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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11244755
Link here --> https://github.com/vmavromatis/Lemmy-keyboard-navigation
Feel free to give it a spin, all major browsers are supported (Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Edge). Feel free to leave any suggestions on github https://github.com/vmavromatis/Lemmy-keyboard-navigation/issues
Hope you like it!
I believe that the addition of an edit history would be a massive boon to the usefulness of Lemmy on the whole. A common problem with forums is the relatively low level of trust that users can have in another's content. When one has the ability to edit their posts, and comments this invites the possibility of misleading the reader -- for example, one can create a comment, then, after gaining likes, and comments, reword the comment to either destroy the usefulness of the thread on the whole, or mislead a future reader. The addition of an edit history would solve this issue.
Lemmy already tracks that a post was edited (I point your attention to the little pencil icon that you see in a posts header in the browser version of the lemmy-ui). What I am describing is the expansion of this feature. The format that I have envisioned is something very similar to what Element does. For example:
What this image is depicting is a visual of what parts of the post were changed at the time that it was edited, and a complete history of every edit made to the post -- sort of like a "git diff".
I would love to hear the feedback of all Lemmings on this idea for a feature -- concerns, suggestions, praise, criticisms, or anything else!
This post is the result of the current (2023-10-03T07:37Z) status of this GitHub post. It was closed by a maintainer/dev of the Lemmy repo. I personally don't think that the issue got enough attention, or input, so I am posting it here in an attempt to open it up to a potentially wider audience.
Hopefully this kind of content is ok here. Up until recently, when I would be searching for some kind of technical info, the top (and best) results would usually all be Reddit posts. I was very pleasantly surprised to do that this time and find a Lemmy post instead!
...It did happen to be a post from me, so unfortunately didn't answer my question at all, but I still thought it was really neat and wanted to share. Has anyone else seen Lemmy stuff getting indexed and turning up in their search results?
Now that the PRs have been mostly merged, here's what the LemmyUI contribution graph looked like after Reddit went garbage overnight
Hey everyone, I figured that some new users might not know that comments and posts have a formatting standard called Markdown.
In simple terms, Markdown is a (semi)universal language that uses formatting symbols to give a certain style to a portion of text.
This quick guide can help you to write in a way that's more appealing and easy to read.
| FORMATTING | SYNTAX | EXAMPLE |
|---|---|---|
| New line | put two spaces at the end of the line you want to break | Line__ |
| New paragraph | return two times at the end of the paragraph | Line↵↵ |
| Horizontal rule | between each paragraph put three "-" or "*" | *** |
| Bold | put your text between two "**" or "__" | **Bold** or __Bold__ |
| Italic | put your text between two "*" or "_" | *Italic* or _Italic_ |
| ~Sub~script | put your text between two "~" | ~Subscript~ |
| ^Super^script | put your text between two "^" | ^Superscript^ |
Inline code |
put your text between two "`" | `sudo rm -rf /` |
| Headings and Titles | put one or more "#" at the beginning of the line | # Headings for level 1, ## Headings for level 2... |
| Blockquotes | put ">" at the beginning of the line | > Blockquote |
| Links | put the the text between [ ] and the link between ( ) | [Links]( https://piped.video/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ ) |
Images  |
like links but you put "!" before the first square bracket |  |
You can also do unordered lists using "-" at the beginning of each line:
- Salt
- Potatoes
- Beans
will become
Or ordered list by putting "1." at the beginning of each line:
1. Salt
2. Potatoes
3. Beans
will become
You can save other users from spoilers by encasing a paragraph between a section that starts with ":::" followed by a space and the word "spoiler" + the title of the spoiler and ends with ":::". The spoiler will be hidden inside a menu and you'll be able to see it if you click on it
warning! spoiler!
the butler did it
will become
warning! spoiler!
the butler did it
In the end you can also format big code blocks by putting "```" at the beginning and at the end of each paragraph
```
println("Hello World!")
```
will become
println("Hello World!")
Last but not least remember that you can always use break formatting syntax by putting "\" in front of a character:
so if I want "^" in my text without having the rest of the paragraph in superscript, I'm simply going to write "\^"
First, I want to say how great it is to see success in a social media platform not owned by some giant cooperation. That said, right now we are at a turning point where we can still change the platform in major ways and I think we all have a shared interested in Lemmy becoming the best it could be.
Let's face it, Reddit had many problems even before the API changes. The toxic herd mentality, over and under moderation at the same time, small posts getting drowned out by already big ones and so much more. As you probably are already aware of, social media can quickly end in filter bubbles, extremization and bringing out the worst of the human psyche. These are not problems simply fixed by better moderation. Rather, these are problems resulting from the engagement driven design of most platforms (Post controversial statement -> many comments -> Post gets delivered to more people -> even more engagement -> ...) I want Lemmy to be a place that brings people together instead of dividing us apart.
Therefore, I wanna start a conversation on what design changes Lemmy should implement in the future to make sure the platform remains humane and everyone can engage in respectful conversations.
I think a good starting point are the recourses of the Center for Humane Technology, like their course on Foundations of Humane Technology
I'm looking forward to hearing your opinions and ideas on this :)
