some other Dreamwidth services

[mellowtigger]

Besides the official feature list here on Dreamwidth, there are some other services available to bloggers here, like the official community list.

I'm already a member of some Dreamwidth groups, like dw_news, dw_maintenance, and dw_suggestions. That last one seems to have been abandoned, though. The idea I submitted never appeared, and the last published suggestion is from 2018.

I also looked at the available beta tests with dw_beta, and I turned on the "Create Entries" beta. It has some nice improvements, like being able to pick custom urls for your post. I used that feature yesterday for the first time. See this nice readable url?

https://mellowtigger.dreamwidth.org/2022/12/19/the-problem-with-plastics.html

But this new editor also leaves a lot to be desired. There is currently no gui version. You have to know site-supported tags, either HTML or some old Markdown codes. It's convenient for me, since I like using DETAILS/SUMMARY and BLOCKQUOTE tags. It definitely won't suit some people, though, who want the simpler approach to clicking icons for functions. I don't know yet if Embed code from other sites works directly this way, or if it needs some Dreamwidth wrapper before it functions properly. I'll have to test that out at some point.

Question 1: Is there a group for asking Dreamwidth questions like a newbie? I don't know of one. :(

Question 2: Has anyone else noticed that Dreamwidth has been extra cranky lately? Things failing to load or respond. I'm sure it'll pass, but it's just unusual.

Oh, and I just learned that there's a non-zero chance that Dreamwidth could join the Fediverse, with the appropriate tech infrastructure.

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[frith]

The unusual 'failure to respond/load' crankiness of late is due a marked surge in people using Dreamwidth while Twitter melts. See the latest post on dw_maintenance for details.

[shimmerwine]

That Fediverse link on Mastodon is from 4 years ago; does it still apply? And what, in Captain Dummy Speak, does it mean if they do?