Hi all,

The lemmy.world instance has reportedly increased to over 1k users. I think it was like at just 200 2-3 days ago. That’s wild!

Anyway, I’ve noticed a few posts/comments by new users, mostly from the reddit exodus, hoping for increased engagement in lemmy communities. We can help this merely by posting and commenting. Lots of users are going to come over to glance and see if this is a good place for them. If they see little to no interaction, then many of them will leave. But if they see that communities are active, they will be more apt to stay and join. So, I suggest we all start posting and commenting. If your post/comment suck, then don’t worry. Users will downvote it lol. We just need to spark conversation. Let’s get to it!

Ok, I’m going to follow my own suggestion and start posting on /c/autism@lemmy.world. All neurotypes are welcome, so feel free to stop on by and join as you please 🙂

relevant meme: https://i.imgur.com/Prs9z3e.png

    • KronusdarkEnglish
      15·
      2 years ago

      I already pinged Christian suggesting this. Although, I imagine he’s probably pretty burnt on the whole thing right now.

      • MATTLADexeEnglish
        13·
        2 years ago

        Burnt is a understatement lol he was slandered by Reddit itself

      • Snowyman12334567890English
        3·
        2 years ago

        Though there is a danger to the federation model. Where are images stored and what if an instance shuts down. Is everything lost from that instance?

        • ramblechatEnglish
          1·
          2 years ago

          I did read a comment that if the instance you registered on shuts down, your account goes. That’s a problem.

          • Snowyman12334567890English
            1·
            2 years ago

            Yes we need to make sure the instances we populate are robust and almost as strong and reliable as a central model.

            • ramblechatEnglish
              21·
              2 years ago

              But it’s not a good model - if someone creates / hosts an instance that becomes popular but then either decides they don’t want to do it anymore, or their personal circumstances change and they have to shut it down, does that mean all the users and posts go? What about unplanned outages? Are hosters capable of running DR or HA? Or even being able to hold it hostage - “Hey guys, I can no longer afford to keep this running but if you donate I may be able to keep going “.

  • slash_nickEnglish
    21·
    2 years ago

    Just commenting to increase engagement! Love federated services and hope they really take hold and replace the crap system we have now

    • BOMBSOPEnglish
      14·
      2 years ago

      I’m excited for it! There was an attempt at a mass reddit exodus over 5 years ago (I can’t remember exactly when). The other sites I attempted didn’t have anywhere the level of engagement that the Fediverse if getting now, and I think things are really going to pick up steam here once the blackout hits followed by the 3rd party apps shutting down. Things are looking pretty good for change 🙂

      • notsorryforpartyingEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        If I remember correctly it was over censorship issues and I tried Voat for a while around then but it didn’t turn out. I’m optimistic about lemmy so far though.

  • Mog_fanaticEnglish
    17·
    2 years ago

    Let’s do this. I would love to actually see repercussions for such a braindead decision from Reddit. Let’s make this puppy fly!

    • maporita@lemmy.mlEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      I haven’t felt this excited about an online community since r/wallstreetbets and GMC to the moon.

  • isdfoa@kbin.social
    15·
    2 years ago

    Excited to join in on this reddit exodus, I was used to lurking on reddit but looking forward to actually conversing with a smaller community here! Still getting my head around the fediverse and made an account on Kbin

    • seikoshadow@kbin.social
      6·
      2 years ago

      I can’t quite figure out how to post a top level comment but would be great to have this take off with all the shit that Reddits pulling.

      Personally I’m dying to see a cities Skylines sub take off

  • TeaHandsEnglish
    13·
    2 years ago

    Yep! I’ve been pushing the “be the change you want to see” approach to anyone who will listen and also quite a few who won’t. But sometimes all it takes is one person for a community to pop off.

  • Winterismyseason@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    13·
    2 years ago

    Totally agree. It’s a bit disappointing to see posts about interesting things with no comments while scrolling. I’ve only ever made one reddit comment, but this place looks nice and I’m happy to add to the discussion here.

    • BOMBSOPEnglish
      13·
      2 years ago

      Based on this comment alone, you’ve already caught up to your reddit commenting engagement! Congrats lol

    • lixus98@kbin.social
      4·
      2 years ago

      I also was a lurker on reddit, rarely commenting. However it seems like your interactions are more welcome here.

      • historical_garlic383
        3·
        2 years ago

        Commenting almost felt pointless on some the busier subreddits because it would just disappear in the noise. This feels a lot more engaging so far.

  • YuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuEnglish
    12·
    2 years ago

    Awesome, it’s been forever since I’ve seen an online community that isn’t already established so it’s cool to participate in one that still growing. I’m using mobile so there are some bugs and I’m having trouble uploading an avatar, it lets me select the picture but it doesn’t look like it actually uploads it.

    • BOMBSOPEnglish
      7·
      2 years ago

      Me too! I’m excited to help the formative process so that it can turn into something fruitful.

