One of the things I find cool about Kbin is the fact that it’s a platform for both thread aggregation and microblogging. How much do you use the latter side of things? Do you make microblog posts, actively browse the microblog tab, view them in your home feed, or rarely touch them?
Wherever I have a question that is not worth of making a full thread of.
3,7% of my input activity consists of (microblog) posts.
I use it about half and half. It’s nice not having to use another instance to post random thoughts yet be able to make threads. That said, microblogging could use some work.
Pretty much only threads as someone who has come from Reddit, I’ve avoided microblogging, never used Twitter before, hence I don’t at all.
I’ve made 4 and replied on them 22 times. I actually haven’t made any threads here yet for whatever reason, despite doing so on other forum-like sites before.
Though yeah, the last one I made I noticed the replies weren’t getting properly federated to the 2 users (on lesser-known, more mastodon-type instances) I was trying to reply to (they saw it and replied, but I could only see this on their instances).
I actually joined kbin specifically because it had both of these features. I have read some microblogs, but haven’t determined how I fit in with that culture enough to interact. Magazines are more like the bulletin boards of the past, which I am very familiar with. I like the opportunity to interact with the microblogs, tho, and don’t expect to create another account just for that. I like this setup very much!
Despite not being a fan of Twitter, I’ve actually really enjoyed the microblogging side of Kbin. I have my home feed set to Subscriptions (All Content), so I get a nice mix of threads from my favorite magazines and microblog posts with relevant tags. I also occasionally make microblog posts for things that I feel wouldn’t warrant full threads, such as small bits of pixel art or idkbin updates. Unfortunately, these don’t seem to federate to other microblogging platforms particularly well, and I ironically get more interaction from Lemmy (which just shoves Kbin microblog posts into its threads feed) than Mastodon.
I think once I accidentally made a microblog when I meant to start a thread in a magazine? It felt super vague and I basically haven’t bothered making too-level posts since. I just lurk and post snark.
I’ll sometimes boost a post, put that is the extent of my engagement. However, I have never cared for microblogging in general.
