Joey

Joey

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@joey
Drummer & web designer, bad at picking one thing
Founder of We The Loud. I built this place so we could stop shouting into Zuck’s void. If something breaks, tell me. It’s a beta, so it will.
Toronto drummer for 30 years. Terrible at practicing. My hearing is mostly a rumour at this point (I blame my hearing but really it's my ADHD).
By day I run Be Loud Media and build websites for bands and small businesses. By night I’m usually on a ride somewhere.
Powered by 80s nostalgia, classic horror, and Saturday morning cartoons. Han shot first. This is not up for debate.
Say hi, send me your band, or report a bug.
Joined May 2026
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Hey everyone. Don't mind all the events. Just back-filling some events I had bookmarked! If you have any to add, just click on My Events in the drop down menu under your profile photo.
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Thanks to everyone that's sent me some bug reports so far! It's super helpful. A few things I'll be working on this week:
- Google login fix
- Extra @ being added to some usernames
- Push notifications fix

But first I need to enjoy this weather and take Lucy out for a ride to help my parents move some furniture.
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Ok, just fixed the Messaging feature so you can now all message each other! There's privacy settings built in so you can specify who can message you etc. Those can all be found in your account settings.
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Oh no, looks my welcome emails were sending out of order. Time to fix! Thanks to @bilnullzaiden for finding that and sending to me!
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We rebuilt this place based on your collective feedback. You spoke, we listened.

Over the last few weeks you sent us bug reports, screenshots, and a few brutally honest DMs. We read every one. Then we tore out the engine running this site and replaced it with something faster and built for how you actually use it.

Here’s what changed:

- Speed. Pages, feeds, and profiles load noticeably faster on desktop and mobile. If you bailed on a slow feed before, give it another shot.
Mobile that doesn’t fight you. Cleaner layouts, bigger tap targets, less pinching and zooming. Most of you are on your phones, so we built for that first.
- Spaces replace Groups. Your interests and groups now live in one place. Join the Spaces that match your scene, from Metal and Punk to Moto & Kustom and Body Mods, and dig into sub-spaces for the niche stuff.
- Trending. See what the community is talking about right now. Your Home feed stays chronological. No algorithm deciding what you get to see.
- Following feed. A separate tab for just the people you follow.
Hashtags, reactions, and bookmarks. Tag your posts, react with more than a like, and save posts to come back to later.
- Better onboarding. New members pick their Spaces up front and land in a feed that already feels like theirs.
- Smarter notifications. One bell for everything, plus email digests you control.
- Easier to find your people. Searchable member directory and richer profiles.
- Reporting tools. Flag anything that crosses the line, and a real human reviews it.

What we need from you:
- Poke at everything. Break it if you can. Tell us what feels faster, what still drags, and what you expected to find but couldn’t. Drop your feedback right here in the comments or DM me directly.

What’s the first Space you’re joining?

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Hey guys! Going to be working on a massive back-end update. Stay tuned for a big revamp. Thanks for all your feedback that helped get us there.
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Just wanted to send a huge thanks to all you guys for testing this! We're going to be making some big changes in the upcoming weeks but I'll keep the updates coming for you all!
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Took a break and went out for a little rip. Let's test hashtags!
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A few things about the feed - right now you'll notice you can see updates from all members, this is on purpose while we test. I'll be changing so you'll see updates from just your friends before beta launch.

Speaking of feeds, what are some of the things you want to see hidden vs shown? (Ie. When someone updates their profile, starts a group, etc ) .

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Apparently you guys all love dark mode! Should I make that the default?
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Amazing! Thanks for all the great feedback so far guys! I've added them all to my bug tracking list/roadmap and will keep rolling out updates/fixes.
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Trying the new media upload feature.
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