Welcome Redditors from the thread earlier today!
Kick your feet up and drop a shitpost off at [email protected], meme in [email protected] or chill with the cats of [email protected]
If you saw my comment about the pitch fork, here you go: ------E (deluxe upgrades are extra)
Welcome aboard!
ETA Context: https://lemmy.world/post/24558150
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I came from the first reddit exodus and it's been great over here. You'll get used to it in no time, I promise.
So did I but be careful or you well also get swept up by the brainwashing here, buying a Pixel to run grapheneos, installing Linux on everything, buy privacy respecting email services, VPN and paranoid of everything. BTW I use NixOS and I am still mostly sane.
Ah shit. I'm barely even sane and I haven't even switched to Linux yet. I'm probs cooked.
I just stick to [email protected] and [email protected]
Oh hello! Subbed.
I don't own a smartphone thank you, so I won't be getting a pixel. Already been running Linux for 15 years or so now.
Damn I am jealous, smartphone is pretty much a necessity for me now
I use a Pixel 7 (with GraphineOS) and a Librebooted Thinkpad T440p with Arch btw, also I use MullvadVPN and encrypted communication whenever possible.
It me!
I run Linux now.
Somehow I use Tor browser most things now.
Wait, there was more than one? What happened after the API debacle?
I assume they are taking about the reddit post attached. Not exactly an exodus like last time but I would imagine at least a few made it here after reading it.
How could I forget my Tankie Triad warning LMAO
Wanted to say this too. It's Lemmy's biggest problem and keeps putting me off. I don't recommend Lemmy to people in person anymore because of them. I don't know if I would be more disturbed if they're mostly state actors astroturfing or just deeply unwell real people
What do you think of this idea? https://lemmy.world/post/24268267
A spectre is haunting Draces ☭
Spooky
Agreed, also if you're not a Neoliberal I would stay away from World (or if you're Queer, a minority, or someone who isnt comfortable with seeing bigotry).
[email protected] for people interested (now I'm not sure that's something we should show to new joiners ha ha)
Oh don't insult marxists leninists like that. I guess what you really mean is that those instances are for russia/china simps or nationalists. There's nothing marxist about their views.
Just recommend the biggest instance that isn't federated with them. Anyone got a list?
I do think it's valuable to recommend the bigger instances. If they're on a big instance, they don't have to worry about federation at all at first. It takes no effort to slowly learn about federation, and later they have the option to move to a smaller instance.
This lemmy.zip person didn't have a good onboarding experience. @[email protected] maybe?
That’s actually me. I simply didn’t want to carry over that username but I guess I should claim it too. Lol
Yeah, I originally joined Lemmy during the first Reddit exodus. Then, I squirreled and did not spend the necessary time to learn much about it. However, this go around I’m here and I’m serious about learning it and using Reddit much much less (in hopes to abandoning it eventually).
Some folks helped me to find apps. I’m using Avelon and I really like it. It makes figuring Lemmy out MUCH EASIER than simply bookmarking.
Glad to see you here!
The reason I push people to Lemmy.World is that you mostly don't need to learn anything about federation. It's obvious enough over time what the @ symbols are, and you basically pick it up through osmosis.
If you start on a really small instance, your people might not subscribe to many foreign communities. If nobody subscribes to a foreign community, it doesn't get pulled over and doesn't show up in ALL. That can make Lemmy look pretty barren, and you have to go out and find communities (somehow) on your own.
If you start at Lemmy.World, the all tab just works. The local tab is even a fine experience, though I wouldn't use it here. Similar arguments with lemmy.ca and sopuli.xyz for Canada and Europe. Their all tabs might be slightly worse, but for those people the local tab should be better (actually more local), balancing it out.
You are aware that with 1140 and 496 monthly active users, and the use of https://lemmy-federate.com/, the All tab on those instances, as well as any other instance with more than 100 monthly active is going to be the same than on LW, right?
