I was just thinking about this, when I'm facing an issue, the first thing I do is go to a search engine and usually there's a Reddit post. But I don't want to ask there. And the only way we're going to build up the info for folks to find us and come here is for us to just start asking here. On the Fediverse. We need to build up that mountain of knowledge that Reddit has and will always have. So we should be championing ANYONE asking questions here. Even if we think it's obvious and we think you can just Google it. There was a time where you literally couldn't just Google it. That was built over time. We need to build that here. So start asking your questions here! Find the answers and then post your answer to your own question. Or let someone do it for you. We need to build the knowledge here to be found. It's not just about people looking for alternatives. We need our knowledge to be more valuable than their knowledge.

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[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 27 minutes ago* (last edited 27 minutes ago) (1 children)

fediverse bringing back bulletin boards and forums would be a great thing.

the internet became a worse place when we lost bulletin boards and forums and got reddit and ai.

[–] ozoned@piefed.social 1 points 26 minutes ago

Let's DO IT! :-)

[–] burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world 6 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

i find that most of the information and recommendations i have seen on Lemmy is about what NOT to do or use. dont use this service, dont use this Linux version

[–] ozoned@piefed.social 1 points 1 hour ago

Yeah we need to pivot to being more open. But not even just Lemmy. Post anywhere. Anyone can build anything. The Fediverse isn't Lemmy. I posted on Piefed.social. :-)

[–] JakobFel@retrolemmy.com 2 points 54 minutes ago (1 children)

Eh, if the information already exists on the web somewhere, why reiterate it? Seems excessive to insist on asking on the Fediverse unless that information can't be found on a search engine or through AI.

[–] ozoned@piefed.social 0 points 45 minutes ago (1 children)

Why not share it here? WHy not free the information? Someone could delete their Reddit post or Google could change their algorithm again tomorrow to suit their own needs. We're currently accepting the old system that's showing it can't be trusted. I say free the information. I might be naive though, but I have to try at least.

[–] fishos@lemmy.world 1 points 26 minutes ago (1 children)

You need to remember first of all what sites like reddit, digg, and now Lemmy actually are. They are link aggregators. The content is anything and every thing. Just link to it. It's that simple. And if you feel it is in a place that might get removed, screenshot it, archive.org it, copy into an online Google Doc, and post that. There's no reason we need 500 identical "How do I do X?" posts just to fill content. Do you want 500 posts clogging your feed about how to fix the same printer issue over and over?

[–] ozoned@piefed.social 1 points 11 minutes ago

I don't want 500, but if I had a choice between finding it on the Fediverse or Reddit, I'd prefer the Fediverse personally.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

All knowledge available for all, should be the goal. Us vs. them train of thought is so old and tiring but still continues to light a fire under some.

[–] ozoned@piefed.social 0 points 1 hour ago

I think all knowledge should be shared with everyone. And we have the opportunity to make sure that knowledge we're giving out stays free forever on the Fediverse.

[–] jbd@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

knowledge that Reddit has and will always have

I deleted all of my comments and posts from reddit.

[–] ozoned@piefed.social 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Deleting them only deletes them visibily. They don't provide Reddit value for customers, but they're still in the system somewhere in backups or in a DB, etc.

But still, I'm saying, having conversations. Start talking more here. Ask and answer, find others with similar interests. Let's dog food this Fediverse!

[–] jbd@lemmy.ml 3 points 56 minutes ago

Fully agree! I just learned about https://fedi-search.com/. I'm going to start using it.

[–] remon@ani.social 3 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (2 children)

Oh hell no. Lemmy is an extremely specific filter bubble and absolutely not suitable to replace even the worst search engine.

[–] fishos@lemmy.world 2 points 24 minutes ago

Agreed. About the only thing I would search Lemmy for is obnoxious Linux snobbery. That, they have on lock.

[–] ozoned@piefed.social 1 points 1 hour ago

I'm not saying LEMMY specifically. I'm on Piefed Social. I'm saying ANYWHERE on the Fediverse. Find your platform, build your platform.

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