I am a RiF defector and I have to admit that Lemmy is looking pretty promising! Screw the corporate scumbags!
Yea im kinda excited to transition back to smaller form communities. I remember back in the day when i was on bbforums with like 40 other people, and that was a lot of fun actually
Agreed! Over the years, I learned that in smaller communities, people engaged more, got to know each other, and had fun chatting on the same topic!
One of the nicer things I'm enjoying seeing after moving to Lemmy from Reddit, is seeing posts about the internet of 10, 15 and even 30 years ago and people having the same experience I had as well!
But also being reminded that the internet of today is definitely not how it used to be and finding like minded people who share the same values is something that's sparked my old interest in "being involved" in online communities again.
Gotta admit, the Fediverse is looking pretty sweet. A surprise, to be sure! But a welcome one.
Mastodon really helped get people acquainted with the Fediverse after the whole Twitter shitshow. My sincere hope is that the Fediverse continues to take off. Corporate-owned social media is failing at every turn.
My biggest lack of understanding is still regarding access: So, if I choose to access the Fediverse via Mastodon, can I still subscribe to Kbin and Lemmy “subs”?
I love the federated nature of all of this, I just wish it was slightly easier to put into a metaphor. I’ve seen some graphic charts that try, but it’s still a bit confusing. I’m on KBin and I like it a lot, but I have no way of knowing if I’m missing a ton of content or not!
I was active on Reddit for well over a decade. Even helped mod a couple of small communities at various points. I also loved Apollo and was an early beta tester for that app. For me, Apollo was Reddit. It was the only Reddit client I used in recent years and I miss Apollo as much as I miss Reddit itself.
I don’t see myself going back to Reddit. Lemmy has been great and has quickly become very “Reddit-like” for me, but with the vibe of what the internet was back in the early 2000s. I am enjoying the communities that are forming on her.
I’m also very fond of the concept of the Fediverse as a whole. Corporate social media has failed again and again, so I want to move away from it as much as possible.
I have an 11 year Reddit account, and recently got banned for posting about how Nazi's shouldn't be around anymore.
Reddit has been slowly turning to shit, and Spez befriending Musk is a pretty big indicator that its going to keep going that way.
Sheesh. One thing that always bugged me about Reddit was the arbitrary power that mods had. I had a situation where I was banned from /r/glasses because I posted about Warby Parker (the mail-in glasses service) being a good option for lower-cost glasses in the U.S. Turned out the mod was the owner of an optical shop and he didn't like it when people recommended Warby Parker and other mail-order services for glasses because it was sucking away money from high-end, overpriced optical shops. So he just started banning people who mentioned any of these mail-order services.
One thing I like about Lemmy is that the modlog is public. I think that level of transparency is really important and helpful for avoiding situations like people have experienced on Reddit.
But I agree, Reddit has indeed slowly turned to shit. I love that the general concept behind it is being replicated here and that so many people are starting to recognize the importance of a company being free from a CEO.
I was a long time Redditor--a prolific lurker but infrequent poster. I never used third party apps, but Reddit's CEO behaved like such an asshat that I haven't been back since the blackout began. Dumped Facebook and Twitter for the same reason: their horrid CEOs. Found my way to Kbin and am enjoying it! Hopefully the the good content will keep on flowing.
Hell yeah! I'm having a blast too from Lemmy.
I feel a little guilty using Starlink, but it's the only half decent option out here.
Wowza where did 1.6k people suddenly came from. A million more on the way?
Good relations with the memes, we must have. If to succeed as a meme hub, we want.
Also post engagement
I keep going to Reddit out of habit but am trying to check Lemmy.world more often. Still trying to wrap my head around the whole architecture--I understand it at a functional level but still getting a hang of how it is to actually interact with various servers and communities. Anyway. I hear only a Sith deals in absolutes and /U-who-shall-not-be-Spez'd sure seems to be dealing in that way. May Reddit go the way of MySpace and the net return to a more decentralized and organic space.
We will watch your career with great interest
I moved here immediately when I heard Sync was making an app
Sync is so great. Out of all the 3rd party app creators, I'm happy that it was Sync's creator that'll take the first stab!
Still getting my bearings, but this feels closer to old (pre digg migration) reddit than current reddit does.
You might be interested in this: https://userstyles.world/style/10311/old-reddit-ish-lemmy
Love it! It feels so comfortable on my cramped 1366x768 laptop at 90% zoom, pretty much like old Reddit. In the weekend when I get home I'll try it on my desktop PC's 21.5 inch 1920x1080 monitor, gotta have the I N F O R M A T I O N D E N S I T Y
I'm using Stylus, but it doesn't seem to apply the style.
Can you tell me what this is? Looks great. Do I need a new login? I tried to sign in but was told invalid credentials.
EDIT. Found the download button. Nevermind.
I was a RiF user myself. Not interested in a reddit without it.