This used to be true a while ago, but any instance in the top 20 (https://fedidb.org/software/lemmy/ ) is going to give the same All feed.
Well that one user sure seemed to have issues.
I see
Sounds great, and good choice of instance.
Here is a list of communities to help you get started: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/35001146
I wish there were an instance agnostic way to link that post.
Looks like it might be a thing coming soon?
https://lemmyverse.link/feddit.org/post/6554534 ?
That's pretty good. I also just saw that you matched their instance, which is great for that particular person.
I usually do that for new joiners, especially because here they have to interact with the content.
Thank you!
There's also this one, [Users 172,000 total; 27,400 / month]
That's going to be the smoothest experience for people who "don't want to deal" with federation. They can always move later.
In EVE Online we refer to this as the Brave Newbies area, the biggest, zergiest group where you don't need to know what you're doing. It functions as a training ground and feeder group for the more elite groups.
I've just had a look at your Reddit history, and you seem to very insist on Lemmy.world (https://old.reddit.com/user/serinus)
Any reason not to show people to other instances? https://sopuli.xyz/ is a popular choice for Europe, and https://discuss.online/ has a good track record for a US-based instance.
A potential interesting post: https://lemmy.world/post/24577309
Because it's the smoothest experience for new people. If you by default end up on the local tab, it's not barren.
I agree sopuli is great for Europe and lemmy.ca is great for Canada. sh.itjust.works is also reasonable. But people looking for general social media will have the easiest time on Lemmy.World that is the most similar to the centralized experience that they're used to.
If you want people to actually give Lemmy a fair shot, and don't have a specific reason to guide them elsewhere, I think it's wise to point them to .world. They can always leave later, after they're more familiar with federation and Lemmy.
Lemmy.world is on 0.19.3, so they are missing the following features (https://lemmy.ml/c/announcements for the details)
The second is a very valid point for privacy, the one that caused the whole GDPR issue in March 2024: https://tech.michaelaltfield.net/2024/03/04/lemmy-fediverse-gdpr/
The last one is useful when you doubt whether the person you are talking to is commenting in good faith.
So yes, LW is okay, but there are other instances which offer a better experience, especially with the status pages that a lot of them have:
There are also several occurrences of LW staff power tripping without coming back after other users have provided evidence that they may not have taken the best decision: https://lemmy.world/comment/14411953
Lemmy Federate streamlines this.
sh.itjust.works only exposes you to Lemmy.ml but that's been mostly okay.
I know right, ML Tankies are so much worse than fascist capitalist Nazi's, they sure spoil everything amirite (watches a capitalist do a nazi salute at a presidential inauguration). Lets continue to ignore politics and see where this goes.
I'm out of the loop. What's this "Reddit thread from earlier today"?
Also, yes, welcome to former Reddit users. I'm also a former Redditor, but I left during the API pricing fiasco.
A thread on r/technology about Decentralized Social Media actually got some good traction so a few of us logged back in to promote Lemmy a bit lol
This post is currently at the top of r/AskReddit, the following comment is currently at the top:
Link - there's already some suggestions of Lemmy, but it would be good to keep adding more!
Thanks for that. One of the comments at the top mentions the Web Revival. Great concept, of which we are playing our part. Might consider a community for that...
Do it!
Done it!! ![email protected]
Ah! Cool! Always good to be expanding the fediverse.
https://lemmy.world/post/24558150
Maybe edit this link into OP for context
I deleted my Reddit account months ago :3
I still have it to promote Lemmy
An article titled "Decentralized Social Media Is the Only Alternative to the Tech Oligarchy" hit the front page of r/technology and the top comment mentioned lemmy as a reddit alternative. Although the comment was removed when the OP later edited it to include a direct link to join-lemmy.org. Which probably indicates those mods have automod configured to automatically remove links to that site. But the good news is, it still got a lot of attention. It'll be interesting to see if any instance admins will be able to verify an uptick in account registrations over the next few days.
