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[–] 172 points 2 years ago (18 children)

For anyone panicking, this is exactly like what happened with the transition from ICQ to AOL messenger, from MySpace to Facebook, from 9gag/etc to Reddit, and so on.

Website makes a mistake, some people leave. Makes another, more leave. Each time this happens, more 'main' people of said website leave. Hell, I already saw PoppinKREAM here, so that's a great start.

So this is exactly how it always goes. The fact it is still here means it's staying. Look at Threads, or Metaverse, whatever those things are. All dying or dead, barely lasted. Lemmy is still here, people are still posting, so just keep doing what you're doing. It's already working.

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    Think it really was PoppinKREAM?! Love to read them again.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Who the fuck are these people?

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    Not sure about the other but PoppinKREAM became known on Reddit during the Mueller probe for very long, very well researched and cited comments mostly related to politics. Their citation style in particular meant their comments got tons of Reddit awards and were highly visible.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    Aw man. ICQ. I miss those times.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I still have my UIN 8833052 :)

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Mine was 6 digits. Good ole days of synchronous whiteboards. 🥲

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You must have gotten one in the first week. I got mine in the rist month

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Man, those days were awesome. You'd browse the list of online people to find someone to talk to. A lot of the times there'd be no communication possible, but sometimes you'd get to know a little bit about the life of someone in a radically different culture. What a time to be alive.

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