GraphineJun 15, 2023

Is lemmy.world more active than lemmy.ml?

https://lemmy.world/post/141380

Is lemmy.world more active than lemmy.ml? - Lemmy.world

So apologies if this is a stupid question as I’m new to Lemmy. Came from Reddit. I moved to lemmy.world and have noticed that lemmy.ml [http://lemmy.ml] has been popping up as another featured instance. What differs from lemmy.world vs lemmy.ml [http://lemmy.ml]? Is .ml more active? Part of why I ask this is because I downloaded the lemmur client on my phone and it defaults to lemmy.ml [http://lemmy.ml]. (Yes I’m aware that app is no longer being maintained) Again apologies for the stupid question.

Show threadmarshoepialJun 15, 2023

Not a stupid question at all!

Right now, lemmy.ml is the biggest Lemmy instance and the "flagship" site. There are several other Lemmy instances across the internet. They are all connected with each other - or "federated" - meaning each instance can see all of the posts of any instance it's federated with. Since every instance is federated with each other, you will get the same content no matter where your account is. So even though you are on lemmy.world, you can see everything that is posted to lemmy.ml.

Show threadGraphineJun 15, 2023

Well one of the other questions I had was, I'm seeing things in my feed like Android, catpics, therewasanattempt, and they all "look" like subreddits. They don't look like different instances from what I can tell. So of course I've subscribed to them the same way I would on Reddit.

Is the concept of those the same as subreddits? Or are they just different instances? Or are they affiliated with lemmy.world? How does that even work? Hope that makes sense.

Show threadatypicaloddityJun 15, 2023
Each Lemmy instance (or kbin 👋) is like its own Reddit, all connected together. So you're seeing 'subreddits' from multiple instances right now.
Show threadSpacemanSpiff

Small correction. Kbin is not a Lemmy instance. It’s an entirely different backend on the ActivityPub protocol. It federates with “threaded” fediverse sites like Lemmy, and with microblogging sites like Mastodon. Users on kbin can create and interact with both kinds of posts and kbin magazines “Lemmy communities” can natively include both.

Edit: sorry @atypicaloddity I totally misread your comment. Ignore me!

Jun 15, 2023 at 1:29amWeb
Show threadKichaeJun 15, 2023
I, uh, don't think they were claiming that kbin was a Lemmy instance. To refactor the sentence slightly, it says "Each Lemmmy (or kbin) instance is like it's own Reddit..." which acknowledges that kbin isn't Lemmy.
Show threadSpacemanSpiffJun 15, 2023
Thank you, I think you’re right! I misread it for sure.