There's now a thread on the removal which might make an easier place to add recommendations:
https://www.reddit.com/r/RedditAlternatives/s/UClqcjOY2p
Keep up the good work over there everyone, we can't let @[email protected] have all the fun of bring in new converts!
Nothing actually (for once (I'm sure el Spez's hard right turn announcement will come soon though))
A thread on r/technology about Decentralized Social Media actually got some good traction so a few of us logged back in to promote Lemmy a bit lol
Finally took the plunge out of curiosity and a desire to dump reddit at some point.
Welcome here! Here are a few pointers to get you started
Come on down to ![email protected]
If anyone's wondering what you should do first, the first thing you should do is block hexbear, and the next thing you should do is join any instance other than lemmy.ml. lemmy.world is a good choice, but there's probably one you'll like better.
If you want to know the most trans-friendly instance, it's lemmy.blahaj.zone. There are people who will tell you it's Hexbear. Those people are liars.
There is also a 196 community here on world, and a third community on blahaj, because the original mods are a little cray cray.
[email protected]
didn't know about that one, i only knew about ![email protected]
Enforcement without exception of a rule that was created to protect a marginalized group is not "cray cray", nevermind the use of ableist language there.
The 196 on world is the original mods, who were unhappy with Ada's enforcement of the rules on her server which she owns and decided that because of this they would migrate their community without consulting their members to .world, an instance which is known in the wider community to have moderation issues such as unfair or inconsistent application of rules (see /c/yepowertrippinbastards on Lemmy.dbzer0 for examples).
The now 2 other 196 comms on blahaj are comprised of the original community's members, now fractured into two groups. /C/onehundredninetysix was made while /c/196 was still privated by the original moderators.
Edit: spelling
There can be enforcement without exception without banning all civil discussion which doesn't vibe.
I saw a mention of Lemmy on a random thread in r/politics so I'm tentatively having a poke about, since I've already tried to quit Reddit once (for Tumblr - it didn't stick). I remember forums pre centralised internet, is it something like that?
Yes, you can consider it like a web forum but with the default sort set to "new post" not "new comment" as is done on Reddit. This tends to favour new content over longer discussion, although you'll get active threads like this quite often.
And thank you for choosing feddit.uk, I hope you enjoy your time with us and if you have any other questions then fire away.
Thank you!
Welcome! Yes, it is something like that.
You chose the UK as your instance, so the local communities could already interest you: https://feddit.uk/communities
On top of that, here is a selection of 20 non-political communities: https://feddit.uk/post/22376629
App can be found on https://www.lemmyapps.com/
Finally, there is also [email protected]
Feel free if you have any questions!
Ah, thank you! I downloaded an app first, since I primarily use my phone for everything and apps are just easier. I think the one I'm using is called Boost? It is less confusing than I was worried it might be :)
Boost is a good one, enjoy!
A lot of us use voyager, modeled after apollo, but any lemmy UI is a good UI in my book.
There is also the lemmy explorer out there to help you find communities. https://lemmyverse.net/communities
/best
Think of it more like email addresses. Know how a Gmail account can send email to an iCloud account just fine, and both display the same content? Same basic concept. You can have [account]@domain1.com and [account]@domain2.com, and they’re entirely separate accounts. Even if they have the same username, they’re on different instances.
Federation refers to how the instances share data with each other. One of the largest things to look for is what instances your instance federates with, because that will determine what kinds of users you end up interacting with.
Ahh, okay, so if I wanted to go just looking at a specific subject it might be better to make a second account and join another instance, and keep up two accounts?
With an account at feddit.uk, it should be ok to navigated almost whatever community. The list of block instances is short and mostly block pedoporn.
You don't need another account. Example to access a community on lemm.ee:
https://feddit.uk/c/[email protected]
Which is the same content as https://lemm.ee/c/casualconversation
Most instances will federate with a pretty wide variety of other instances. There are a few big instances to watch out for, but for the most part the instance choice is primarily about which admin team you prefer. As long as your home instance federates with a server, you’ll be able to see it.
