Error: Forbidden first appeared on August 2
RiF started working again a few hours later
Is now appearing again on August 3
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Damn, time to actually stop using reddit I guess. I wish I could say Lemmy scratches the itch, but there just aren’t any of the communities I care about here. Just seems like there are a bunch of awful memes and copies of my least favorite subreddits.
I had better luck after I started searching for specific communities no matter which instance they were on, and blocking communities and bots.
Also, change sorting options to Top Hour or Top 3 Hours. The sorting by Hot or Active just doesn’t work very well yet.
There’s definitely less content than on Reddit but I was able to find replacements for pretty much everything I was following, including niche stuff. And the less content is a plus too, gets me off my phone.
Be the change you want to see. Start a community!
This attitude on here is really annoying. Starting a community is a big time commitment if you want it to be moderated and run effectively. A lot of us don’t have the time to do that, no matter how much we want the platform to succeed.
Do whatever works for you, friend. If you don’t have the time or don’t want to start/run a community, then you don’t have to. Nobody is forcing anyone either way, but if someone wants something to change, then someone will have to do something about it for that to happen.
In this instance, we can engage with the platform through interacting, posting content, and creating and supporting communities. Setting up and running a community is another option that is available to the original commenter, and is one thing that they can do to fill an existing gap that they see. Whether or not they have the time or energy to do that is up to them.
Take care!
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Nice and easy - home page -> main menu bar -> create community!
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Some instances may restrict the creation of communities for various reasons. Looks like you’re coming in from sh.itjust.works which seems to have disabled community creation for the time being, but if you want to set one up there might be someone you can ping over there to get the ball rolling.
Be the change ypu want to be! Create those communities! Add content to those communities! In some time those communities will grow!
Try checking out some other instances. Sh.itjust.works has some good stuff on it. I searched for Lemmy alternatives for reddit and found a few different instances that mostly scratch my itch.
New platforms struggle with the influx of loser communities who’ve been banned elsewhere.
That’s what I’m seeing too. Mastadon is kind of cool, there are some cool things to see there but it’s in the world of Twitter, Instagram etc where it’s all about the self promoting, and not about building community really.
I just found out you can patch RIF using revanced manager so now I’m back haha. it feels like going back to an abusive ex but damn does it feel good
Reddit itself is also down right now. Are we sure that’s not the issue?
I was using RiF through Revanced and it logged me out and trying to log back in threw a User-Agent error. Reddit on web went down about 15 minutes later. It seems an unlikely error to be thrown because the site’s going down (and I’ve never seen it using RiF legitimately).
Nah, it’s back up, and RIF still doesn’t work now.
Same. I guess it’s time to pretty much cut out Reddit during the day.
Edit: thinking about it, probably most of the night too since I’m not on the computer all that much once work is over and if I am it’s because I’m gaming or working on side projects.
Good night Reddit, it was good whole Huffman didn’t fuck it up.
I used RIF exclusively - just super simple. Any app out for Kbin/Lemmy that gives a similar experience?
Connect is pretty similar. Slightly different lay out but close enough to get the hang of in a couple of minutes
Former RiFfer here. Although I’m playing with Sync at the moment as I type this, I’ve gravitated toward Connect quite a lot. It’s not Rif but it feels familiar.
Yep, i started out on jerboa but it got too buggy for me. Stumbled upon connect and never looked back
Liftoff has been working pretty well for me.
Sync for lemmy just launched. It is the same as sync for Reddit which was my favorite. Awesome dev
Sync for lemmy is pretty close in my opinion. The layout isn’t exactly the same but the different modes (compact, list, tile, big tile) and font sizes/choices can make it nearly identical.
A few things like how up/down votes work is a bit different but not crazy and the interface is really smooth unlike jerboa.
For now it’s my go-to.
IMO none of them are a great replacement. I’m trying Sync right now and am enjoying it. previously I used Voyager, which was really different but felt more polished than most other apps. I really hope we can get a Lemmy is fun someday.
I am trying out Summit and after choosing similar layout options to RiF it’s identical. I’m pretty happy with it.
Am in the same boat and am giving Sync for Lemmy a try right now … with this reply.
Used Rif for years. Connect is the closest. I really hope they add tiles for tablets one day.
Connect is reasonably close.
Voyager is scratching that itch for me. Its pretty apollo-like, which is close enough to RIF for me.
You’re going to get spammed with Sync responses, but to actually answer your question:
The closest I’ve found to an RIF like experience is Liftoff.
Was expecting this a month ago. Guess its finally time to say bye to reddit. RIF was the only app that made reddit worthwhile on mobile. Sad to see it go.
It’s back! Such a bitter sweet resolution
I was doing the same thing. I didn’t realize how crappy Reddit had become until I was forced to look at Popular instead of my custom subreddits. Oh well, I was still using RIF to keep up on a couple of subreddits, but honestly, I’ve been making a lot better use of my free time, so maybe it’s good for me for it to be gone for good
Popular is the future of Reddit.
They will put in effort to kill small communities.
Reddit as a whole is down, so maybe small chance the forbidden thing was a result of that.
Maybe they DDOSed themselves again by banning all the apps.
The Reddit app itself is struggling for me
Pretty bummed about that, but at least Sync seems like a good app.
I’ve noticed reddit getting worse and worse content since the API changes. I’ve had to filter like 6 different “rate me” subs that kept appearing on my feed.
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The app still loaded content, but you could not log in to have your subs, vote, or comment.
Unless you patch it with Revanced
I like the Sync UI for now, but we need a LIF.
Could rebrand as LiFT: Lemmy is Fun Too!
With its egalitarian nature, people could get a LiFE - because Lemmy is For Everyone.
You know what, I think I like yours better.
Liftoff is already an app. Really good too.
It’s working again.
And it’s gone again.
Same here. I was even using it with my actual account using Revanced. Ah well, good run while it lasted.
Reddit is back up and RIF still not working for me
Now RIF is working again for me
Damn I secretly hoped it would just continue like that, I mean on the go I could have lived without being able to sign in, since I had most of my favourite subs bookmarked…
I guess it’s over.
It seems reddit is actually down, as I can’t even get it on a pc browser. I’m holding out hope that I can still rif anonymously, otherwise, I agree, it’s bye bye morning/daytime reddit.
