Yep the UI is excellent for my needs. It looks great and is easy to interact with. There are a few nooks and crannies for settings which I imagine will throw a few new users off but it appeals to my ‘learn by clicking random buttons’ nature.

Kbin works like a dream except for the occasional server error.

This is exactly my interpretation. They leverage tools above and beyond the average user. This makes the time they spend engaging with the platform more productive, higher quality, and more visible than the average user. Think of it not as power in the political sense, but in the sense of a ‘power’ tool.

Honestly I don’t think it matters, because Ihis exact thing happened after I created m/dryherbvapes, just a few hours before m/vaporents and !vaporents were created. I added them to the sidebar, subscribe and join into discussion on all three.

As far as I am concerned there is room for different communities with their own vibes about the same subject on the Web. I mean it happens in real life so why not?

Anyway kbin has a feature where it recommends similar magazines so that will be a huge opportunity for cross pollination once everything gets indexed fully.

Edit: typo

I agree wholeheartedly with @macracanthorhynchus but I also have my own hypothesis about how things will evolve.

The special thing that Forums had that was mostly missing from the centralised reddit subs was the sense of intimacy within the community. Specifically to the extent that you would get to know some of the members despite the anonymity.

The Fediverse allows us to have the best of both worlds in this respect. You’ll pay special attention to the communities you are fond of, while at the same time keeping an eye on the rest.

Anyway, that’s just my half baked prediction, but I hope it comes true!