In particular, watch out for Hexbear and the .ml instances. Those will be some of the more extreme and/or brigade-y. There have historically been issues with brigading from some of the more extreme instances. Even calling them extreme is a sort of contentious statement, and I’ll likely get a few “how dare you, fascist, tankie, TERF, etc” types of comments if they stumble across it.
Aside from brigading, the most common reasons for defederation are related to legality (like maybe a certain instance allows porn that would be blocked in your home instance,) or unmoderated trolling. Trolling from new instances used to be a big problem, where an admin would make a server as a side project and leave it to stew. Trolls would make bot accounts on that fledgling instance, and use them to troll other instances. And since that small instance’s admin is just doing it as a side project, they’re not keeping active tabs on anything and the troll accounts are able to run rampant. Bans didn’t federate by default, so every single instance would need to individually ban the trolls.
Also, one particular quirk of federation is that federated instances can act as a proxy for defederated instances. For instance, you’re on feddit.uk, which defederates from Threads. So you won’t see Threads content normally. But maybe another instance does allow Threads, and feddit.uk is federated with them. If a Threads user posts on that second instance, you’ll also be able to see it. Because even though your home instance blocks Threads, that second instance allows it and you see it by proxy.
You won't see much Threads content on the Threadiverse, blocking them is more a gesture of solidarity for our micro-blogging cousins.
Yeah, I used it as an example because I knew feddit.uk defederated from it.
Thanks for all this info but I have to say, I am soooo confused.
I'd suggest that the short version is "don't worry about it".
The slightly longer version is that the Lemmy equivalent of a subreddit will have a kind of home-base instance (eg. based on lemmy.world or aussie.zone or whatever else). For the most part, it makes no difference. But some lemmy instances might choose to block certain content. (For example, they might block all porn content or something); and so depending on where you signed up, you may see a slightly different selection of posts on your feed.
You're on aussie.zone. You can see a list of what is linked & blocked for you here.
The only reason you'd need a secord account to view content is because we don't allow NSFW material.
Welcome! Great to see people choosing our instance :) Like Blaze said, feel free to ask any questions, it can be a bit overwheling at first!
A bit between a forum and reddit. You don't have to sneak away to subreddit, just comment wherever and whenever. There's usually some good interaction. Much smaller places than reddit and less monkeying with comments and votes and such.
For new people
If anyone is looking for the replacement to a specific sub see these directories:
I got sitewide banhammered from Reddit for my absent-minded use of the report button instead of using modmail
Even though I was polite in the message Reddit claimed it was mod harassment
It's been over a week and they still haven't responded to my appeal
It won't let me submit another appeal because it says I've already submitted one
I've been on reddit for over 10 years, seems like an odd way to end it.
I'll have to admit though, Lemmy is pretty sweet. I even got Sync back!
Yeah I left reddit when the API thing stopped me using sync. It was the final straw. Like you, I'd been involved for over ten years, but sometimes you gotta move on. I missed some subs, and Lemmy is definitely less active - but I waste less time here than I did on reddit and that's a bonus.
The biggest thing I miss from Reddit is how up to date the news on the front page was. Having said that, they changed the algorithm and it's been dogshit for years anyway. I dont miss Reddit at all, been here for over a year.
I'm really liking Lemmy so far, it definitely has the raw vibe of old reddit that I've missed for so long
Every trivial and throughless ban like that, creates another exile who becomes a regular on lemmy. This is a one-way street usually
Their loss, our gain.
I got banned for speaking out about Israel's crimes and saying Netenyahu and his cabinet need to be hanged for their crimes.
Since I am here, I will say that a trial is unnecessary.
I got banned for posting combat footage recorded by Al Aqsa brigades.
Welcome aboard! I see you signed up to LW, here the worst of the "Tankie Triad" has been defederated from (hexbear and lemmygrad) though lemmy.ml is still fed'd so beware.
Is that seriously how you greet new people? Literally the first thing you are saying is about sowing division. "Watch out for the boggieman instance!" How about you just give it a rest.
