It was an idea but it was the first time I made the site public so it was more getting feedback than anything.

But from that feedback, i added the login as guest option as an alternative.

The only reason I was going to use Ip tracking was for stopping bots, but I will no longer implement any ip tracking/logging and i will also not implement any ads either based off of the feedback I received.

Its a very big ask and I will be open to some way of rewarding people for this, but if theres any way we can start to spread this site/app around as a collective I would be absolutely over the moon.

I am going to fix some of the current issues and create a discord over the weekend so we can get a bit of community going with app-updates & feature requests. (Discord invite link will be placed in the settings menu)

But, with anything, this concept only works if we can get enough people using it

Also thoughts won’t be biased based on ‘influencer’ followings

It is quite easy for your posts to be drowned out on sites like Lemmy & Reddit (depending on the community) in this app, the thoughts shown to you (although not a lot at the moment due to being very new) are completely random, everyone has the same chances of being visible

There is a “login as guest” option that uses no personal data

With all due respect, I said ‘at this point in time’ & also acknowledged that the mention of any IP tracking received negative feedback, so I will avoid all IP tracking and be transparent about that… With node express apps, the IP is inherintly included in any request made to the API server, however can be masked via VPN. The only reason I was considering it was to stop bots in the case that I gave back to the community. But In the case where no IP tracking is preferred I need alternatives to stop bots & cheaters (especially if I’m giving away cash back to the active users)

The votes are clear, i will avoid all ip tracking and be as transparent as possible about that

I really do believe in this app regardless and the safe space it can bring to anyone whilst being moderated by everyone (a post that recieves a set threshold flags is automatically removed). So any feedback, good or bad, i am extremely grateful for

Whilst your identity can be fully anonymous, your IP address is not and although that at this point in time you have my word that i do no track or log your ip address. I may in the future monetize this app and give back a portion of ad-revenue to the active userse, if this happens, i will track IP addresses to catch and put a stop to bots & cheaters…