Given the strong genetic link between wefwef and Apollo, I think it would be great to acknowledge and describe the origins of wefwef’s UX design. In a few months, there will (hopefully) be new signups who never used Reddit, and never had the opportunity to use the awesome piece of software Christian developed over the better part of a decade. I’d like to see the legacy and history of Apollo live on, even if it’s just that iconic icon and a few sentences.

Maybe we could have an “Ode to Apollo” somewhere under the settings menu?

  • danielton@lemmy.worldEnglish
    41·
    1 year ago

    Not sure, but the thing that made me quit Apollo was that I was one of the people who got the pop-up about the Ultra lifetime sale every five minutes when scrolling through the feed last Christmas. It made the app completely unusable.

    Every time I tried to report any bug, even if it was a trivial one like glitchy formatting, I just got called a ton of colorful names by the community. The fact that this was allowed was my main gripe.

    • kemal007@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Ah yeah that’s fair I’d be pissed too. Hopefully lemmy doesn’t inherit all that community lash back like the old place. Plenty of places over there will make you regret ever commenting.

      I never really cared about all the later features he added to Apollo. I was an early adopter and had pro which was a one time purchase. Never saw the need when he rolled out the ultra stuff but it also didn’t bother me he found ways to monetize it without selling me as a product to marketing companies or whatever heh.

      Bummer you had a lousy experience. Hopefully you and I both can feel more comfortable here :)

      • danielton@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        I really don’t think Christian was being malicious, and I also paid for pro. I really do think it was unintentional, and it’s a great idea to have a pop-up when the sale begins. I was even OK with the idea of it being once a month or so.

        However, the rabid fanbase and the insults don’t help anyone. A lone developer can’t possibly catch all bugs alone. I was more upset that the shit-talkers weren’t being dealt with.

        But I do appreciate that he kept us informed about the situation with Reddit, and I never would have wished anyone to be treated the way spez treated him. I also joined forces with the Apollo fanboys from ReddPlanet in the end… too bad it wasn’t enough. But so far I’m really enjoying Lemmy, wefwef, and Memmy!