• RedFrank24@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 hour ago

    I still miss /r/asksciencefiction. I want to ask and answer questions about my favourite franchises, but the community on Lemmy is woefully dead.

    • cm0002@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      6·
      1 hour ago

      Yea, for these scenarios I’d recommend posting in the more generalized versions like !sciencefiction@lemmy.world and tag it with something like [Question] and then maybe cross-post it to the actual !asksciencefiction@lemmy.world to hopefully generate some traffic in the future

      Lemmy is still a bit small to have a bunch of hyper-focused comms like Reddit, but maybe some day!

  • MyNameIsFUElonTrump@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    4 hours ago

    I got banned a couple years ago when I expressed my opinion regarding the living status of Trump et al (hint: it wasn’t positive).

    Welcome to the Fediverse. No idea when the narwhal bacons around here, though.

    • prettybunnys@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      4 hours ago

      Narwhals don’t bacon round these parts, but you better fucking believe our beans wear jeans all day long.

      And get ready for the voids to consume you.

  • Taewyth@jlai.luEnglish
    13·
    12 hours ago

    Just got a nearly 10 year old Reddit account permabanned because someone I share my computer with commented on a sub that banned me.

    The admins didn’t even have a look at my first appeal, sending an automatic message instead and won’t have a look at any further appeal, so here I am.

  • HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.worldEnglish
    19·
    15 hours ago

    I got sitewide banhammered from Reddit for my absent-minded use of the report button instead of using modmail

    Even though I was polite in the message Reddit claimed it was mod harassment

    It’s been over a week and they still haven’t responded to my appeal

    It won’t let me submit another appeal because it says I’ve already submitted one

    I’ve been on reddit for over 10 years, seems like an odd way to end it.

    I’ll have to admit though, Lemmy is pretty sweet. I even got Sync back!

    • Phoenicianpirate@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      1 hour ago

      I got banned for speaking out about Israel’s crimes and saying Netenyahu and his cabinet need to be hanged for their crimes.

      Since I am here, I will say that a trial is unnecessary.

    • db0@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      4·
      4 hours ago

      Every trivial and throughless ban like that, creates another exile who becomes a regular on lemmy. This is a one-way street usually

    • Regrettable_incident@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      10 hours ago

      Yeah I left reddit when the API thing stopped me using sync. It was the final straw. Like you, I’d been involved for over ten years, but sometimes you gotta move on. I missed some subs, and Lemmy is definitely less active - but I waste less time here than I did on reddit and that’s a bonus.

      • NιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        9 hours ago

        The biggest thing I miss from Reddit is how up to date the news on the front page was. Having said that, they changed the algorithm and it’s been dogshit for years anyway. I dont miss Reddit at all, been here for over a year.

    • cm0002@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      42·
      14 hours ago

      Welcome aboard! I see you signed up to LW, here the worst of the “Tankie Triad” has been defederated from (hexbear and lemmygrad) though lemmy.ml is still fed’d so beware.

      • blind3rdeye@lemm.eeEnglish
        52·
        9 hours ago

        Is that seriously how you greet new people? Literally the first thing you are saying is about sowing division. “Watch out for the boggieman instance!” How about you just give it a rest.

        • cm0002@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          3·
          3 hours ago

          Yea, I would do the same IRL to tell people visiting my city for the first time about the “bad parts of town” just the same

          It’s disingenuous otherwise to hide such info

  • wreckingball4good@lemm.eeEnglish
    18·
    16 hours ago

    I left Reddit during APIGate and I tried lemme and it was full of racist nastiness so I closed my account and recently also left all meta apps and drasticallyreduced tiktok, and thought I might come check out how things are going and it’s nice and cozy here now, think I will stay. Been off of x for the better part of 3 years.

  • Zlain@lemm.eeEnglish
    22·
    18 hours ago

    Just got here from Reddit. Haven’t officially left it, but the concept of the fediverse intrigued me and wanted to check it out

  • DontMakeMoreBabies@lemm.eeEnglish
    112·
    16 hours ago

    Lemmy.world sure seems full of the “Reddit Mod” types that killed reddit, but there are other options in the verse.

    • imaqtpie@midwest.socialEnglish
      11·
      15 hours ago

      I see your point, but it wasn’t really the reddit mods that killed reddit, it was the admins selling out to corporate greed

      • Blaze (he/him)@feddit.orgEnglish
        51·
        10 hours ago

        Admins are the main culprits, but mods removing posts organizing migration to Lemmy also have a share of responsibility in the situation.

        • imaqtpie@midwest.socialEnglish
          4·
          8 hours ago

          By the time people were moving to Lemmy, the damage was already done. If anything, you’re arguing that the mods helped save reddit from a larger exodus by disrupting the migration? You seem confused.

          • Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            2·
            5 hours ago

            Commenter above you said that typical “Reddit mods” killed Reddit.

            You say it was the admins.

