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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by nutomic@lemmy.ml to c/lemmy@lemmy.ml

We are happy to see that many of you are exploring Lemmy after Reddit announced changes to its API policy. I maintain this project alongside @dessalines@lemmy.ml.

Lemmy is similar to Reddit in many ways, but there is also a major difference: Its not only a single website, but consists of many different websites which are interconnected through federation. This is achieved with the ActivityPub protocol which is also used by Mastodon. It means that you can sign up on any Lemmy instance to interact with users and communities on other instances. The project website has a list of instances which all have their own rules and administrators. We recommend that you sign up on one of them, to avoid overt centralization on lemmy.ml.

Another difference compared to Reddit is that Lemmy is open source, and not funded by any company. For this reason it relies on volunteer work to make the project better, whether it's programming, design, documentation, translating, reporting issues or others. See the contributing guide to get started. You can also donate to support development.

We also recommend that you read the documentation. It explains how Lemmy works and how to setup your own Lemmy instance. Running an instance gives you full control over the rules and moderation, and prevents us developers from having any influence. Especially large communities that want to use Lemmy should host their own instance, because existing Lemmy instances would easily be overwhelmed by a large number of new users.

Enjoy your time here! If you have any questions, feel free to ask below or in the Matrix chat.

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[-] MathAndBall@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

Liking Lemmy so far. Looks and feels really similar to Reddit but also unique in its own way.

[-] potato_salad@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

Been exploring Lemmy for the past hour or so... actually pretty impressed with what I see. Hope it manages to take off!

[-] atomic@universeodon.com 6 points 2 years ago
[-] Kingofwhereigo@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Another Reddit refuge. Came here from the BaconReader apps subreddit. (Apparently I created this account a while ago and just forgot about it till now 🤦. Oh well better late than never)

[-] WhoRoger@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago
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[-] macsiwase@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago
[-] dessalines@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Glad to have you!

[-] Maxcactus@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

Wherever you go, there you are.

[-] JetpackJackson@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

Thanks for the welcome! This place seems really cool and I really like it here so far, I hope I can contribute some way in the future.

[-] RoundSparrow@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

It would seem nice to have an instance of Lemmy that focus on TV shows, films, music, bands, comics, etc

I'm watching the SIlo TV series currently (new episode today), etc.

Anyone working on this?

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[-] restarossa@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Good to be here. The main content column is really rather narrow, it's sadly more like new reddit than the old I prefer. Perhaps I'm able to change it? Other than that this all looks quite nice.

edit: (e.g front page of old.reddit I see 20 posts while on here it's only 8)

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[-] privacyphreak@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Happy to see a federated version of what Reddit should be. Keep up the good work!

[-] creek@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Thanks for the warm welcome. This is my first time exploring anything fediverse related, and I'm still trying to wrap my head around how all this works. All I know is that I'm really dissatisfied with the decision making that is going on at Reddit, and if there comes a day where I can no longer use my beloved Apollo to access their service, that will most likely be where I officially dip out.

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