Is the kbin project completely dead?

the repo has nothing going on

the kbin.social website partly loads with error

did it just evaporate? or what?

    • PlasticExistence@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      I’ll never fully understand why humans are so quick to judge and offer non-constructive criticism on someone else’s creative work. It seems like the least knowledge are most often the loudest in this regard.

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        3 months ago

        Communication is difficult, especially over text, and emotions can get strong as there is a lot of work involved. Software developers are not always the greatest diplomats. Well-intended constructive feedback is often read as criticism, and situations escalate. And for whatever reason people love picking sides.

        At least Mbin seems like a healthy project now, and since Kbin.social went down for good it’s hard to argue a fork wasn’t needed. Hopefully Ernest is alive and recovering well - he did us all a huge service by creating Kbin and making it open source.

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          3 months ago

          Agreed. Diplomacy is not a skill that many people practice, and even when they do misunderstandings happen over text too easily.