• veee@lemmy.caEnglish
    8·
    10 months ago

    I was on Discuit during/before the Squabbles(Squabblr) drama, and traffic to the site has died down considerably. I assume most people went back to Reddit having exhausted their search for a Reddit alternative.

    • cabbage@piefed.social
      10·
      10 months ago

      Or, hopefully, some ended up on federated platforms. Like yourself - I’m happy you’re here!

    • Coelacanth@feddit.nuEnglish
      3·
      10 months ago

      What was the Squabbles drama? I remember that site being touted by some as a Reddit alternative during the APIcalypse but I never really cared for it for various reasons, both with the site itself and its founder.

      I never really followed it further beyond making an account, though, as I ended up here.

      • JaymesRS@literature.cafeEnglish
        12·
        10 months ago

        Short version is that the admin went frEe SPeECh ABsOLutIsT, it went about as well as that kind of thing usually does and most users left.

        • Coelacanth@feddit.nuEnglish
          4·
          10 months ago

          I see. I did get some bad vibes from him from the off so I’m not completely surprised. I’m glad I never invested any time or effort into that site. I hope some of the users leaving found Lemmy.

        • veee@lemmy.caEnglish
          3·
          10 months ago

          This is the tl;dr I wish I wrote, but am saving for next time.