Yuuup. I want cards that show me the picture without clicking, I don't want anything suggested, and I want the video player to work. RiF did all that. I'm using jerboa for lemmy and it's close enough
I will use RIF as long as it works. If it no longer works, there is no more mobile reddit for me.
I will log in on old reddit to catch up with ukraine war and that's it.
By the dark side reddit has been seduced.
Im gonna miss Baconreader but man reddit has gone to hell
Also from baconreader- 10 years on the app, the only way to enjoy reddit is with third party apps. Forcing people to play 50 bucks a year for no ads is insane.
It's going to take awhile before things go back to normal but it's nice seeing new communitys pop up
Infinity defector here: Post engagement noises
Frankly I’d be okay with plenty of reposts since I came to this sub so recently.
And Boost app users. Was the best interface I used.
Another Boost user! All through this whole saga I heard nothing about Boost at all. Indeed it was the best. I fear having to switch now.
Someone has already created boost for lemmy community and locked it for future purposes. I hope it's the dev of boost and is considering to create boost for lemmy.
This is the way
I feel welcomed.
Death to Reddit.
no love for the Relay expats?
Relay was my go-to app too
Relay is/was a gem! People found RiF and never looked back. After finding relay, I just couldn't go back to RiF.
I'm with you. One of the great apps, now trashed thanks to spez
Relay for lemmy would be awesome!
relay represent!
I want my Relay for Lemmy!
I'll miss Apollo more than I'll miss Reddit. God damn it.
Still trying to figure this out. Need a decent Apollo style app to fully move in. I’m so done with Reddit. I already nuked the content they let me and deleted a few accounts. Definitely phasing out.
Click Communities. Subscribe to a bunch. Click on your name and go to settings. Set Type to Subscribed, this defaults your home screen to show only posts from subscribed communities. Also make sure the Theme is litely or litely-red.
https://lemmy.world/comment/415872
i really like the Memmy app, it's really quite nice.
I am a sync refuge. Happy to be here!
Sync 2, standing by.
Fuck spez
Oh I'm not brave enough for politics
Farewell rif! Hello Lemmy! Fuck u/Spez!
EX RIF user reporting for duty.
Does anyone know if RIF will be migrated to supporting Lemmy?
Not really, RIF developer is confirmed making an app for Tildes
which federates with Lemmy and others.But it's a small invite-only community. Source.If you're on Android, there is a current early beta of Jerboa and an early beta of Memmy App (supposed to be available this week on Google. I've been using it on iOS).
Sync is confirmed coming to Lemmy as well.
That would make me happy.
I haven't heard him say he will. I think he'll follow in Apollo's footsteps and stop working on it. Though I hope I'm wrong and/or he changes his mind.
That would be great if so
Ex-RIF user reporting in. I'm doing my part!
No one ever mentions the Narwhal users:(
Because they only bacon at midnight.
That's something I'd rather not bring back please
Begun, the migration has. Apollo defector checking in.
@Exusia hello! fuck reddit!
Indeed
FUCK REDDIT
Can't dwell on your feelings of the past, the Jedi masters don't like that!
Glad to be here.
Going to start a whole new sub for sync defectors - signed guy who came here from digg (in a roundabout way)
oooo, I'm interested!
ljdawson is writing a sync for lemmy I believe there's a sub for it
Another newb checkin in. Reddit since 2007. Fuck spez.
Hell no. I want a pre-Disney Star Wars meme experience.
Thank you for the warm welcome
Infinity defector here.
Just joined due to RiF changes. Any good art communities to recommend? I'm still a little lost how to find them haha.
Former RiF poweruser checking in. I hope this is the start of the great migration. (and hope the RiF developer comes with!)
Apollo defector / Reddit desktop user checking in to see what the hubbub is all about. The official Reddit app is trash. Fuck u/Spez
lmaooo
RIP BaconReader
Don't forget us Infinity defectors.
Alright, you've sold me.
I was fine enough with the official app, but Reddit has become Digg, so I am happy to be here and will hope more of the communities I loved there will make a transition.
Its more a rule than an exception that when the next big thing has been around for a while, it becomes super corporate and it dies.
Hi!
From RiF. Hoping there will be a Lemmy app like RiF soon.
Sync for Lemmy is already confirmed.
Just purged all content I had given Reddit before deleting my account. It took awhile. Happy to be here!
This is where the fun begins
FUCK SPEZ!!!
Redditor for 14 years. Won't be a redditor for 15 years. Just found Lemmy.world and also checking out one or two other alternatives.
same here. I joined reddit about the same time you did, and had been on it ever since until the recent exodus.
Reddit is done, it might linger on for a few more years, but it is clearly on the path to becoming Digg 2.0 .
Hello Lemmy.world!
I am here to serve
o/ Checking in. Fuck /u/spez. Spread the word. Put up "getting started" info everywhere you can.
Is this the dark or light side?
It is up to us to make it the place we want to be!
copped an admin level ban for 'harrassment' (no warning, based on a single comment reply to a cooker who initiated the interaction). oh no, anyway! a few years ago i would have cared, not so much today
To infinity!
