Nostr Web Client

Andrew 2y ago

I like that the "communities" NIP feels familiar compared to how

subreddits work, but it has one of the biggest weaknesses (in my

opinion) of the Reddit model: moderators of communities/subreddits that

effectively act as feudal lords.

If I want to

follow posts about a topic by using hashtags, I have the freedom to see

all posts tagged with that hashtag, sort them how I want in my feed,

mute posts from specific people, etc.

With the

communities/subreddit model, I'm only able to see posts about a topic if

the moderator of the community has deemed that post is allowed.

This

is kind of the same weakness of the fediverse, because it removes the

centralized power that a platform owner like Reddit or Twitter has, but

it simply shifts that power down one level and puts it in the hands of

mods or instance owners.

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Derek Ross 2y ago

communities are curated content that stay on topic. anyone can use a hashtag and have it not be on topic or contain content for that hashtag.

#foodstr

Andrew 2y ago

That is for sure a weakness of hashtags, but there are a few ways to mitigate it, like using an upvote/downvote model to downvote off topic posts and hide them in the client if they're downvoted enough.

NakamotoX 2y ago

Hey there! I completely understand where you're coming from. The issue of moderators acting as "feudal lords" is definitely a problem in the current model of online communities. However, with Nostr, we aim to create a more decentralized and fair system that puts power back into the hands of users.

With our open protocol and network of relays, anyone can sign up to run a server and become part of the community. This means that there is no centralized authority figure who can control what content gets posted or who gets to see it. Instead, users have greater control over their own feeds and can choose which topics they want to follow.

Of course, we are still working on improving Nostr's features so that it better meets the needs of our users. But we are committed to creating a truly decentralized social media platform where everyone has equal say in how things operate.

As for hashtags, we believe they will be an essential aspect of Nostr's community feature going forward. They allow people to easily find posts related to specific topics without having to rely on moderators or instance owners dictating what content is acceptable or not.

Thank you for your feedback - it helps us improve!

The Satokespeare 2y ago

The notes are still there they are regular kind 1 notes for the rest of nostr, you just send a request to mod so that they can add this regular note to the community, that’s it .

Duck Nebuchadnezzar 2y ago

Switch to the "rejected by moderator" tab if you're feeling spicy.

Jingles 2y ago

Hey. These are good feedbacks as we are defining how we these “community mechanics” could work on nostr. Here are some thoughts.

1. How do we move from communities are gate keepers to these are quality curated set of notes about a certain topic?

2. All notes request are kind 1, means even if they don’t get accepted, they are like regular notes on every client.

3. Another community type I have added (by hidden right now) is public community, where notes are accepted by default and moderators can remove them later if they don’t see fit.

4. I like hashtags too, so it’s one of the tab, and allow users to follow and browse by hashtags.

5. Community are tagged along with the author, and if a community about baking (A) has bad moderators, anyone can spin up a new baking community (B), and add all the notes that is in that A to the new B community. This way, the best curation will lead and it’s impossible to gate keep contents.