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Lemmy is listed as the top alternative to reddit on AlternativeTo. (alternativeto.net)

submitted 3 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 years ago (3 children)

Does anyone know how the alternatives are ranked? There are multiple which have more likes than Lemmy, but are listed lower.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

There are hearts and there are likes.

Both are differents.

If I remember the likes are the most important ones.

The likes are specific of every alternative list and act like votes in Lemmy. You can give them when it asks you "is this a good alternative" or similar.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

When I went over there and liked Lemmy, a pop-up appeared that asked something like "Is this the alternative you prefer the most?". So maybe my like appears as a single like in the sum of likes, but weighs more towards pushing that particular alternative up in the rank.