[-] abrr1sz@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Absolutely. You can't really search Discord communities and it is genuinely bad if you want to keep some important information for others to use. Channels were messy enough and the introduction of threads has made things even worse. I was once a moderator of a Discord server and I can say that moderation capabilities are (edit: were?) also very limited to the point where moderating a relatively active (2k+ members) server was getting a 24/7 job and we had like 7 mods(!).

I can't grasp the whole concept of Discord servers even though I was moderating one. They're bad as a knowledge base, they're bad as a discussion platform, so why do people keep creating them? Moreover, why do so many open-source oriented communities (e.g. pine64) use the proprietary platform that is Discord? The only reason I see is solely the fact that Discord is very well known, and many people use it. And the situation is getting even worse: as far as I am aware Discord, which was initially created for communication between gamers, was widely used during the pandemic for online classes and a lot of development teams even use it as an alternative to Slack.

[-] abrr1sz@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Oh, well, that's too bad. Thank you for pointing this out!

Apparently, there is now a debloated fork "I still don't care about cookies" but the last update was in February and the issues are all open.

Why fork?

This extension has been acquired by Avast and I simply don't trust Avast with my data. Additionally, having it on Github allows us to improve the code and add support for websites faster.

https://github.com/OhMyGuus/I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies

UPD: @nonsense@beehaw.org has mentioned a great alternative called Consent-O-Matic (MIT License)

[-] abrr1sz@beehaw.org 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

So, let's try to compile a list.

  • "uBlock" does not need any kind of introduction. Most of the people who answered the thread use it anyway. But it is my favourite!
  • "Language tool" to help me spell things properly, lol
  • "I don't care about cookies" to get rid of annoying GDPR-compliance banners
  • "FoxyProxy" to easily switch between proxies
  • "Vimium C" to navigate the web using vi-like shortcuts
  • "SponsorBlock". I don't use YouTube as much nowadays but when I do, this add-on helps me skip in-video advertisements and irrelevant moments
  • "Search by image"
  • "Rikaichamp" is a great add-on for anyone who often needs to look up Japanese words
  • "Runet Censorship Bypass" because censorship circumvention is not a crime in my country. Yet.

Honestly, I thought it will be shorter. It makes me appreciate the authors of all these add-ons even more. If it weren't for their efforts, web browsing would be a much less enjoyable experience.

abrr1sz

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