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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

β€’Lemmy.ml - Signed up here first, was recommended to it as a general place to sign up to

β€’Lemmy.blahaj.zone - Egg memes, blΓ₯haj memes, just memes

β€’Lemmy.world - Handy for extra world news communities

β€’Lemmynsfw.com - Do I need to explain. This is under a different name, but I've kinda used that name over on the other place and I'm slowly bringing my content over (plus new stuff)

I only use one and four regularly

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'm a dirty hippy and slrpnk.net seemed like a server for other dirty hippies

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

First I made one on ml. Then I made one on kbin because everyone said ml was a bunch of tankies and had some shady shit going on. Then none of the apps supported kbin so now I made one on world. Lol and I have no idea which one between world and ml I'm even posting from right now since I'm logged into both on liftoff

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Idk, because why not Estonia.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

I made my first account on lemmy.ml because it had a commitment to free and open-source software with a focus on privacy.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

A subreddit I was in linked their lemmy community and it was on dbzer0 so I created a account on there and called it a day.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Its status on federation with problematic instances.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Bouncing between several since lemmy.world is being hammered right now, I'm sure once the dust settles things will calm down. Right now I'm on infosec.pub because it was recommended to me as a smaller server. It really doesn't matter so long as whatever you're on communicates with everyone else.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

It doesn't really matter actually, but I would prefer to stay on the one with more members as it will probably last longer than other instances

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I chose lemm.ee because it came highly recommended and rightfully so. Great management and great communities too

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

So I joined lemmy.world because I use to be a user of reddit is fun, rip, and in their going away message they mentioned .world. So I joined that instance not realizing how the fediverse works.

Overall what I've seen is the instance you join determines your "front page" since by default it will be set to show local communities. Other than that subscribe to any community from any instance then set your front page to show "subscribed" or "all" and you get your basic Reddit experience

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I chose Aussie.zone cause I'm out of touch with my own country so seeing the news here is nice and cause I thought it would be easier to join a country instance.

Also optional email and I know I could make a temp email but I can't be bothered.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I am hosting it lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Es ist Deutschland hier!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I like the short and aesthetic of the domain name lemm.ee

Shorter domains the better I say! (usually)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I wanted a server that had fast posting and browsing

Then I learned that some of the larger servers aren't federating with each other, which made me happy I went this route

https://wirebase.org, FYI

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

The first I tried was Lemmy.ml. I applied and didn't hear back. So I joined Lemmy.world and registered immediately.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I was going to choose sopuli.xyz but you need to give them a reason to why you want there and I never heard back from them and logging in does nothing, so I assume I was not selected. I say it would be fair if there was some message to go f myself so that I wouldn't be held in eternal limbo.

So I chose lemmy.world as it's a general purpose instance and immediate registry.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Made one on lemmy.world but it's crumbling under the pressure as we speak. Tried a local one, but it has like 5 users. Don't trust it to live long enough. So started using the star trek one, because star trek. Not as if you'd need any other reason

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Biggest German server and good community.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm learning german so while i was looking for some german speaking communities. They're surprisingly big and keep growing.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I joined Lemmy a few weeks ago when a lot of other reddit refugees were making the switch. A lot of the servers were overloaded, so I just went ahead and hosted my own. My instance is never overloaded because I'm the only user, and because Lemmy is federated I can subscribe to communities on any instance I want.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I chose vlemmy.net cause it seemed neutral, general, and was one of the recommended ones. So far so good.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'd heard you shouldn't pick one of the largest, I explicitly didn't want a server run by Nazis, Paleolibertarians, or Marxist-Leninists, and I didn't mind the rules here.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Wanted to be on a reasonably big instance, since I figure they're more likely to stick around in the long run. Lemmy.ml was closed for registration at the time (might still be, idk), and plus I have some disagreements with the admins, so I chose lemmy.world. I'm pretty happy here and don't see a reason to change personally, although the server's getting pretty overloaded recently so we'll see.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Decided to go with a smaller instance from the start, as I think we can all see what happens when one entity holds too much power within an ecosystem.

Also wanted to go with one that was not defederated from other instances (nor defederating others as well). Checked a bunch of lists, and decided to go with my current one.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I chose Lemmy.world, because it was the one I was hearing the most about. It's a bit slow at the moment, but that's not surprising, given the amount of new users. So far it's been fun. I really hope more and more people show up!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Signed up this account on .world because it was quite small (lol) but seemed competently run. This decision has not worked out great!

Had my other account on Beehaw so after that whole debacle I had to migrate. Moved that one to lemm.ee because again small and competently run. It's worked out much better over there, people seem to keep flocking to .world for whatever reason so lemm.ee is staying nice and manageable (for now).

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Well, I started my instance so it only makes sense that its also my home!

As for why I started an instance, I've always liked self-hosting stuff as its been one of the best ways I learn how stuff on the internet works, even more than I have learnt from doing some programming in my spare time. So it was an obvious move for me since I wanted to know more about how ActivityPub worked.

Originally I wasn't really planning on having open registration on my instance (otherwise I would've picked a better domain name, a bit late for that now) however as I saw Lemmy pick up pace, and the larger servers were starting to have issues, I figured that the best way I could give back was at least offer to share the load.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Google search. I had no clue about multiple instances. Search lemmy on Google and first link was for lemmy.ml domain so that's how I am here.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Tried lemmy.world as a reddit refugee but with the performance issues they're experiencing, quickly went looking for another instance with better performance and a decent amount of extra content. Lemmy.ml is blocked at work (.ml TLD is freenom so prone to abuse) and registration is closed anyway, so decided on lemm.ee.

Far better speed, a good amount of content locally, and few/no errors at the moment.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I wanted an instance specifically for Australians... so I made one πŸ˜€

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I'm with the boys on lemm.ee !

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Feddit.uk - I figure regionality has benefit in keeping loads more spread, plus it hosts some good communities and a cute name.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

It doesn't but I thought it did

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