            I’m saying that the mods could have helped save the “original Reddit spirit” by facilitating the transition to Lemmy, like !ich_iel@feddit.org and !melbourne@aussie.zone did.

            Mods who removed posts suggesting to transitioning to Lemmy were accomplices, probably because they didn’t want to lose the power on their subs.

              • imaqtpie@midwest.socialEnglish
                1·
                3 hours ago

                Thanks man. I’ve always given you credit for that. Or at least I remember specifically mentioning you in a couple of comments when I was lambasting the majority of reddit mods and pointing to you as the shining example of someone who stuck to their guns and did what was necessary.

                Tbh I didn’t realize until now that feddit.de originated from r/ich_iel mods, nor that aussie.zone originated from r/Melbourne mods. That might have something to do with you naming the instance after yourself 😅

                But seriously, you’re a legend and you have done so much for Lemmy. I donate to you on liberapay but it’s far less than you deserve.

                • db0@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
                  3·
                  3 hours ago

                  That might have something to do with you naming the instance after yourself 😅

                  The real reason was that early-on, I didn’t expect it to go very far and just used a subdomain on dbzer0.com which I’ve had for years. I now wish I had chosen a more catchy domain name, but alas :D

                  And thank you for your kind words (and donation)

    • DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zoneEnglish
      121·
      17 hours ago

      Nothing new in particular. People are sick of power tripping mods. Also people that joined Reddit many years ago are sad to see it’s turned into something else in many ways. I’m brand new here, I am over Reddit as I just got banned for “threatening violence”. I appealed to no avail. I got angry regarding a post about an adult purposely running down a 12 year old. I expressed what I “would feel like doing” to that driver if he knocked one of my sons over on purpose. I didn’t actually threaten a real person, it was based on a hypothetical scenario. But no apparently that’s threatening violence. So yeah, I’m here.

        • can@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          3·
          16 hours ago

          It’s meta and x that are causing interest in the fediverse again. Pixelfed has gained a lot of users.

            • DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zoneEnglish
              3·
              11 hours ago

              Well I just got here and I don’t know what the title was referencing in regard to an earlier thread. I’m learning how to navigate this thing currently. I understand where you’re coming from though. Maybe that earlier post explains it ?

              • DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zoneEnglish
                2·
                11 hours ago

                Would you mind telling me what “Fediverse” is please. I had a bit of a read about this new place/thing/situation/blogsite or whatever it’s called. I’m an old Troglodyte and lucky that I even discovered Reddit 12 years ago. It was great for many years but I’ve grown tired of the same old comments and the insecure mods. Well anyway, happy newish year.

                • can@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                  1·
                  2 hours ago

                  Federated Universe, or open social web as some have come to call it. It refers to many services that use the same protocol ActivityPub for their backend. Different software uses it a little differently but a shared backend is how for example you can get people commenting here from their Mastadon or Mbin account.

                  It can be tough to describe without getting too much into unnecessary details. Other big things is instances. Basically anyone can download the hosting software for one of these sevices such as Lemmy. Once it’s run it becomes and instance of the Lemmy software and then connects to the broader network of Lemmy servers.

                  Hope that didn’t make things more confusing. The main benefit for you is if you find you disagree with the admins where you signed up you don’t need to abandon the platform as whole, you can just look around for an instance that’s run in a way that more aligns with your views.

                  My instance, while one of the biggest, is small enough that I can directly chat with the the handful of admins if I have any concerns or questions. This works for me. Plus it being hosted close to me is good for latency.

                  Edir: and happy new year to you too! Hope you enjoy the time you spend it here.

                • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝@feddit.ukMEnglish
                  2·
                  5 hours ago

                  It’s the constellation of federated web services all communicating with each other through a shared protocol.

                  Imagine if Web 2.0 had dawned with someone inventing a way for all the blogs, forums, wikis and social media to talk to each other, instead of Big Web tempting people into walled gardens. Well we’re now back on that better timeline and making up for lost time.

                  See: https://jointhefediverse.net/

  • Truupe@lemmy.worldEnglish
    30·
    1 day ago

    Finally took the plunge out of curiosity and a desire to dump reddit at some point.

    • Corgana@startrek.websiteEnglish
      23·
      4 hours ago

      Reddit mods have less power to remove unwanted speech than Lemmy admins do. If you are upset because mods would not let you say something in their communities, Lemmy is not going to be more accommodating for that.

      • Meursault@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        12 hours ago

        Howso? The Fediverse literally gives you the option to choose from among several different instances. It’s trivial to migrate to an instance you find better suited to you, if you don’t like this one.

        • VerifiedSource@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          5 hours ago

          Mods and admins are connected across instances on Lemmy. I have seen someone get banned from their own instance for posting something, that wasn’t even against the rules, on another instance. These power structures are not transparent and can bite you any time.

      • can@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        6·
        16 hours ago

        Eh, at least it’s way easier for everyone to move on somewhere else (still on Lemmy)