.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) I wrote that code. It can be turned off or on by the instance admin. When an instance is created It's off by default. Originally, when I wrote the feature comparison page, it could not be turned off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Well since I have a chance to be seen from the developer of Piefed: thank you for your work. The more options we have, the better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rimu@piefed.social 1 point 1 year ago Cheers :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child) In the code there is a function that recognizes if the name of the community contains "meme" and if so does not add the upvote to the vote counter of the user permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rimu@piefed.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) I wrote that code. It can be turned off or on by the instance admin. When an instance is created It's off by default. Originally, when I wrote the feature comparison page, it could not be turned off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Well since I have a chance to be seen from the developer of Piefed: thank you for your work. The more options we have, the better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rimu@piefed.social 1 point 1 year ago Cheers :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rimu@piefed.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) I wrote that code. It can be turned off or on by the instance admin. When an instance is created It's off by default. Originally, when I wrote the feature comparison page, it could not be turned off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Well since I have a chance to be seen from the developer of Piefed: thank you for your work. The more options we have, the better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rimu@piefed.social 1 point 1 year ago Cheers :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Well since I have a chance to be seen from the developer of Piefed: thank you for your work. The more options we have, the better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rimu@piefed.social 1 point 1 year ago Cheers :) permalink fedilink source parent
[+] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ccunning@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (1 child) I think either way could possibly be exploited. And putting all that aside, I think all image-centric subs should probably be included. It’s just as easy to farm karma with cute cats and flowers as it is with memes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tpyo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Excluding OC communities, right? Like you're not discounting people who put a lot of time and effort into their photography? Or even if they're not great photographers sharing pictures of their plants and gardens and hobbies, and pets, should have the same allowances as text only posts permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ccunning@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) This is a great comment; my initial reaction was “No because it would be easy to claim others OC was your own” but then the same could be said about text or link contributions. Then I thought “well maybe reputation should only be based on comments” but that could be unfair to those who primarily post vs comment. So now I don’t know what my position is. The best method is probably a blend of multiple strategies that can only be determined by engaging with the enemy. tl;dr: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tpyo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago I appreciate this! Generally oc forward subs are very stringent about it truly being OC and if caught posting something that isn't theirs will face consequences Blurry pics of a cat's right up on the lens is low effort. Any pictures you see posted in a place like https://lemmy.world/c/astrophotography will not be low effort because those are removed. They also require the submissions to be OC permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (1 child) I think either way could possibly be exploited. And putting all that aside, I think all image-centric subs should probably be included. It’s just as easy to farm karma with cute cats and flowers as it is with memes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tpyo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Excluding OC communities, right? Like you're not discounting people who put a lot of time and effort into their photography? Or even if they're not great photographers sharing pictures of their plants and gardens and hobbies, and pets, should have the same allowances as text only posts permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ccunning@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) This is a great comment; my initial reaction was “No because it would be easy to claim others OC was your own” but then the same could be said about text or link contributions. Then I thought “well maybe reputation should only be based on comments” but that could be unfair to those who primarily post vs comment. So now I don’t know what my position is. The best method is probably a blend of multiple strategies that can only be determined by engaging with the enemy. tl;dr: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tpyo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago I appreciate this! Generally oc forward subs are very stringent about it truly being OC and if caught posting something that isn't theirs will face consequences Blurry pics of a cat's right up on the lens is low effort. Any pictures you see posted in a place like https://lemmy.world/c/astrophotography will not be low effort because those are removed. They also require the submissions to be OC permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tpyo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Excluding OC communities, right? Like you're not discounting people who put a lot of time and effort into their photography? Or even if they're not great photographers sharing pictures of their plants and gardens and hobbies, and pets, should have the same allowances as text only posts permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ccunning@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) This is a great comment; my initial reaction was “No because it would be easy to claim others OC was your own” but then the same could be said about text or link contributions. Then I thought “well maybe reputation should only be based on comments” but that could be unfair to those who primarily post vs comment. So now I don’t know what my position is. The best method is probably a blend of multiple strategies that can only be determined by engaging with the enemy. tl;dr: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tpyo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago I appreciate this! Generally oc forward subs are very stringent about it truly being OC and if caught posting something that isn't theirs will face consequences Blurry pics of a cat's right up on the lens is low effort. Any pictures you see posted in a place like https://lemmy.world/c/astrophotography will not be low effort because those are removed. They also require the submissions to be OC permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) This is a great comment; my initial reaction was “No because it would be easy to claim others OC was your own” but then the same could be said about text or link contributions. Then I thought “well maybe reputation should only be based on comments” but that could be unfair to those who primarily post vs comment. So now I don’t know what my position is. The best method is probably a blend of multiple strategies that can only be determined by engaging with the enemy. tl;dr: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tpyo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago I appreciate this! Generally oc forward subs are very stringent about it truly being OC and if caught posting something that isn't theirs will face consequences Blurry pics of a cat's right up on the lens is low effort. Any pictures you see posted in a place like https://lemmy.world/c/astrophotography will not be low effort because those are removed. They also require the submissions to be OC permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tpyo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago I appreciate this! Generally oc forward subs are very stringent about it truly being OC and if caught posting something that isn't theirs will face consequences Blurry pics of a cat's right up on the lens is low effort. Any pictures you see posted in a place like https://lemmy.world/c/astrophotography will not be low effort because those are removed. They also require the submissions to be OC permalink fedilink source parent