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I found that blocking the NSFW domains removed a lot of what I did not want to see in the sidebar. But, that may not help if you want the option to browse those forums sometimes. It’s not a guarantee that you’ll never see anything of the sort show up there, as plenty of domains allow NSFW content, but by removing the ones focused on it you’ll dilute the chances significantly.

Adorable XD

To be honest, I was happily surprised (stunned really) that I was able to so easily block at the domain level. Especially given how new the platform is, as people have pointed out.

The nature of the fediverse is such that their are instances and domains for just about every topic, so if something isn’t your speed then blocking those domains will take a huge chunk off your screen with very minimal effort.

You can block the NSFW instances and domains as a start. It may not get rid of EVERYTHING, but it can help.

Examples:

https://kbin.social/d/lemmynsfw.com will take you to that domain. From there, you can hit block (next to the subscribe button) to block at the domain level vs a specific magazine. (NSFW instances are going to have lots of magazines in them so this is just more expedient.)

You can also block any NSFW magazines on Kbin itself by going through the magazine list and hitting block beside those listings.

This isn’t specific to NSFW obviously. I only learned about it recently via a YSK post that likely does a better job explaining things, but thought it was worth a mention.

In the meantime, you can block magazines and instance domains if needed. Someone else posted the guide but essentially it’s:

Go to: https://kbin.social/d/domainnameyouwanttoblock and then hit the block button that is next to subscribe.

If the words you want to block are particularly associated with a topic/instance you want no part of, this is a good option.

Thank you!

On Kbin, if you click the microblog tag from within a certain community it will narrow down the list of posts you’re seeing to something more topical. It may not be exclusive to the tag you’re looking for, but it would most likely be related.

E.g. If you go into a magazine devoted to puppies and from within that, you click the microblog tab. You will see a feed of puppy related posts.

If you select from the main Kbin instance, you will see a more varied selection.

How exactly do you block? I’m still learning the platform and I haven’t had my coffee yet for the day.

So, one of my favorite questions for interviews is something like this:

“What are the top 3 things you would want any new person walking in the door to know?”

If they ask you to elaborate, you can explain this is a deliberately broad question meant to catch the kinds of important, organization specific things someone might not think to ask. It could be anything from “When the boss has his door closed it means he’s working on a key project, don’t knock just come back later” or “Never drink the coffee on Monday mornings.” It could also be: “A,B, and C are serious priorities for Management eventually.”

This sometimes catches people off guard (which is not a bad sign), but it can often yield good information.

Congrats and best of luck to you!

I think an animated version of this bird to share in posts would be hilarious, even if it wasn’t the logo. Every platform has its fun inside jokes and art can be used for more than logos and platform icons.