I’d like to invite you all to share your thoughts and ideas about Lemmy. This feedback thread is a great place to do that, as it allows for easier discussions than Github thanks to the tree-like comment structure. This is also where the community is at.
Here’s how you can participate:
- Post one top-level comment per complaint or suggestion about Lemmy.
- Reply to comments with your own ideas or links to Github issues related to the complaints.
- Be specific and constructive. Avoid vague wishes and focus on specific issues that can be fixed.
- This thread is a chance for us to not only identify the biggest pain points but also work together to find the best solutions.
By creating this periodic post, we can:
- Track progress on issues raised in previous threads.
- See how many issues have been resolved over time.
- Gauge whether the developers are responsive to user feedback.
Your input may be valuable in helping prioritize development efforts and ensuring that Lemmy continues to meet the needs of its community. Let’s work together to make Lemmy even better!
PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
The issue with Lemmy’s “all feed” is that the largest or most popular instances tend to dominate what appears there, which undercuts the ability of users on niche or smaller instances to discover content truly relevant to their specific interests. This make different instances feel less distinct and reduces the value of joining a niche instance.
naught101@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I use subscribed feeds, sorted by “scaled”. It pushes stuff from smaller communities I’m interested in up higher. Scaled doesn’t work that well on All though. It does mean I need to subscribe to things first, but I generally just subscribe to everything I’m interested in. I also browse All sorted by Top 6h regularly, to see what else is happening. Pretty good combo.
Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 3 weeks ago
If you REALLY want to browse All, try the “New Comments” sort
OpenStars@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
PieFed's categories of communities / Topic areas does this. When I used Lemmy I never found anything remotely close to that, but perhaps the best was to (1) visit each and every community that you want to check up on individually, and/or (2) use New rather than Hot or Top... and then be prepared to block hundreds of communities that you never want to see content from, like sports or individual locations (cities, towns, stateships, regions, countries, etc.).
PieFed also combines all comments across all cross-posts, reversing the fragmentation effect from having too many communities split across many instances.
You all on Lemmy need to catch up!:-P
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
+100
The default “hot” sorting algorithm needs to prioritize smaller communities. Yes, I know we have new comments and scaled, but a classic UX principle is most users use the defaults.
Blaze@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Piefed has multicommunities piefed.fediverse.observer/list
Cris_Color@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I think you might benefit from trying the “local” feed, which is just your home instance :)
It could perhaps be better communicated though, but I’m not sure what framing or label might make it more clear what local means for less technical folks
It might just be something people need to learn because the fediverse is a different thing than traditional social platforms. But I don’t think that possibility should stop us from improving clarity if we can think of a good way to do so :)
Auth@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Try All + scaled it order active posts and scales it so its not dominated by large communties… Also yeah its expected large communities will dominate an all inclusive feed. They product the most content and have the most users.
aaaa@piefed.world 3 weeks ago
No, instead scaled sort makes the feed dominated by single users posting the same thing to 5 similar communities. Or a community's single moderator posting 5 or 12 things at once to a community with no users
I find it far less helpful when browsing all.
TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I hear you, but this is a problem that I’ve solved by browsing the splash as Posts/All/New. It helps to catch rando posts that I wouldn’t normally stumble across.
PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
Allowing a user-configurable option to sort posts based solely on the current instance would address this by making the content feed more localized and personalized, helping each instance maintain its unique character and fostering community discovery without being overshadowed by larger instances.
Steve@communick.news 3 weeks ago
That’s exactly what the Local feed is for.
If you don’t want All, don’t use All Because All will give you All, not Local. If you want Local use Local.
can@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Sorting by Scaled, which by design puts emphasis on posts from smaller/less active communities, helps s lot.
I know it’s been said already and it’s not a perfect solution but for now it’s an under appreciated first step.