I wanted to get a pulse check on how new members are finding the general experience/website. Is it more confusing than Reddit or are you finding the instance system a better way of doing things as it can give you more freedom of where you choose to create an account?

I’m a new user myself but have found the experience to remind me of Reddit back in the day, lol. It’s definitely giving me old-school yet modern vibes and it’s great to see something that isn’t Reddit growing in popularity!

  • Monkeytennis@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    I love the idea of Lemmy and I haven’t found it too hard to create an account and get the gist of things.

    BUT, the novelty will wear off and I’m not interested in general channels. I used Reddit for UX design, menslib, indieheads, OCD support, and lots of niche stuff that doesn’t seem to exist here.

    I know the answer is for me to get involved, but I work long hours and am a single dad to 2 … I could set something up, but I don’t have time to find quality OC and nurture multiple communities. I’d honestly be a poor mod.

    I half expect Reddit to announce major changes to their official app, which may be enough to win a proportion of people back.

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      1 year ago

      As enthusiastic as I am about Lemmy, the fact that the handful of niche communities that I followed on Reddit might not ever get here is my biggest fear about the platform. That said, time will tell, and for now I’m enjoying using Lemmy in a way I hadn’t used Reddit before.

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      1 year ago

      There’s always the be the change you want to see, but also keep in mind that things just take time. This run is a fairly big one. It will take a week or so for the new people to settle and some more time to establish the communities. Reach out to your favourite subreddit mods and ask if they’d be interested.

      I would also be happy to host such communities on my instance, as I’m sure others would as well, as this would not generate the insane traffic main communities would.