Lemmy.world grew by about 40% on the first day of reddit migration
Lemmy.world [https://lemmy.world/] grew from around 51000 total users the moment 3rd party reddit apps started to shut down on June 30 to 71000 total users at the time of this post (July 1). That’s a 40% growth in about 12 hours! Welcome newcomers!
We definitely felt the ship groaning through all this. Thankfully the Rudd-er skillfully navigated through this, and the software update on top.
Anyways, welcome to Lemmy 17!
You can definitely feel it.
Scotty, divert power to stabilizers.
Are you watching Strange New Worlds?
As a diehard Trekkie since 1987, I can say it’s already one of my top 3 shows
Might as well drop some links here for the star trek instance.
r/startrek: The Next Generation Star Trek news and discussion. No slash fic… Maybe a little slash fic. — Rules ::: spoiler 1 Be constructive All posts/comments must be thoughtful and balanced. ::: — ::: spoiler 2 Be welcoming It is important that everyone from newbies to OG Trekkers feel welcome, no matter their gender, sexual orientation, religion or race. ::: — ::: spoiler 3 Be truthful All posts/comments must be factually accurate and verifiable. We are not a place for gossip, rumors, or manipulative or misleading content. ::: — ::: spoiler 4 Be nice If a polite way cannot be found to phrase what it is you want to say, don’t say anything at all. Insulting or disparaging remarks about any human being are expressly not allowed. ::: — ::: spoiler 5 Spoilers Utilize the spoiler system for any and all spoilers relating to the most recently-aired episode. There is no formal spoiler protection for episodes/films after they have been available for approximately one week. ::: — ::: spoiler 6 Keep on-topic All submissions must be directly about the Star Trek franchise (the shows, movies, books, etc.). Off-topic discussions are welcome at c/Quarks. ::: — ::: spoiler 7 Meta Questions and concerns about moderator actions should be brought forward via DM. ::: — Upcoming Episodes | Date | Episode | Title | |:—:|:—:|:—:| |02-12|SFA 1x06|“Come, Let’s Away” [https://startrek.website/post/35481216]| |02-19|SFA 1x07|“Ko’Zeine”| |02-26|SFA 1x08|TBA| |03-05|SFA 1x09|TBA| |03-12|SFA 1x10|TBA| — In Production Strange New Worlds [https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Trek:_Strange_New_Worlds] (TBA) Starfleet Academy [https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Trek:_Starfleet_Academy] — In Development Untitled theatrical film [https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Trek_XV] Untitled comedy series — Wondering where to stream a series? Check here. [https://www.startrek.com/where-to-watch] Allied Discord Server [https://discord.gg/startrek] —
I fully converted yesterday because I was holding out hope that reddit would do the right thing.
We vote with our dollars and our actions. Consider this a vote for freedom.
I made a Lemmy account a couple weeks ago and started getting familiar with the fediverse. Then I decided to create a different user on Lemmy.world so I think I registered this one yesterday.
For the last 30 days I’ve still used Reddit because it has the most activity and it’s been like “this is the last time!!” kinda feels. But now I’ve discovered wefwef, and I’m not going to be using Reddit anymore so here I am.
I think a lot of people are similar…nostalgia and ease of use kept everyone mostly using Reddit and now the people who care about the whole issue will start contributing here.
Me too. When sync stopped working it was the kick in the pants I needed.
I used the official app once today and just felt dirty.
Man the servers got hit today didn’t they!
The future is looking bright
I’d like to say glad to bere here, but tbh it makes me sad to leave behind my Reddit account of almost a decade.
Lemmy look promising though (and still slightly confusing :)
It’s so wonderful that Reddit, by making a decision that benefits no user/mod/sub, and actively harms users/mods/subs, all in the name of corporate greed, gave Lemmy the boost it needed to become a viable alternative to Reddit.
Thank you, Spez. We couldn’t have done this without you.
Congratulations to the instance for it’s extraordinary growth!
Welcome everyone who popped over from reddit.
It’s important to remember you’re on the fediverse, a huge variety of websites running all sorts of software of which lemmy.world is just one server, and Lemmy itself is just one piece of software. There’s many other reddit-alikes like Lemmy, as well as software like Twitter, or Instagram, or Facebook, or YouTube.
Decentralization is strength. Try to spread out over instances with our users and our communities because instances can and do shut down, shut off federation, or otherwise become reddit.
This is supported by admins and users, there is no pot of venture capital money keeping instances running or paying admins. Keep that in mind.
Well, sorry for saying this folks, but I regret having deleted my Reddit account…
… before editing all my comments to point to Lemmy.
Glad to be here!
It’s astounding, seeing how fast new communities are being founded and populated. I’m not much of a “community starter” type, but I’m quite excited to find a new home for the shitpost-tier OC I make. I’m also sincerely fascinated to see how all these new places coexist/cross-pollinate.
Just open safari and go to wefwef.app
It’s a web app in the style of Apollo and it works for iOS, Android, and desktop.
MicroWave
amanaftermidnight
Kabe
suckaduck
Thteven
Helldiver_M
pruwyben
FaceDeer
Kelzin
popemichael
Sneckster
Sigmatank
Baby Shoggoth [she/her]
PCH
SJ_Zero
Anarch157a
DoucheAsaurus
Fluid
gsa32
iamtrashman1312
donut4ever