PSA: Sync for Lemmy users: please do not create reports about PMs (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by cypherpunks@lemmy.ml to c/syncforlemmy@lemmy.world

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The latest version of Sync for Lemmy (released March 2024) has a bug where attempts to report Private Messages create reports for random comments instead - it creates a report for whatever comment has the same database ID as the private message you're trying to report (which on most instances will be a very old comment, since there are many more comments than private messages).

So: if you're using Sync for Lemmy, unless/until there is a new release of it, please refrain from reporting PMs while using it, to avoid filling instance admins' report queues with spurious reports.

There has been a bit of PM spam lately; please do report PM spam using other clients, so that admins can ban those accounts asap.

If you're interested in trying other Lemmy apps which hopefully get updates more frequently, there is a list of them here: https://join-lemmy.org/apps/

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[-] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 40 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The fact this is not coming from @ljdawson@lemmy.world themselves is another big piece of evidence of their inability to maintain a good relationship or even just a good line of communication with the community and people who pay/paid for the app/subscription.

I've defended them in the past for falling short of this sort of thing in the past, but at this point it's inexcusable.

In my opinion, I think they need to hang it up and move on from Sync. They need to stop stringing people along. Or at least bring on another developer that can help move things along faster and maintain communication and expectations with the community.

[-] MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 months ago

I remember them disappearing for long periods during the reddit days. Was it ever a full year between updates though? I don't pretend to know ljdawson, but they've got a goose laying golden eggs here and they're keeping it locked in the basement.

I love Sync but I'm thinking about switching.

[-] sheogorath@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

I've spent 50/50 on Voyager now. But my muscle memory still opens Sync by default. It's tough to break what's probably 10 year old habit.

[-] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 3 points 2 months ago

I was the same, I ended up deleting Sync to force myself to use Voyager.

[-] Skanky@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

I hate to say it, but I've been using a replacement for the last month now and it's the only app that has truly been as good as Sync - Summit

It's almost a 1:1 copy. It will seem very very familiar to you right out of the box.

And yes - frequent updates and it's free

[-] dditty@lemm.ee 15 points 2 months ago

I switched to Summit for Lemmy it's honestly better in every way imo

[-] heleos@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

I just tried out summit a couple days ago, emailed the creator about a feature request, and like 2 days later it was added

[-] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I've been trying out Voyager for a little while and it seemed pretty good overall, but I found a few small things with the UX that made it annoying.

I downloaded Summit after this comment and it really is almost exactly what I needed. Thanks!

I do wish you could customize the colors, though. The few presets just don't really fit my tastes.

[-] dditty@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

I agree, Summit has ~99% of what i'd want in a Lemmy client (including a responsive dev). Reach out to the dev and they'll get back to you lickety-split.

[-] plumbercraic@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah OK this is way better. I was just being stubborn stuck in my Sync ways.

[-] Cabslock@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

Oh shit!! I just tried to report a Nicole spam message an hour ago! Got a network error message though, so not sure if I caused any trouble...

[-] MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yeah I reported one of those and the mod/admin asked me if I meant to report a comment from over a year ago. It's broken and they know it.

[-] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 9 points 2 months ago

Good to know, thanks! I definitely reported some of the "Nicole" spam, but I had no idea it was causing trouble!

[-] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

Same

[-] clove@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago

Shoutout to Thunder for Lemmy. That app is legendary and the developer is actually passionate about the space from a non-monetary stand point.

[-] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

While thunder is good - I'm using it right now - it's ironic because it doesn't yet support interacting with direct messages, lol. Always have to login to the instance web UI. I can read them, but that's it.