Yea, I would do the same IRL to tell people visiting my city for the first time about the "bad parts of town" just the same
It's disingenuous otherwise to hide such info
Sounds about reddit.
THATS ME!!!!!
Enjoy, take a poke around, drop some comments.
Your account age is 4 months tho?
Some of us float between servers, depending on their state of federation and/or moderation.
Time passes differently between universes.
That long already? Clearly still a lurker at heart
Just got here from Reddit. Haven't officially left it, but the concept of the fediverse intrigued me and wanted to check it out
Welcome! I hope you have fun here!
For me I dropped Reddit fully when I realized it was going down more than lemmy.world ever did lol
Welcome!
Welcome! Any questions so far?
Thanks! What are the least political meme communities I can join? Politics has seeped into just about every subreddit and I need a break. I see in "all" here that there's also a lot of politics around here in the meme instances
We've definitely seen an upswing in registrations this week, we usually have 1 a day and we are already on 8 today.
StarTrek.website saw 4 approved registrations in the past day, and we typically get about 1/day too.
I think we got to 11 or 12 in the end.
I left Reddit during APIGate and I tried lemme and it was full of racist nastiness so I closed my account and recently also left all meta apps and drasticallyreduced tiktok, and thought I might come check out how things are going and it's nice and cozy here now, think I will stay. Been off of x for the better part of 3 years.
Oh damn, I too initially left reddit during the API BS, but I didn't see any of that.
What instance was that? (Was it one of the Tankie Triad?(Hexbear, Lemmygrad or Lemmy.ml?))
I don't remember, sadly. It was like a year and a half ago, and I opened the app and saw some had made a post on the home page that was just the N word over and over so I closed the website (I was on desktop) and figured I would let it mature for a bit.
Bro has a bone to pick💀
Welcome back!
Thank you!
Holy cow this is me!
Welcome! Here are a few pointers to get you started
Id like to point out there are also some really good mobile apps for lemmy. I use sync for lemmy. Hopefully others will recommend there favorites. There are quite a few good ones!
Connect never gets love but is great too
https://www.lemmyapps.com/
Jerboa over here!
Boost is now a Lemmy app!
Seconding Boost for Lemmy, was my favorite before reddits api-lypse.
So is Sync but we're in one of those blackout periods iykyk
I use Thunder :3
Hey newbies! Confused about how it all works? Don't worry, you'll get used to the confusion. Also, check out [email protected] for a good niche community.
Damn I've been here this whole time and I'm still not subscribed to that community. Nice one!
It actually is true that it takes time to find your way around the fediverse. But that's also kind of nice because it means there's always cool new communities to find. A lot of my current favorite communities are ones I didn't find until after being here for over a year.
I should take the time to make a list of some of the hidden gems and sticky it somewhere.
[email protected] ?
Just got a nearly 10 year old Reddit account permabanned because someone I share my computer with commented on a sub that banned me.
The admins didn't even have a look at my first appeal, sending an automatic message instead and won't have a look at any further appeal, so here I am.
Welcome, good choice with Jlailu, it's a great instance! [email protected] for chill discussions
I mean I picked the one that was labeled as "french" out of simplicity ahah
This is the way.
People talk about decision paralysis when joining a Fediverse instance but I quickly spotted a UK one, signed up and never looked back.
As soon as accounts are connected to other banned accounts, it’s the end of the line.
Yeah that's dumb, here we are being both banned for some dumb shit
It makes sense to detect ban evasion. You can always delete cookies and make a new account.
To be fair that's a "Dog ate my homework" level excuse.
Careful not to step in the Tankies on your way in.
Tankies almost made me quit day one until I learned what instances were and how to block them. With Hexbear and .ml gone from my feed, Lemmy is a lot more normal.
Or, you know, do step on them, but don't forget to wipe your boots afterwards.
No... They're into that shit.
Newish to Lemmy, but left due to Reddit terrible mods.
