10mo ago

What's the leaf icon behind some users' names on Mbin and why can't you see them on lemmy?

5 comments

Means the account is 30 days old or less. They don't show on Lemmy b/c it's a UI thing in Mbin. Some Lemmy clients add similar badges to new accounts, though, and they're basically the same thing.
- Oh that's cute, it would be nice to see universally. 🌱
  
  I agree. I see babyfaces 👶 with the day count on voyager. I'd like leaves much better.
What?
New users.
https://github.com/MbinOrg/mbin/pull/969
Not on lemmy?
Because it's a Mbin UI customization.
My general philosophy now is pretty much "If it doesn't federate, I don't care about it." There's been too many cool features that either die with a small community, or are aggressively hoarded by a group keeping them out of the hands of others. Openness and interoperability. That's the only way these networks grow and keep from becoming another Facebook/Reddit/X...