RetroFed Forum

Welcome to the Single Purpose Devices community on the Fediverse!

A community dedicated to the growing trend of using devices for a singular purpose, rather than relying on (often digital) "do everything" devices, like a smartphone.

Share your favorite tricks, devices, habit changes, media formats and more!

Please make sure you read our rules before posting.

Rules:

Rules can be clicked on to be expanded.

1: Treat all users with respect.

Bullying, threatening, doxxing, or otherwise hostile behaviors with any of our users will not be tolerated. Be civil, have fun.

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2: Posts must be related to Single Purpose Devices or the experience of using them.

This includes questions, advice giving or soliciting, reviews, sharing of experiences or other types of adjacent discussions, but off topic posts will be removed.

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3: No advertising.

If you want to share a product you're a manufacturer or seller of, please contact the moderation team first. Affiliate links to online shopping stores or affiliate coupon codes are not allowed, regular clean links to product pages are allowed instead.

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4: No piracy.

Links or discussions about illegal copies of music, video or other media types, unauthorized copies of copyrighted material and other similar piracy-related content are not allowed. Discussion about devices capable of playing media, with no specific source for said files, is allowed.

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5: Mark adult content as NSFW.

This community is inclusive to users of all ages. Therefore, posts sharing content that includes adult imagery must be marked as NSFW.

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Welcome to the nostalgia-filled piefed instance of yesteryear.

Open Registration with Application questionnaire.

If you have a question or comment you can post in !meta@retrofed.com or message @DosDude@retrofed.com or @Die4Ever@retrofed.com

In case of downtime and/or emergency, we will post updates on @DosDude@mastodon.social

Some rules we try to uphold:

Be civil. Bigotry is not welcome. This includes (but is not limited to): transphobia, queerphobia, racism, ageism and ableism. We do not promote hate.
Communities need to be Retro or Retro-adjacent.
Please don't upload pornographic content. (use an external image host for that)

Welcome to the Single Purpose Devices community on the Fediverse!

A community dedicated to the growing trend of using devices for a singular purpose, rather than relying on (often digital) "do everything" devices, like a smartphone.

Share your favorite tricks, devices, habit changes, media formats and more!

Please make sure you read our rules before posting.

Rules:

Rules can be clicked on to be expanded.

1: Treat all users with respect.

Bullying, threatening, doxxing, or otherwise hostile behaviors with any of our users will not be tolerated. Be civil, have fun.

##

2: Posts must be related to Single Purpose Devices or the experience of using them.

This includes questions, advice giving or soliciting, reviews, sharing of experiences or other types of adjacent discussions, but off topic posts will be removed.

##

3: No advertising.

If you want to share a product you're a manufacturer or seller of, please contact the moderation team first. Affiliate links to online shopping stores or affiliate coupon codes are not allowed, regular clean links to product pages are allowed instead.

##

4: No piracy.

Links or discussions about illegal copies of music, video or other media types, unauthorized copies of copyrighted material and other similar piracy-related content are not allowed. Discussion about devices capable of playing media, with no specific source for said files, is allowed.

##

5: Mark adult content as NSFW.

This community is inclusive to users of all ages. Therefore, posts sharing content that includes adult imagery must be marked as NSFW.

## ## ##

Welcome to the Single Purpose Devices community on the Fediverse!

A community dedicated to the growing trend of using devices for a singular purpose, rather than relying on (often digital) "do everything" devices, like a smartphone.

Share your favorite tricks, devices, habit changes, media formats and more!

Please make sure you read our rules before posting.

Rules:

Rules can be clicked on to be expanded.

1: Treat all users with respect.

Bullying, threatening, doxxing, or otherwise hostile behaviors with any of our users will not be tolerated. Be civil, have fun.

##

2: Posts must be related to Single Purpose Devices or the experience of using them.

This includes questions, advice giving or soliciting, reviews, sharing of experiences or other types of adjacent discussions, but off topic posts will be removed.

##

3: No advertising.

If you want to share a product you're a manufacturer or seller of, please contact the moderation team first. Affiliate links to online shopping stores or affiliate coupon codes are not allowed, regular clean links to product pages are allowed instead.

##

4: No piracy.

Links or discussions about illegal copies of music, video or other media types, unauthorized copies of copyrighted material and other similar piracy-related content are not allowed. Discussion about devices capable of playing media, with no specific source for said files, is allowed.

##

5: Mark adult content as NSFW.

This community is inclusive to users of all ages. Therefore, posts sharing content that includes adult imagery must be marked as NSFW.

## ## ##

Welcome to the nostalgia-filled piefed instance of yesteryear.

Open Registration with Application questionnaire.

If you have a question or comment you can post in !meta@retrofed.com or message @DosDude@retrofed.com or @Die4Ever@retrofed.com

In case of downtime and/or emergency, we will post updates on @DosDude@mastodon.social

Some rules we try to uphold:

Be civil. Bigotry is not welcome. This includes (but is not limited to): transphobia, queerphobia, racism, ageism and ableism. We do not promote hate.
Communities need to be Retro or Retro-adjacent.
Please don't upload pornographic content. (use an external image host for that)

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