Yeah I have the same problem. I've been testing both Mlem and Memmy and I was in the latter when I first saw your post. Switched over to Mlem and the image doesn't preload and I don't see a way to open it.
Thanks, that's good info. If I do go forward, I was planning on going the Ansible route, though I've never used it before.
I've read that it can take a bit of time to sync when you first federate, but that after some period of time it gets closer to real-time with posts and comments.
According to the lemmy.world Instances page, lemmygrad.ml is linked, not blocked. I know it's blocked on a number of other instances.
I'm glad that worked. I'm considering launching a personal self-hosted instance of my own, so I may be in your shoes soon enough.
How did you find the process? Did you use Docker or Ansible?
Have you tried searching for the communities first? As I understand it from some other posts, if you try to access a remote community via URL through your home instance before it "knows" about it, you'll get the 404 error. Someone (you) on your instance has to make your instance "aware" of the remote community by searching for it first. Then, after your instance is aware of the community and federating it, you can access it via URL as you posted above.
I don't necessarily want reddit to die, or even see its user base devolve into dregs. I view competition as a positive. Lemmy and the broader fediverse is competition for reddit and vice versa. Both existing and thriving may make each better over time.
Perhaps one reason we got to this point is that reddit has control over the market on this format, or at least has the dominant network effect. Many seem view this as a zero-sum game, where for one player to advance another must fall away, but I find that perspective short-sighted.
I respect (and share, to a certain extent) the opinions and frustrations of recent defectors, but urge everyone to take a long-term view.
Thank you for pointing this out. I missed the difference and was very confused/concerned.
I'm glad it's not just me! It seems like everyone is all about Discord and I just can't wrap my head around it. Another thing that drives me nuts is that every server has a different set of hoops to jump though before you can see or do anything, and some of them are really strange.
I like it more than Discord, which a lot of subs have been directing people to. Nothing wrong with Discord - it's great for live chat and whatnot - but I don't find it to be a good reddit alternative. Every time I drop in I feel like I'm walking into the middle of a conversation with no context.
I love the post-and-reply paradigm with threaded comments, so Lemmy feels like a much better fit for me. Makes it much easier to casually browse and consume content, and participate in a more asynchronous manner.
Nothing wrong with a bit of competition
Totally agree
I just joined lemmy.world a few days ago and already subbed to /c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml. This community seems pretty active.
I only mention this because i just came across this post: What are you guys doing when there’s multiple communities for the same thing across instances?
(I'm not sure yet the best or recommened way to link directly to a post.)
This highlights the point in that post. I'm certainly not disuading anyone from joining this new community and hope everyone finds the best one that fits them. I'll keep my eye on your new community. Good luck!
The "collapse" of the government in a parliamentary system means the government no longer commands the confidence of a majority of the (typically) lower house, in this case the House of Representatives. Nothing immediate happens, although the prime minister may (or may not) resign, a "caretaker" government takes over until a new elections are held.
Here, it sounds like one of the four coalition parties has pulled out due to disagreeemnt over immigration, which the coalition parties had never agreed on.