Word of Mouth Jun 14, 2023
Chris Trottier

Within a week, #Lemmy has grown by 80,000 users.

If Lemmy were a Silicon Valley start-up, this would be big news.

If Lemmy were Bluesky, this would be big news.

If Lemmy were an A.I. company, this would be big news.

However, with the exception of @[email protected]’s Techdirt, the tech press refuses to cover the #RedditMigration.

atomicpoet's instance

Jun 13, 2023 at 7:03pmWeb
Show threadGroschiJun 13, 2023
@atomicpoet They mean no harm. They're just pretty bad at their job.
Show threadDźwiedziuJun 14, 2023

@groschi
…which in turn causes harm…

@atomicpoet

Show threadLaurens HofJun 13, 2023
@[email protected] @mmasnick its bigger than bluesky (115kish I think?), and got pretty much all of its growth within a week. absolutely insane numbers
Show threadChris TrottierJun 13, 2023
@laurenshof Exactly! These are big numbers, and signify that the Fediverse has lots of momentum. But the problem is that the tech press still don’t understand what the Fediverse entails.
Show threadSamJun 14, 2023
@atomicpoet https://www.platformer.news/p/reddit-doubles-down
Reddit doubles down

Delaying its API changes would benefit everyone — but users have other options, too

Platformer
Show threadBishop WhitewindJun 14, 2023
@atomicpoet Condé Nast is a hell of a drug
Show threadRicardo HarvinJun 14, 2023

@atomicpoet Apparently #Lemmy is #tankies and has moderation issues that leave certain populations vulnerable, especially #trans people.

#Kbin is another alternative I've seen recommended.

Show threadChris TrottierJun 14, 2023

@ricardoharvin Kbin is not a mature project yet.

Regarding why I use Lemmy:

https://atomicpoet.org/notice/AWewCrOEhEpeHvZSNc

Remember that because Lemmy is decentralized, their moderation issues only extend as far as servers that they control.

Anti-tankie servers, such as beehaw.org, exist.

Chris Trottier (@[email protected])

Less worse is better than worse. If I was focused on the best, most ideologically pure software, I wouldn’t even be pushing for a Fediverse. Instead, I’d still be working on my peer-to-peer mes...

Show threadAdaJun 14, 2023
@ricardoharvin @[email protected] I'm a trans woman that runs a queer lemmy instance and moderates several lemmy and kbin communities.

Because both platforms are so new, neither of them have robust moderation features, but they are sufficient to support a strong queer community in relative safety.

There are reasons to use kbin over lemmy, but moderation isn't one of them
Show threadmaegulJun 14, 2023
@ada @ricardoharvin @[email protected]

Interesting ... I haven't seen anyone talk about moderation features and needs before. I read the docs briefly on what tools are provided to community moderators, and it seemed to cover the bases.

Curious what your thoughts and experiences are? Could be something informationuseful for the community at large? But I'm just asking out of curiosity ... no stress!!
Show threadLeviJun 14, 2023

@ricardoharvin @atomicpoet Can you elaborate or is this just something you heard?

The lemmy is no more "tankies" than mastodon is "loli porn".

Show threadRicardo HarvinJun 14, 2023

@levi @atomicpoet I read a thread by a Mastodon migration/tips account – I don't remember which – documenting their conversations with Lemmy mods and expressing the concerns I shared.

From other replies here it seems that those concerns were either unwarranted, or addressed.

Show threadLeviJun 14, 2023
@ricardoharvin @atomicpoet If you had've logged in to lemmy.ml a few months ago the front page was spammed with tankie propaganda top to bottom from a single community [email protected]. There just wasn't any other content. I haven't seen a single post from there reach the front page of lemmy over the last month.