[-] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 1 points 10 months ago

It would be nice if you could have more than one category of bot. There is a huge difference between a bot which makes regular posts like daily threads which are part of the organisational structure of a group and bots which crawl through content to make replies, reposts etc. Even just a difference between general bots and ones which are also moderators of the group would help.

I chose to not label the bot I use to create daily posts, not because I want to stop people being able to filter it out (if they want to they can just block the bot easily enough), but because I don't want to remove the ability of people in my group to filter other bots. Given that the group consists almost entirely of chat in automatically posted daily threads by marking the bot as a bot I would be effectively forcing people to chose between participating in the group and blocking more general bots.

[-] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 14 points 1 year ago

It is a mystery. All I know is that generations of possums have been raised in my blocked off fireplace without drowning, and there is no sign of any moisture coming from the fireplace to the inside of the house. At this point I'm just assuming there is an invisible force field that keeps rain out but not possums.

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[-] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Amazing photo.

[-] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

One of the biggest advantages I find to my camera is having an adjustable angled view screen, which allow me to take shots at angles I can't on a phone, and prevents issues with reflections making the screen unreadable.

[-] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 8 points 1 year ago

Why do you need more info? Any claim presented with a picture of a dangerous hoodie guy is obviously legit.

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I'm roasting beans today and have just finished my first batch. I'm experimenting with single origin blends combining a few different roasting profiles. These are the lightest roast I will do, the next batch will be a darker roast, with a half quantity of an even darker roast. In theory this will give a more complex flavour profile.

I am still quite new to roasting and I am trying out different things to see what I like. I generally do plunger coffee not espresso, and find I prefer lighter roasts in general. Small changes in how you roast can make big differences in the outcome though - I have been focussing on cooling the beans quickly after roasting which made a noticable improvement in flavour.

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Taken 20 years ago in the remote Queensland town of Chillagoe. Known for limestone caves, Aboriginal art, nesting sites for the white-rumped swiftlet, and as the final resting place of my Volvo, which never made it home.

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[-] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Good work! Did you replace the whole tounge, or put an extra layer on?

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Are you a fan of espresso, cold brew, aeropress? Do you try new beans and roasters regularly, or stay with what you know and love?

I generally prefer filter coffee (with a re-usable filter, no oil sucking paper!) or plunger, but currently have only the plunger because of lack of space. A good syphon can also be supurb. I've also started roasting my own beans - I'm definitely a long way from expert, but am getting pretty solid results and am am slowly improving.

[-] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

If someone refuses to clean up after themselves I stop inviting them to my house.

[-] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago

I have a brief description of what the group is about, then links to posts containing the complete rules/guidelines, FAQs and discussion posts, and a feedback and suggestions post. The posts (except for feedback) is locked to users so they are for reference only.

Putting them in seperate posts allows me to add more information without overwhelming the sidebar, and I am slowly adding information to the FAQs etc so it becomes an ongoing information reference - it may end up being copied into a Wiki or similar at some point.

[-] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago

I think that is a commonly espoused but problematic philosophy. It always sounds inclusing and like the morally right path, but it actually puts all of the onus one one party to educate the other, and none on people to educate themselves. Which in practice gives all of the power to one group and the responsibility to the other. Why should we educate Meta users? They have access to the internet, to the same information all of us do. They can educate themselves.

Putting out more information about how the Fediverse works is a great thing to do, but Meta users are not some gated community that we can only interact with by joining it. All of the content here is visible to anyone and if they want to participate they just need to create an account, it is not a big ask. The issue is not "do we want to interact with these people" because they are not exclusive groups, many of their users are users here too. The issue is whether we want to automatically allow a Meta group's users a passport to act freely in our communities.

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The way Lemmy is organised tends to focus users on new and popular content, which means that slower moving ongoing conversations tend to sink in the page and get overlooked. A lot of valuable content is created in those slower discussions, so I am trying to set up ways to keep them visible and findable. I believe for a good group a moderator needs to be part librarian, not just rule enforcer.

I am creating ongoing topic threads which are linked to from the sidebar, and will also be linking them in the daily discussion thread where most activity in my group currently occurs. I am also looking into creating regular posts for specific topic discussions, which should help searchability. Making the system more complicated leads to users not following it though, so I want it to be as simple as possible to use and not have too many things like that happening at one time.

I would love to hear any other suggestions or about things you are doing to set up the structure of your groups.

[-] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

If you are still looking for this answer, you probably just need to go into the post rather than clicking on the main page, there will be more options once the page is open. Although I had a glitch on one of my sites where most of the options disappeared, so if it could also be a bug.

[-] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

From the Lemmy documentation

"Admins and moderators are organized in a hierarchy, where the user who is listed first has the power to remove admins or mods who are listed later." Otherwise all the permissions are the same.

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cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/294482

A collection of flowers I photographed in the Grampians. These date back to 2008, when I would have been using a little 3mp Nikon compact camera I got 2nd hand.

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A collection of flowers I photographed in the Grampians. These date back to 2008, when I would have been using a little 3mp Nikon compact camera I got 2nd hand.

[-] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

With the advances in technology I don't think having a fancy camera and lenses is as important as it used to be. Focusing on composition and knowing how to work with what you have is always going to be more important, when you focus on the technology too much I think you can end up being a camera collector rather than a photographer.

I do love my camera though, it has an amazing zoom (and stabalisation so I don't need a tripod) and the viewfinder & adjustable screen make it possible to take photos when light reflection and angles are a bit difficult. It's getting a bit old for a camera these days though! It's a Canon Powershot 50x, which is a compact camera not a DSLR but it has worked really well for me - especially as it is small enough to fit in my shoulder bag when I travel. Most day to day stuff I just grab my phone or tablet though.

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Like to talk about photography, cameras, and anything related? This is the place to do it!

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These sculptures are by Jeff Thompson, and were my favourite art piece at the museum.

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The whole area is filled with amazing old buildings. To really appreciate them you need to spend time looking at all of the intricate and detailed work that has gone into them.

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