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Ernest needs to quickly delegate or this instance will quickly die (kbin.social)
submitted 8 months ago by Drusas@kbin.social to c/kbinMeta@kbin.social
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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.

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[–] Rottcodd@kbin.social 3 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Personally, the main thing I want is for all of the pissers and moaners to go away, so the rest of us can just enjoy this place in peace. And that'd take some of the pressure off of Ernest, which would be good for him and, in the long run, good for the instance. You can all move to mbin - it was pretty much built by and for concern trolls and drama llamas, so you should be right at home there.

Yeah - this place has its issues. That's the way it goes on what basically amounts to a hobbyist platform on a decentralized system. And it's part of why I have multiple accounts scattered around the threadiverse - when one is having problems, that likely just means I'll use it less until things settle down, which is fine. It's not like I'm paying for any of this.

I like this interface and I like Ernest. That's enough for me.

[–] Drusas@kbin.social 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Pointing out actual flaws and asking for change is not pissing and moaning.

[–] Rottcodd@kbin.social 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yes, it in fact is.

Ernest doesn't owe you a fucking thing. He's not your employee.

[–] Drusas@kbin.social 5 points 8 months ago

You clearly missed the entire gist of this post and thread. So I'm just going to leave it there.

[–] ProdigalFrog@kbin.social 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Could you give some examples of why it would be bad to have more community moderators, and maybe one or two extra admins? It seems like that would only strengthen Kbin. The moderators could fight the spam effectively, and the new admins could handle managing the busywork of the website while Ernest codes.

It seems like it would be an absolute win all around?

[–] Rottcodd@kbin.social 1 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I didn't say anything at all about moderators or admins. My point is very narrow and specific - I want the concern trolls and drama llamas - the people who post threads like this one - to fuck off. I'm tired of them pissing and moaning because this new, free, making-it-up-as-we-go-along forum doesn't live up to their expectations. Fuck 'em. Ernest doesn't owe them anything and if they're so unhappy, all they have to do is get the fuck out, then they won't have to deal with the place and the rest of us won't have to deal with them.

That is "an absolute win all around."

[–] Drusas@kbin.social 5 points 8 months ago

The funniest thing about this is that you are the one pissing and moaning the most in this thread.

[–] ProdigalFrog@kbin.social 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I didn't say anything at all about moderators or admins.

That's what everyone here is discussing, that's what the OP of this thread is talking about. You're calling people who are correctly pointing out that Kbin needs more mods and admins, with the stated goal of REDUCING Ernest's administrative burdens and stress, Drama llamas and trolls, and telling them to fuck off.

What on earth dude.

[–] dumples@kbin.social 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

[–] Drusas@kbin.social 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.

[–] sab@kbin.social 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.

[–] FarraigePlaisteach@kbin.social 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.

[–] bluGill@kbin.social 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.

[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 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.

[–] BaldProphet@kbin.social 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.

[–] melroy@kbin.melroy.org 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Mbin was created to get kbin to the next level.