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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

People need to realize you can use alternatives

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

True, Federation is a key part in decentralization

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It's at the top of the list on join-lemmy.org's popular server list, next to lemmy.world and beehaw.org, of course new users will sign up on the more popular ones. Plus, a few posts on reddit called out these three which set everything in motion.

Once folks start to understand how it works, they might start to sign up on other ones, for a "cooler handle @ address" for their user, or register a domain and start their own instance like I did.

Anyway, welcome aboard, right?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (9 children)

Idk why anyone would use the main instance and choose to be admined by pro-CCP tankies

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is something that lemmy devs need to better address. This is an "Eternal September" kind of situation. People (me included) are not used to the fediverse. They think you can participate only if you're in that instance. And people want content, so they think "why's the instance with most people? Ahh lemmy.ml? Cool, let's join.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

yeah. i think the other problem is that people don't know if the instance would be good performance wise. i.e. i joined lemmy.ml because it was the one i found first.

A good way to handle it would be to have an instance list. with number of users vs maximum users. like joining a server in a video game. if i see its super full, i'll pick another server. of course, we'd need some large banners to make sure people know they won't be missing out on other instances.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

They need to do away with the ridiculous manual approval process on most servers and recommend servers that forego it on the main site.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Hello from lemmy.ca

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I tried to make an account on lemmy.ml and it looks like their servers are (understandably) overloaded

I ended up choosing lemmy.world instead

My understanding is I'm not missing out on anything by chosing a less-popular instance. Did I get that right?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Other servers are snappier than lemmy.ml

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

lemmy.ca - Hailing from beautiful Nova Scotia! 🇨🇦

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Hello from beehaw.org!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well, hello from feddit.de! Since I'm a german user I thought it'd be only logical to register on a german instance. While new registrations are semi-locked, the criteria for being let in are quite easy to pass and they are mostly in place to filter out spam. Got my account approved right on the next day

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

My work blocks lemmy.ml but not many other instances. Unfortunately all the heaviest memes are on lemmy.ml ! I just want to look at fun memes instead of my lame ass patients what’s wrong with that

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com for generative ai, neurodivergence, and anarchism and copylefts

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I like lemmy.world, because anyone can create their own community.

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