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tdeck 9 hours ago [-]
Seems kind of cool actually. Unfortunate that this is the way I heard about it.
trueno 7 hours ago [-]
i encountered it once. it felt like tumblr though i kept running into weird furry cartoon porn.
im sure this site has a lot of valuable media on it, woulda been cool if they just handed a backup over to internet archives.
bitwize 7 hours ago [-]
> it felt like tumblr though i kept running into weird furry cartoon porn.
so... tumblr at its peak?
nkrisc 6 hours ago [-]
Yeah that’s the problem with sites like these. They just turn into furry porn and drive everyone else away.
MelonArmiger 3 hours ago [-]
Too many people who can't pick up on how uncomfortable they're making everyone, not enough moderation.
It's a serious problem - the cost is stupendous for anyone without big business money, and if you don't get it right early... It's like the tide.
LoganDark 3 hours ago [-]
I think the problem is it being shown to people who don't want it, not it existing on the platform at all.
iamnothere 51 minutes ago [-]
The problem is that some people go searching for content that they disapprove of, then complain loudly for engagement. They find it even if the “algorithm” doesn’t show them the content that they want. This then creates trolls who farm their own engagement off of the offended.
This particular site was doomed because it tried to control those people while failing to explicitly identify the problem. They mistook it for a one-sided political issue, then they found themselves with a bunch of politically aligned people who were (shock) still arguing about what content was “appropriate,” and still provoking each other to farm engagement.
VCFundedGenYer 1 hours ago [-]
Tumblr died when they banned NSFW content.
F3nd0 8 hours ago [-]
At first I thought this was a Fediverse instance, but it seems like it was its own isolated thing? Shame.
ninalanyon 5 hours ago [-]
Pillowfort sounds like it would have been worth a look but this is the first time I've heard of it.
Is there a directory of social media sites? I feel that a lot of people would benefit from being able to more easily find one that suited them better than Facebook, et al.
andrewstuart 8 hours ago [-]
What is pillow fort?
emaro 7 hours ago [-]
You find the information on their homepage under "what is pillowfort"?
> Pillowfort.social is a multipurpose blogging platform. You can use Pillowfort to connect with other fans of your favorite books or tv shows, show off artwork or writing, get tips and advice on your hobbies, and much more. We're independently funded by our users and we strive to protect user privacy, give our users maximum control over the reach of their content, and protect our users from bigotry & harassment.
BrenBarn 9 hours ago [-]
Another lo-fi site trying to create friendly community without corporate greed bites the dust, in this case apparently due to burnout on the part of the main person running it. I hadn't used Pillowfort much but did browse and explore some blogs on there and it seemed like a positive community. Always sad to see stuff like this happen.
solomonb 7 hours ago [-]
what is a 'lo-fi site'?
red-iron-pine 1 hours ago [-]
old school. not quite geocities but harkening back to an older age
It was like AI slop pre AI. Great traction with the nsfw stuff but failed to capitalize on it.
solyin 7 hours ago [-]
Lol which sota AI in 2026 doesn't know what XSS is and would write code that bad?
neuroticnews25 5 hours ago [-]
There's actually no proof or claim of XSS vulnerability in this bizarre article. Username url confused with special url is a common bug, I've seen it "exploited" on facebook.
maeln 6 hours ago [-]
it was in 2021
quietbritishjim 5 hours ago [-]
They were referring to the comment they were replying to, which claimed that the original code was written (by humans) as poorly as AI does today. But AI today wouldn't write bugs that basic.
DiabloD3 9 hours ago [-]
I wonder if why people rejected the site is because there seems to be no way tos scroll the page?
LeoPanthera 9 hours ago [-]
You have to accept the cookie notice. If your user agent hides the notice there's probably no way to do that.
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bhaney 8 hours ago [-]
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Philpax 8 hours ago [-]
And may we all be blessed with the compassion required to not say something like this about someone's potential lifework.
dabinat 7 hours ago [-]
It can be very difficult to walk away from things you’ve poured time, money and hard work into for a decade, irrespective of how many users you have.
BrenBarn 8 hours ago [-]
"Small" as in tens of thousands of users on a site that has existed for 10 years. I don't think most people in their lives wind up making a decision that has as broad an impact as that.
zipotm 8 hours ago [-]
leave the past bring the future
n0tquitehere 8 hours ago [-]
But they're not closing a hobby project. They're shutting down a business, laying off staff and ending a service that people were paying for. That should always be a hard decision.
im sure this site has a lot of valuable media on it, woulda been cool if they just handed a backup over to internet archives.
so... tumblr at its peak?
It's a serious problem - the cost is stupendous for anyone without big business money, and if you don't get it right early... It's like the tide.
This particular site was doomed because it tried to control those people while failing to explicitly identify the problem. They mistook it for a one-sided political issue, then they found themselves with a bunch of politically aligned people who were (shock) still arguing about what content was “appropriate,” and still provoking each other to farm engagement.
Is there a directory of social media sites? I feel that a lot of people would benefit from being able to more easily find one that suited them better than Facebook, et al.
> Pillowfort.social is a multipurpose blogging platform. You can use Pillowfort to connect with other fans of your favorite books or tv shows, show off artwork or writing, get tips and advice on your hobbies, and much more. We're independently funded by our users and we strive to protect user privacy, give our users maximum control over the reach of their content, and protect our users from bigotry & harassment.
It was like AI slop pre AI. Great traction with the nsfw stuff but failed to capitalize on it.