!Kurzgesagt@kbin.social
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this post was submitted on 19 Nov 2023
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A place to post new communities all over Lemmy for discovery and promotion.
Rules
The rules for behavior are a straight carry over of Mastodon.World's rules. You can click the link but we've reposted them here in brief, as a guideline. We will continue to use the Mastodon.World rules as the master list. Over all, be nice to each other and remember this isn't a community built around debate. For the rules about formatting your posts, scroll down to number 2.
1. Follow the rules of Mastodon.world, which can be found here.
A. Provide an inclusive and supportive environment. This means if it isn't rulebreaking and we can't be supportive to them then we probably shouldn't engage.
B. No illegal content.
C. Use content warnings where appropriate. This means mark your submissions NSFW if need be.
D. No uncivil behavior. This includes, but is not limited to: Name Calling; Bullying; Trolling; Disruptive Commenting; or Personal Criticisms.
E. No Harrassment. As an example in relation to Transgender people this includes, deadnaming, misgendering, and promotion of conversion therapy. Similarly Misogyny, Misandry, and Racism are also banned here.
2. Include a community title and description in your post title. - A following example of this would be New Communities - A place to post new communities all over Lemmy for discovery and promotion.
3. Follow the formatting. - The formatting as included below is important for people getting universal links across Lemmy as easily as possible.
Formatting
Please include this following format in your post:
[link text](/c/community@instance.com)
This provides a link that should work across instances, but in some cases it won't
You should also include either:
or instance.com/c/community
FAQ:
Q: Why do I get a 404?
A: At least one user in an instance needs to search for a community before it gets fetched. Searching for the community will bring it into the instance and it will fetch a few of the most recent posts without comments. If a user is subscribed to a community, then all of the future posts and interactions are now in-sync.
Q: When I try to create a post, the circle just spins forever. Why is that?
A: This is a current known issue with large communities. Sometimes it does get posted, but just continues spinning, but sometimes it doesn't get posted and continues spinning. If it doesn't actually get posted, the best thing to do is try later. However, only some people seem to be having this problem at the moment.
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I’m using the Thunder app and none of your links work. What’s the best way to get to a linked community in Thunder?
It expects the communities to be on the post instance or your instance (lemmy.world) if not specified. The community should always be referred to as !Kurzgesagt@kbin.social, which automatically works as a link.
Try going to https://lemmy.world/c/Kurzgesagt@kbin.social in your browser.
Just made this post with the different link options, I think the third one might work for you. Could you try them and share which ones work?
Quoted below:
There are a lot of different apps / frontends that can show stuff from Lemmy, and they vary in how well they support different link formats. Here is a short explainer:
Each entry below shows you what you should type (like this) and what you will see as a result (after the dash '-').
For each entry, some apps will support it and others will not. It can be helpful to include a few different link formats so that everyone can use the link easily.
NOTE: There is a bug on the Lemmy website right now. If you start typing a community or username, it will try to autocomplete it. DO NOT click that autocomplete, or it will mess up the link.
[!newToLemmy@lemmy.ca](/c/newToLemmy@lemmy.ca) - !newToLemmy@lemmy.ca
- This is the universal format. If you click this link, the community will open in your home instance.
- This is the recommended method.
- If you are coming from Reddit, it is similar to how you could type
/r/askReddit
[you can put whatever here](/c/newToLemmy@lemmy.ca) - you can put whatever here
- This is another way to make a universal link. If you click this link, the community will open in your home instance.
- This works well if you can't use the method above. For example, if you want to stick a link in a shields.io badge, you can use this technique to still include a universal link.
lemmy.ca/c/newToLemmy - https://lemmy.ca/c/newToLemmy
- This is a hardcoded link. If you click this link, the community will open on a specific instance. Anyone using a different instance (ex. anything except lemmy.ca in this case) will not be able to subscribe right away, and they will need to redirect it first.
- Sometimes you can't use the methods above. For example, if you want to create a nice thumbnail while promoting your community on !communityPromo@lemmy.ca, you will need to use this URL.
- If you use this method, try to use the other methods as well so people have options.
Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn't work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: !new@lemmy.ca
Always have liked their videos. You got a new subscriber!
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.
I used to like Kurz back when he was discussing things I had no knowledge of, but the moment they entered an area where I was experienced in it became clear that it's primarily on the entertainment side of edutainment.
Nothing they say is explicitly incorrect, just vague and missing critical context.
For example, a video about the potential for a space elevator spoke of an alternative that would require aircraft to be "caught" by an orbital trebuchet style system. The reason the alternative was even conceived was because we don't have the material for a space elevator given our planet's high gravity well. During the discussion Kurz let it slip that the system would require an aircraft to fly at MACH 12!
If materials science has developed the technology for an aircraft that could fly that quick with atmospheric friction... We'd just be able to make a space elevator anyways.
I want to like them but I don't find them trustworthy after watching their climate change optimism video and a takedown that explains how ridiculous it is.