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Kickass Women Feb 6, 2024

Suggestions for making Lemmy.world more user-friendly to outsiders

Suggestions for making Lemmy.world more user-friendly to outsiders - Lemmy.World

1. The website currently uses the Dark theme by default—using the Light theme would make Lemmy.world more friendly and inviting to new users 2. NSFW for work pics/clips should appear regardless of whether users are logged in or out (right now the only way to access them is by logging in), however, I agree that the preview thumbnails should be blurry

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Scrubbles Feb 6, 2024

What are your justifications for light them being more alluring or inviting or that dark theme is detracting to users?

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Kickass Women Feb 6, 2024

Just about every site/app that people use—whether it’s X, Instagram, Google, Facebook, WhatsAPP, or Reddit—uses a light theme by default because it makes these sites/apps feel brighter and stimulating versus a dark theme. I personally use the Light theme because it improves my mood; it’s psychologically uplifting. At night, however, I use the Dark them so that I can go to sleep easier (it doesn’t stimulate my mind as much as a Light theme).

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TheInsane42

All those sites were ditched here because they’re terrible (and white). A site needs to pick a default between light and dark, for me defaulting to dark is a way to stand out and not be the same as the rest. (Giving new users the hope not to end up in another internet sewer)

A sites theme should not stimulate the mind, it’s content should. (And most communities here do just that)