Yep, went down just yesterday. Really showcases how important a federated, resilient platform is.
When we were taken down the first time or the second time?
Because now we're down /r/fosscad and /r/fosscadtoo lol
GO HERE FOR OLD REDDIT UI: https://old.forum.guncadindex.com/
This UI used to be bugged, with a couple rate-limiting issues among other things. Courtesy of some bugfixes, it's back in action again.
It's called mlmym, and if you ever need the link to it, it's in the sidebar.
If you encounter any bugs or issues with it, please report them here. Note that it might not have all the features the other UIs do as a result of basically just being the Old Reddit interface.
Like the interface is better or you get more relevant results?
I'd love to be rid of lemmy-ui, won't lie.
Running a poll for this on birdsite: https://x.com/theshittinator/status/1997182340561265031
The TL;DR: We have two UIs:
https://forum.guncadindex.com/ - Lemmy-UI. This is the default UI that ships with Lemmy with a custom theme slapped on top of it.
https://p.forum.guncadindex.com/ - Photon. This UI is slick, but it's missing a couple admin features (which isn't a big deal) and had a bug when we first deployed it where new user signups would erroneously get a "token validation error" or something. I don't know if they've fixed it.
The question I want you guys to answer is: Which do you prefer? I assume most people think Photon is slicker, but I could be mistaken.
If most people like Photon, I might give it a shot in the limelight again to see if they've fixed that bug yet.
There's photon, which isn't reddit but is way slicker than the lemmy-ui frontend we're using now:
https://p.forum.guncadindex.com/
I just wish it didn't have that one showstopper bug of giving users false errors on signup.
Can get one from MAF at https://maf-arms.com/product/complete-ar15-lpk-no-grip-mil-spec-bmsa-pk15/ with 10% off using discount code INDEX at checkout.
Honestly? Anything that fits and pushes the takedown bar up. That takedown bar just needs to be in the way of a lug on the barrel during assembly; the spring has no other job than to ensure that.
Friendly reminder to all those involved: DMs over Lemmy are not private. Negotiate any PII over another medium.
Preciate u dawg, I think I saw you responding to damn near every post for a minute there.
I'm prayin' man
You'd think "not getting booted off the platform" and "we have a full backup of the old subreddit" would've been good enough reasons to tough it through a mildly-inconvenient setup process.
These last few releases were tiny, itty-bitty things, truly. But this one? We've got a few new features in store. Buckle in, we'll go over it
Source code: https://gitlab.com/guncad-index/index
Matrix: https://matrix.to/#/#guncad-index:matrix.org
Donate on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/theshittinator
The first, biggest thing I'm happy to show off is that we now show discussions below each release. This is a huge thing that was facilitated by our move to Lemmy -- I can now search via a proper API and display the results right there under the listing. Effectively, this is a search result for the name of the release along with any links to it on Odysee, LBRY, or the GunCAD Index. Link to things as you're talking about them and people will find your post and chime in!
Clicking a post will take you to lemmyverse.link, which is a service that allows you to set your home instance. That way you can make all links go to the one you have an account on.
Additionally, there's a new 4th stat under each card in the search results showcasing how many discussions (posts, comments, etc.) we know about, so you can tell at a glance what's topical (or what has a name like "glock magazine").
(Note: After I deploy the code, this'll take a sec to populate search results. Give it an hour or two)
We now mark up Odysee descriptions with Markdown (the Reddit/Lemmy/GitHub formatter), allowing for rich presentation. Use this to embed headings, lists, links, tables, and more.
Consider using this feature to add important information to your description, like warnings, proper changelogs, emphasis, accreditation, a BOM, whatever. Hell, if you write your README in Markdown, you can just copy-paste it into the description field and get it listed on the Index with little effort.
Here are some of the other things in this update:
Full changelog is available on GitLab: https://gitlab.com/guncad-index/index/-/releases/1.2.0
@gsgmfg@fosscad.io did it, the madman. In conjunction with a kind user from the Index's Lemmy instance, he was able to restore almost all of the data from /r/fosscad. There's a bit of a loss in images, but the text -- the oh-so-valuable advice and discourse -- is all there.
And the best part: it's federated between both of our instances. There are now not one but two copies of the data: one local to his instance and one local to mine.
Find it here: !ark@fosscad.io
Hello all, and welcome to the official GunCAD Index Forums, a place for anyone to discuss DIY gun content and all things adjacent. Browse around, everything should feel pretty familiar.
If you haven't yet, hit "Sign Up" in the top-right corner to make an account and get to posting. You can make posts in existing communities or create whole new ones if you want your own space.
If you'd rather browse, either scroll through the feed on the main page by hitting the logo in the navbar or hit "Communities" and browse for a ~~subreddit~~ community that seems interesting. Play with the selectors and sort options, too.
A Note on Reddit's Rule Changes
/r/FOSSCAD was banned a while ago, but starting October 9th, Reddit is adjusting its rules such that the following are now verboten:
User-to-user and user-to-vendor transactions of firearms and accessories (including things like magazines) where one of them is not a "licensed vendor". This completely destroys /r/GAFS and blows away all Super Safety advertising, too -- check out !supersafety@fosscad.io
Any directions on how to make a firearm, including 3D-printable design files and where to get them. This will absolutely be used to shut down even the thinly-veiled "Odd Sea" posting, which turns all of the 3D-printed gun sub hydra heads into glorified build showcases, if they're not getting banned outright.
The site is now actively, outwardly, and aggressively hostile to gun content more than they've ever been.
Comparison of Lemmy to Reddit
The site runs on a piece of software that's adjacent to reddit, but comes with a few key differences. The flow of upvoting/downvoting/crossposting content onto ~~subreddits~~ communities should come intuitively, but:
There's a big @forum.guncadindex.com at the end of several URLs and embedded in several places on your UI. It's just like when you see :matrix.org when you're on Matrix, don't worry that much about it
Data is controlled by me, The Shittinator. And seeing as how I run the GunCAD Index, I don't have any issues with directly linking to content or discussing the nitty gritty of designing and building firearms. There are still some restrictions though, just to keep everyone out of hot water -- see the sidebar
FAQ
Most of the FAQ exists in the site's global sidebar, but here are some extra ones:
Q: Can it look more like a site I'm familiar with?
A: https://forum.guncadindex.com/
Q: This site looks like dogass. Is there a better frontend?
A: https://p.forum.guncadindex.com/
Q: What kind of data do you collect?
A: As part of signing up, you're trusting me to store your username, hashed password, email address, and all your posts. It's either that or I manually approve every signup. Use a burner if you want, or you could spin up your own Lemmy instance and federate with us. That's fine too.
This site stays up via funds from the GunCAD Index's sponsors and your individual contributions. If you can, please consider supporting us:
I mean, you can browse it on your phone if you really want to, but it's the https://old.reddit.com/ UI. More suitable for desktop usage.
To be clear: this is just a different way to access the same set of forums.