Tonight I tried to create a Wikipedia page for Lemmy to try and raise awareness, but it was quickly rejected for the following reason:
This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject. Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.
I guess we'll have to start getting journalists to write about it?
A good first step in "advertising through Wikipedia" might be to add a link to join-lemmy on the "Fediverse" page.
The fediverse page already mentions lemmy. Someone can try to find a way to get join-lemmy there, but i think it'll be removed
Just added it. I wouldn't think it will be removed, other services in that list with no dedicated Wikipedia page also have links ...