How do you enjoy public modlogs? [email protected] if you want to see power tripping called out
Reddit mods have less power to remove unwanted speech than Lemmy admins do. If you are upset because mods would not let you say something in their communities, Lemmy is not going to be more accommodating for that.
Howso? The Fediverse literally gives you the option to choose from among several different instances. It's trivial to migrate to an instance you find better suited to you, if you don't like this one.
Mods and admins are connected across instances on Lemmy. I have seen someone get banned from their own instance for posting something, that wasn’t even against the rules, on another instance. These power structures are not transparent and can bite you any time.
Eh, at least it's way easier for everyone to move on somewhere else (still on Lemmy)
Or to start a better version of a community with blackjack and hookers.
I've started a community, can I have my blackjack and hookers now please?
You seem to have misunderstood, it's the person who started the community who is supposed to provide the blackjack and hookers 😅
But by that logic, you started the instance. Where's the instance-level blackjack and hookers? I demand a refund!
Lol nah it was TheDude who started the instance, I'll have to check with him about that and get back to you
Bah, the 196 drama was entertaining
Did something new happen on reddit?
Nothing new in particular. People are sick of power tripping mods. Also people that joined Reddit many years ago are sad to see it's turned into something else in many ways. I'm brand new here, I am over Reddit as I just got banned for "threatening violence". I appealed to no avail. I got angry regarding a post about an adult purposely running down a 12 year old. I expressed what I "would feel like doing" to that driver if he knocked one of my sons over on purpose. I didn't actually threaten a real person, it was based on a hypothetical scenario. But no apparently that's threatening violence. So yeah, I'm here.
A post of an article calling for federated social media got big. A comment on said post pointing to Lemmy got 100s of upvotes. Reddit mods deleted the comment.
!https://programming.dev/post/24371441
Lol I got an account banned in reddit for threatening violence too - my comment was a direct quote from the US president!
ah. I thought they did some new, fresh BS and caused another exodus.
It's meta and x that are causing interest in the fediverse again. Pixelfed has gained a lot of users.
I know that, but the title of this post references redditors.
Well I just got here and I don't know what the title was referencing in regard to an earlier thread. I'm learning how to navigate this thing currently. I understand where you're coming from though. Maybe that earlier post explains it ?
Whether you're on desktop or mobile there are many alternative frontends to Lemmy.
Edit: some desktop examples:
Photon
Alexandrite
More can be found here.
General interest in fediverse includes Lemmy.
Would you mind telling me what "Fediverse" is please. I had a bit of a read about this new place/thing/situation/blogsite or whatever it's called. I'm an old Troglodyte and lucky that I even discovered Reddit 12 years ago. It was great for many years but I've grown tired of the same old comments and the insecure mods. Well anyway, happy newish year.
[email protected] should give you a few pointers!
It's the constellation of federated web services all communicating with each other through a shared protocol.
Imagine if Web 2.0 had dawned with someone inventing a way for all the blogs, forums, wikis and social media to talk to each other, instead of Big Web tempting people into walled gardens. Well we're now back on that better timeline and making up for lost time.
See: https://jointhefediverse.net/
Federated Universe, or open social web as some have come to call it. It refers to many services that use the same protocol ActivityPub for their backend. Different software uses it a little differently but a shared backend is how for example you can get people commenting here from their Mastadon or Mbin account.
It can be tough to describe without getting too much into unnecessary details. Other big things is instances. Basically anyone can download the hosting software for one of these sevices such as Lemmy. Once it's run it becomes and instance of the Lemmy software and then connects to the broader network of Lemmy servers.
Hope that didn't make things more confusing. The main benefit for you is if you find you disagree with the admins where you signed up you don't need to abandon the platform as whole, you can just look around for an instance that's run in a way that more aligns with your views.
My instance, while one of the biggest, is small enough that I can directly chat with the the handful of admins if I have any concerns or questions. This works for me. Plus it being hosted close to me is good for latency.
