It seems to me like they don't want to give up any control by adding mods (currently it's only the admins) and choose the easy way out by reducing the amount they have to moderate...
I added a mark as read button to the posts but now patiently waiting till the WebSockets -> REST API transition is complete so it can get merged.
The front end needs a lot of work… Every bit is appreciated and the maintainers are pretty fast at reviewing and providing feedback which is nice to see.
Don't feel the need to "fit in with the crowd". Individuality is more fun anyways.
Yep experiencing the same
I looked into this on GitHub and this will be fixed when the switch away from WebSockets will be completed (soon^tm^)
It seems this is the „find out“ part of his plan.
While I agree, lemmy seems to generate a short description of the linked URL by itself which is already very useful.
Full damage control mode
They would probably have to drop their plans of going public for me to reconsider. Of course I know this is never ever gonna happen in this reality…
And I especially appreciate that you chose the "harder" native app approach instead of going the simpler route of creating yet another webapp wrapper.
Wtf just do your calls in the stairway awkwardly smiling at passing coworkers like the rest of us