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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by otter@lemmy.ca to c/main@lemmy.ca

We have gotten a lot of new signups over the past few days, and we're all very excited to have you joining us! You'll find that people are more than happy to help you get started and learn how to use the site.

If you feel up for it, you can introduce yourself or ask questions below!

We have put together some resources to help new users get started:

You can also read:

These guides were published very recently, and we will be updating them over time. If you find that something is confusing or missing, please let us know and we can improve them further.

For an organized list of Canadian communities (provinces/territories, Cities / Local , Sports, Schools, BuyCanadian, CanadaPolitics etc.), see this post on !Canada@lemmy.ca. You can also ask about communities in places like !CommunityPromo@lemmy.ca.

We also encourage you to check out !NewToLemmy@lemmy.ca, so that others can help you / learn from your questions.

Welcome to Lemmy :)

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[-] TheMadChatter@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago

Elbows up, hosers!

[-] Zero@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago

Hi Everyone! I joined today. Have used Lemmy briefly in the past but never got into it fully.

Only question I have right now is - how does one create a Community? I'd like to start one for my small town to post news, events and open discussions for others to find and join as the server grows.

Thanks in advance!

[-] otter@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago

Also, assuming this is a Canadian small town, comment in this thread and I'll add it to the big list

https://lemmy.ca/post/2890824?scrollToComments=true

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[-] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 months ago

Make yourselves at home!

Please check out !taneggs@lemmy.ca and !modelparliament@lemmy.ca

[-] Greg@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 months ago

@otter@lemmy.ca, do you know what the catalyst was for the recent influx? It’s great news!

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[-] Mysticae0@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago

A quick hello from a new community member. Thank you to the folks who set this up, and to participants in this community generally. You give me hope.

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[-] gprime@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago

Hello. Nice to see a Canadian alternative to reddit.

[-] otter@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago

Welcome :) Let us know if you need help with anything!

[-] rob200@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 weeks ago

Hi thanks for welcoming. I joined this community because I was looking for a non u.s based social platform, that was like a reddit/message board, while being close to. Seems like a great social community on the Fediverse.

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[-] Cyan@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago

Hello, this place is kinda old school interwebs, I like it

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[-] Maximum__Photography@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 weeks ago
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[-] GlenC@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 weeks ago

Just joined after being recommended on Reddit. The straw for me was a recent 7 day ban because I stated a historical fact on guerrilla war and America. Not sure when Americans got so delicate and all snowflake like but whatever. Glad to be here.

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[-] EfficientWealth3498@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 weeks ago
[-] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 weeks ago
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[-] blunderworld@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 months ago

Welcome new users! You've made an excellent choice.

[-] Greg@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago

Welcome new folks!

[-] Ferdzy@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago

Hello! Still mostly hanging out at Reddit but I see the writing on the wall and am trying to at the very least diversify, and hopefully make a full switch soon. Very grateful that this is here - both Lemmy and this particular resource.

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[-] __Goblin@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago

New here, looking to move from redd it also. Got recommended lemmy by my brother this morning and I like what I see so far. Keep up the good work.

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[-] toe@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 weeks ago
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[-] Grant_M@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Thank you for Lemmy.ca :) Go #TeamCanada

[-] thatsmysandwich@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago

absolutely new to here (and to Lemmy, just learn that this exist today from.. well .. reddit) Glad to be here and glad to move on from there. Thanks to all the folks who host this, setting this up, and making this happen!

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[-] steever@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago

Is there any interest in taking donations on Librapay or Open collective again?

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[-] 2awesome4words@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 weeks ago
[-] otter@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 weeks ago

Bonjour! 😊

[-] ehpolitical@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago

Another question: My email notifications take me to lemm.ca... is there any way to be directed to https://alex.lemmy.ca/lemmy.ca? Something in my settings maybe?

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[-] orins@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago

Hello everyone, nice to e-meet you :D

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[-] hikuro93@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Hi! Great to be here, thanks! First Lemmy post ever, too.

I'm sure I'm not the first one in this Reddit exodus to mention this, but can we assume maybe there's an interest in refining the Lemmy experience to be a bit more streamlined and user friendly? As in, simpler to navigate and less dependent in tech-saviness.

For example, I had some confusion just to create my Lemmy account, or even download and sign-in to the Jerboa app. There's many Lemmy related pages and apps, which can be quite confusing and discouraging for most users showing interest in moving over. And I do consider myself tech-savvy, so I'm sure most people I know would just give up on it.

I know this is a somewhat sudden and unexpected move, and the last thing I want is to create unnecessary pressure on Lemmy, as these things take time, naturally.

Anyways I wish you well, and lots of success. I'll try my best and make this platform my main reddit-like one.

[-] Kichae@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago

So, there are a couple of issues with 'streamlining', the big one being that Lemmy isn't a single service, controlled by a single entity. It's a website engine, that lets anyone create a reddit-like content aggregator service. There are a thousand "Lemmys" out there, each one owned and operated independently from each other. Most of them are just engaged in an implicit content free-trade agreement.

So, how do you streamline that?

The apps are also made by whoever wants to make them. And none of them are made by the development team behind the Lemmy software.

How do you streamline that?

And, importantly, do you want to? Because stream-lining means centralizing ownership of it all, which leads us right back to the kind of situation that every major social platform is currently experiencing: taking away control from the user.

The tech isn't the barrier. It's the communication. People keep saying "join Lemmy!" as if it's a place you can go to, and not 1000 different places.

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