Lemmy Feature Wishlist

A WYSIWYG editor for posts and comments

Lemmy is essentially also a federated forum (Really a link aggregator). The only real difference from a link aggregator to a forum is that forum comments are in order by date and time while a link aggregator is in a tree with the replies to other comments.

Essentially add a button next to chat and a setting in the account settings to sort the comments the exact same way as in "Chat mode" except it will show the oldest comment first up top and the newest comment last at the bottom like a forum thread.

(Describe your proposed solution here.)

Adding a toggle button on every single post called "Forum" or something like it to sort the comments by date and from oldest to newest. And for comments that are commenting on other comments to have a link to the parent comment and the parent comment in quotations in the comment child comment.

And to also have a setting in the account to have all threads sort comments this way if the user chooses without needed to press the "Forum" button every time.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/1736427

Not a fan of getting punted off Lemmy so easily! Last two times was because I tried to expand an image in front of a post.

Once forced to an outside URL I have to browser back to Lemmy, log back into Lemmy, then I've lost my place in my feed and interest in whatever it was I was just chasing.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/1553775

I'm reaching out to the community to gather your thoughts and suggestions on how we can enhance Lemmy's search functionality, as discussed in Issue #846. Currently, the search options (new or top of a specific time) do not consistently deliver relevant or useful results, which creates difficulties for users trying to find posts based on specific keywords. While search engines like Google employ factors such as backlinks, freshness, keyword mentions, user experience, and topical authority, we need to strike a balance between improving search results and maintaining low complexity.

Please consider leaving a thumbs up on the GitHub issue.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/1554223

I have had reservations about balancing scores across communities based on the number of users, as it may dilute the uniqueness and individual themes of each instance. However, upon further consideration, I have noticed that smaller instances are underrepresented on the main feed. This has prompted me to reconsider the approach and explore the possibility of balancing instances based on monthly active users instead of communities. By doing so, we can ensure a more diverse representation of instances and avoid a situation where only big instances dominate the feed. I am uncertain about the best approach, and I would appreciate hearing your opinions on this matter.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/1443028

It'd be very cool to see and use!

cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/90799

If you want can you add comment syncing so we can see the comments on Lemmy too

I would like my server to be able to have Avatars and Banners, but would prefer my users to use external services for posts and comments image hosting.