Lmfao, wow, the Musk defence, impressive.. π
Any evidence to back your wild claims, or..?
No, by using catbox, all instances just refer to catbox, which is the single host of the picture. In the past, you would have a copy of pictures posted directly stored by every instance, consuming resources for every of them
Fair enough.. Β―\_(γ)_/Β―
uploading a picture in Lemmy would replicate the picture on every instance.
I thought that was the point? Anyway, I just thought you should know, I have a feeling it isn't just me who can't see the catbox posts, so maybe try an alternative for a while, that's all.. Β―\_(γ)_/Β―
I always thought it was better to have the picture once rather than on every instance,
I'm not sure what you mean..
this post of yours for example loads fine, why not just always post that way instead of using a go between?
I've not had issue with them before, could it be a db0 thing (since I recently moved instance, so that might be it)?
Either way, is there a reason you don't upload images directly in to a post? That's how I've been doing it.. Β―\_(γ)_/Β―
I am, but am using a VPN (Netherlands), so I don't know that that's it..
Just FYI images you're linking from catbox aren't loading for me on db0 (on desktop anyway)
Whoop whoop, subscribed.
Also, on a personal note, having a bit more insight in to what was going on behind the scenes, I just wanted to thank you for the extra moderating you were doing over on 196, which their mod team has been open about undoing. Definitely feel safer in your hands than I do in theirs (though really hope for your sake you won't have to step in as much anymore).
As soon as I read about this I thought it was a terrible idea, but other than the instance they chose, and the fact that they didn't bother consulting the community (which are bad in their own right) I didn't really have enough information, but since their mod team have started responding to people, it has become clear that it is not a community I want to participate in.
Beyond minimising and dismissing the legitimate concerns people have, and being very territorial over a community they had seemingly often left for someone else to mod for them, reading through the comments on one of the announcement posts, I found an example of the kind of "over modding" they disagreed with, and I recognised it as a comment that was removed from a post I had made. At the time I was very glad it, and several like it were removed, and was quite surprised a few days later to see them restored, and was really confused and disappointed. I took it as an orange, almost red flag, which along with a previous unrelated orange/red flag made me take a slight step back from the community.
Now reading Ada's side of the story, it all makes a lot more sense - my guess is she had originally removed the comments (she had come on to the post to say she was intervening), and the 196 team then swept through and restored a whole chunk of them back when they finally got around to modding themselves.
I'm almost glad this happened, because now I know who restored those comments, and whose modding to be wary of.
Bottom line - these are not the mods for me, and since an alternative has already been opened on blahaj, this is a non issue, screw 'em. Β―\_(γ)_/Β―
E: They have now made a non-apology post, in which they confirm my suspicion/conclusion that it was in fact the comments removed from the post I had made (because Ada prioritised marginalised people's voices and needs, over those of the self-proclaimed "allies" who came to tell us what bad marginalised people we are for "alienating" them by also prioritising ourselves and our needs) that caused this move.
Classy.
This
We understand that a lot of respect and trust was lost, and we expect itβll take a lot of work and a lot of time before we can earn it back, but we would be grateful if yβall gave us that chance.
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Having another team take over splits the community. The more fragmentation there is, the less longevity and volume of community each skew will have.
Did give me a good laugh though. I'd say in case they hadn't noticed, the community has already moved on, but I suspect that it is precisely because the community has moved on that they even bothered to make that post and pretend like they've learned something from this.
I think the most depressing thing about this is that it will actually come as a surprise to some, who will be feeling let down by their pet "good billionaire".
I hope if nothing else this serves as a wake up call to them to the true and inevitable nature of billionaires, but I won't hold my breath..
E: smfh, just seen that a mod of this very community (and every other community on beehaw it seems lol) is one of those people, and I was wrong, they don't even feel let down, they just flat out refuse to acknowledge. What a joke.
they just saw an opportunity to make a career in the new order and were willing to commit any crime for it.
None of that is unique to Germany, nor the 1930's-40's, but rather a core feature of capitalism, which is why it always decays in to fascism.
So that's a no then.
Shocking π