Community Meeting #6

Primfeed Community Meetings are monthly meetings where people discuss around the social media. Read the summary for this community meeting.

Summary of Main Topics

  • Server and Upload Fixes: Major backend improvements resolved widespread server issues (errors, slow uploads). Upload times reduced drastically (e.g., 70MB in 1s vs 12s before with a fiber).
  • Platform Stability: Updates deployed 15 days ago have resulted in smoother, more reliable performance globally.
  • Primfeed Anniversary: The first anniversary was celebrated in June with giveaways; user engagement is now back to near-launch levels.
  • Editing Posts: Post editing, previously locked behind Primfeed Pro, will be made available to all users due to low abuse and user feedback.
  • Moderation Tools: Ban system upgraded to include duration, reasons, and automated reactivation. Most bans are temporary (1–3 days).

What’s Next on Primfeed

  • Search & Hashtags Launch (August): Will allow keyword and hashtag-based content discovery. Older posts will be indexed; newer posts will feature clickable hashtags.
  • Albums System: Enables users to group posts under named collections, especially helpful for event coverage and theming.
  • Responsive Design Updates: A more screen-adaptive layout is planned, especially for wide monitors.
  • Event Sharing Improvements: Event creators can share links now; future updates may allow embedding.
  • Gallery Navigation Arrows: Left/right navigation for public and profile galleries is being explored, though technically complex.
  • Profile Reporting Tools: Users will soon be able to report entire profiles for guideline violations, not just individual posts.
  • Meeting Scheduling: Considering 2 meetings/month (one EU-friendly, one US-friendly) based on feedback about time zones.

Answers to Questions

  • Unfollow Notifications: Not planned. Seen as potentially harmful and anxiety-inducing.
  • Server Load Issues: Previously reported page failures and timeouts are now resolved.
  • Event Sharing: Embedding and auto-post-to-profile features are planned for events.
  • Privacy Controls: Users can toggle profile visibility (public/private) in settings.
  • Upload Timeouts: Uploads >1.5–2 minutes currently timeout. A fix is being developed to send files in parts.
  • Search Mechanics: Will support styled text and match hashtags even if not clickable.
  • Follower Status in Notifications: Hovering over avatars reveals follow status; visual marker might be added later.
  • Editing Comments: Already available; confusion likely due to misunderstanding.
  • Linden Lab Acknowledgement: LL is aware of Primfeed and has an official account on the platform.
  • Search Query Privacy: No tracking of individual search queries; only aggregate post interaction data is stored.

Statistics

  • 1.5 Million pictures uploaded to date
  • 45 Million total likes
  • 1.2 Million comments
  • 1.9 Million posts (400k without pictures)
  • 65,000 registered users
  • 13.5K–14K users active weekly (total), with 11.5K interacting (likes, comments, posts)
  • 176K likes/day recently (vs 85–90K pre-homepage update); nearly matching launch week’s peak of 189K
  • 55 bans issued in July, mostly short-term for maturity violations, based on user reports