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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Tildes (a closed garden Reddit alternative) frequently love to reminisce about the days of small forum communities. Maybe we need to bring them back.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

what does closed garden mean in this context? as in contrast to the fediverse?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago

Tildes is invite only similar to lobste.rs

[–] [email protected] 1 points 23 hours ago

you must be accepted after filling out an application, then you'll get your ssh key validated and only then can you tunnel in and join properly

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

They still exist. I’m active in one, love it.

I sometimes fantasise about a lemmy like decentralised protocol that works for old school forums.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

NodeBB has added ActivityPub federation today. So that should work