      I’m predicting that the app will probably be a bit buggy until this site gets the momentum it needs to receive more attention. Maybe one of the app developers that dropped reddit will get on it. Meanwhile, the app is good enough to interact. If I need to make any major changes, I can still use a desktop.

  • iNeedScissors67@kbin.social
    11·
    2 years ago

    I am definitely a Redditfugee, I’ve been posting a little bit today and have gotten some responses. I look forward to engaging somewhere other than Reddit, it’s just going to take me some time to figure out how this all works. I started by subbing to about 30 “magazines” (I’m using kbin) that are relevant to my interests. Not entirely sure how to filter the homepage view to prioritize those but I will figure it out.

  • TendieMaster69@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    10·
    2 years ago

    I’m fully expecting lemmy to start to struggle in a week or two. It’s typical for new platforms to have issues early on. I don’t think the infrastructure will be able to handle the wave, but I’m glad to be here now. Make sure to stop by https://sh.itjust.works/c/imageai for AI image generation stuff!

    • BOMBSOPEnglish
      9·
      2 years ago

      That just means we need more people to start more instances. The federated system distributes the load, so not one entity is responsible for carrying all of the weight.

      • jackEnglish
        5·
        2 years ago

        It’s a little confusing and new to me with it being this way, but super interesting!

        I think a lot of people (me included) have a bit of tunnel vision and end up in the ‘Local’ column on the instance homepage.

        Do all instances see all comments from all other instances, too? Are there things that instance owners need to set up to get this to work? Here’s hoping we get some thriving lemmy communities! :)

        • BOMBSOPEnglish
          9·
          2 years ago

          So I’m no expert. I’ve just been learning about this for the past 2 days and am not a STEM. I did some vocational training and OTJ experience when I worked as a computer net admin back from 2001-2004. That’s all my computer admin experience.

          Instances are like servers. Anyone with a Linux machine can set one up as the system is FOSS and the documentation and program is helpfully laid out here. Someone setups an instance and joins the federated network following the instructions. The instances then all communicate to each other and share what is going on in their instances. The person running the instance can make rules that block other instances based on each admin’s preferences. That means that as long as the instance you are on is communicating with the other instances, then you guys can see each other’s posts and comments. Not only that, but the federated network includes other interfaces that aren’t just Lemmy because the instances communicate using the same language. That means that kbin, Mastodon, and Pixelfed can also interact with Lemmy. You can see their stuff too! Another analogy would by like email, except emails were all posted on reddit-, twitter-, and photo- like forums instead of between two parties.

          So from my layperson’s understanding, this is like if anyone can host a full “reddit” with it’s own “subreddits”. And if they don’t like a particular reddit’s layout, they can try another reddit that looks and interacts somewhat differently. Yet, all the separate reddits can communicate with each other, share info, and not one entity can control the system. Ultimately, if you don’t like your instance, you can leave and create the exact same community in another one. That means there could be hundreds of the same “subreddits” throughout the federation. Or, if you want to run your very own Lemmy/kbin/Mastodon/Pixelfed, go for it. Be your own admin.

          Personally, I think it’s a pretty interesting and progressive approach to power distribution of the social media. As a political anarchist, I find it quite interesting and appealing.

          • jackEnglish
            6·
            2 years ago

            You’ve explained it in a much better way than I understood it!

            I’ve ended up with an account on two instances as it seemed one might’ve been blocking other instances. Being on one of the bigger ones seems like the way to go in terms of interaction and compatibility then.

            I agree, it’s a super interesting way of working and honestly, I think I like it. It’s like someone has given me niche forums and put them all in one place with a single way of interacting!

  • psychothumbsEnglish
    9·
    2 years ago

    When I click on your autism sub link my phone tries to open it as an email address.

  • Coolgamer06English
    8·
    2 years ago

    Yeah. I’m trying to convert my friends, but none of them are sure about leaving Reddit.

    • pleasemakesenseEnglish
      14·
      2 years ago

      If they use third party app, tell them to try out the reddit app, they’ll probably be more inclined to migrate then xd

      • Coolgamer06English
        7·
        2 years ago

        I have no idea what they use. I don’t think they’re very aware if the problem

    • BOMBSOPEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      I don’t know because I don’t understand your question. How does someone count others off of world visitors? Perhaps you could rephrase the question?

        • BOMBSOPEnglish
          2·
          2 years ago

          give me some slack. after all, i am the sole moderator of /c/autism 😜

          • VaradinEnglish
            2·
            2 years ago

            I thought they were an extra terrestrial.

      • The dogspaw @midwest.socialEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        I meant off world as I’m not on this instance I’m on another world are only people who are members of lemmy.world counted or is anyone who comments or subs from another instance counted

        • BOMBSOPEnglish
          1·
          2 years ago

          Ah, I might understand now.

          As far as new users, it’s evident I was only referring to on world users. The total number of users across Lemmy is surely much higher, but I don’t have that number. I think there’s a website posted around here somewhere (maybe on kbin) that tracks that.

          As far as posting, I think everyone in every instance should increase engagement by posting and commenting.