cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2338399

Hello, users of hexbear as of this post anonymous users will no longer be allowed on Hextube no will users be able to create channels, you may use this post to request additional channels. At the moment there is:

https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

https://live.hexbear.net/c/music

https://live.hexbear.net/c/anime

Users will be required to make a username, in order to prevent impersonation of other users on hextube we are creating a verification system.

You may comment your Hextube username here or send it in a hexbear or matrix(secure) direct message to a moderator or admin.

Abuse of this system in any way will result in a ban from Hexbear and Hextube.

This also serves as a reminder that the Hexbear Code of Conduct must be followed on all Hexbear related services, and any conduct that receives a mod action there will receive on here.

  • QuietCupcake [any, they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    11·
    7 months ago

    I know! It was awesome that way. Using a movie-specific name for different movies was fun (Stalin did that best). Popping in and being sly and anonymous (but respectful and not weird) was fun. It was almost always laid back. Sucks that this has to happen, but if it does, it does, I guess. deeper-sadness

    Can we still watch without logging in at all? A lot of times, I’d watch a movie and read the chat without even using a guest account. Obviously couldn’t join the conversation, just lurk. I’d imagine that still is the same.

    I already have QuietCupcake registered with hextube even if I rarely used it. If that won’t work anymore then yes, please just use my name here for the account mods, thanks.

    • Nakoichi [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
      11·
      7 months ago

      It really reminded me of old internet where you could just type in a user name with no fuss. But I understand why this is happening and support it. Still mad at that dipshits that made this necessary.

      • QuietCupcake [any, they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
        2·
        7 months ago

        That’s not what I meant though. Before, you didn’t have to log in even with a guest account to just observe. The page loaded and the video+chat were already going. Maybe that technically counts as being on a guest account, I don’t know, but while just observing you couldn’t participate in the chat until you entered in a guest name, which is what I would expect would constitute a guest account.

        It was nice to be able just to load the page and see what was going on without having to log in or have your presence registered at all, though obviously also not having the ability to interact in any way, even as a guest. But I see that that is gone now too. I am constantly losing my connection with the shitty barely functional internet access I have, and “QuietCupcake has joined” showing in the chat window every 2 minutes was annoying as hell for me and presumably at least slightly for everyone else too. This sucks and seems like overkill, but whatever.