Edir: and happy new year to you too! Hope you enjoy the time you spend it here.
Mods can be very ban happy around here as well.
Just joined, ready to shitpost 🫡
Welcome!
Here are a few pointers to get you started
As as you mentioned shitposting, ![email protected]
Try out ![email protected] which I made.
The first post on this community to get 1k upvotes. 👍
Keep up the good work everyone.
🎉
oooo me me, you're speaking to me!
Welcome!
Here are a few pointers:
Lemmy.world sure seems full of the "Reddit Mod" types that killed reddit, but there are other options in the verse.
I see your point, but it wasn't really the reddit mods that killed reddit, it was the admins selling out to corporate greed
Admins are the main culprits, but mods removing posts organizing migration to Lemmy also have a share of responsibility in the situation.
By the time people were moving to Lemmy, the damage was already done. If anything, you're arguing that the mods helped save reddit from a larger exodus by disrupting the migration? You seem confused.
Commenter above you said that typical "Reddit mods" killed Reddit.
You say it was the admins.
I'm saying that the mods could have helped save the "original Reddit spirit" by facilitating the transition to Lemmy, like [email protected] and [email protected] did.
Mods who removed posts suggesting to transitioning to Lemmy were accomplices, probably because they didn't want to lose the power on their subs.
and ![email protected] !
Yes sorry, don't know why I forgot about you ha ha
I'm easily forgotten :D
Thanks man. I've always given you credit for that. Or at least I remember specifically mentioning you in a couple of comments when I was lambasting the majority of reddit mods and pointing to you as the shining example of someone who stuck to their guns and did what was necessary.
Tbh I didn't realize until now that feddit.de originated from r/ich_iel mods, nor that aussie.zone originated from r/Melbourne mods. That might have something to do with you naming the instance after yourself 😅
But seriously, you're a legend and you have done so much for Lemmy. I donate to you on liberapay but it's far less than you deserve.
The real reason was that early-on, I didn't expect it to go very far and just used a subdomain on dbzer0.com which I've had for years. I now wish I had chosen a more catchy domain name, but alas :D
And thank you for your kind words (and donation)
Agreed. I highly recommend choosing a different instance for your account.
The mods on [email protected] and other communities routinely ban posters that don’t violate the rules, just because they don’t like their political opinion.
See [email protected] for some discussion around mods‘ abuse of power.
Never commented on reddit. now I comment everywhere!
Same!
I got banned a couple years ago when I expressed my opinion regarding the living status of Trump et al (hint: it wasn't positive).
Welcome to the Fediverse. No idea when the narwhal bacons around here, though.
Narwhals don’t bacon round these parts, but you better fucking believe our beans wear jeans all day long.
And get ready for the voids to consume you.
It is the first time I see myself as a hiring manager. It's not that displeasing though.. Welcome everyone!
If you enjoy drama, this is the place to be.
The last few days were wild
Really drained the strategic popcorn reserve I tell you hwhat.
If anyone is looking for an unpopularopinion sub here, check out opinionhavers which I'm trying to get going.
There is also this one but mods took it offline for a while to protest something or other, so I figure it's good to have alternatives. The mod drama over there if you care.
[email protected] is open, people created threads yesterday, so not sure what you mean?
It was shut down for around a week to a week and a half, and now it's back. That's what I meant.
The point was: now that it's been shown that the mod is willing to take the sub offline in protest of various stuff, maybe it would be good to support an alternative as well so eggs can be in several baskets instead of just one.
LW reverting that policy is a sign the blackout was justified
Not relevant to this.
I still miss /r/asksciencefiction. I want to ask and answer questions about my favourite franchises, but the community on Lemmy is woefully dead.
Yea, for these scenarios I'd recommend posting in the more generalized versions like [email protected] and tag it with something like [Question] and then maybe cross-post it to the actual [email protected] to hopefully generate some traffic in the future
Lemmy is still a bit small to have a bunch of hyper-focused comms like Reddit, but maybe some day!