Following the spirit of spreading across the Fediverse (and because my main instance is down so many times, because diverse reasons) I’m intrigued about the joining instance process, because I honestly don’t know what criteria to have in order to join another one if I ever want to do it.
That made me curious of how you decided to join?
I firstly join to lemmy.fmhy.ml thanks to Spez and a Reddit post from FMHY subreddit, then the tragedy occurred, then I joined to lemmy.world which is/was my main one because I pictured it like a good home, then lemmy.fmhy.net revived and I am with them too, but seems like they are in a bit of trouble with the server, finally now I am in lemm.ee, but only because I just wanted another backup, not because I searched for it especially (also it was mentioned in a comment about smaller instances and one user from here throw a joke to not join here because it sucks so that way the server would be more stable, so yeah, I joined).
To be clear I am not in search for yet another instance (that sounds like a good instance name to be fair), I just want to know how the deciding process is for you, is it just random? Is it because of personal tastes?
I couldn’t care less about NSFW stuff, I don’t search for it specifically, but my day won’t be ruined if I see a tit.
I like gaming, tech, Linux, SBC gaming, emulation, macOS, Android stuff etc (yeah how original) should I look for an instance dedicated to that if I ever want to join yet another one? Because I see topics like this in almost any instance.
I read you lemmings!
EDIT: BTW the migration process has been easier for me thanks to LASIM, so I wouldn’t be scared if I ever want/have to migrate again.
I’m the admin :P
Yeah this one right here. I run my own little instance, made it easy to choose.
One of my favorite parts of lemmy has been seeing what niche servers users come in from. The interconnectivity makes it feel like a universe of forums.
The smaller community sizes adds to that forum-vibe, I think.
I like “universe of forums” as a descriptor.
i joined chacha as a lifeboat years ago when the CTH reddit got banned and stayed as it became Ursus hexagonalis. the lack of ads, the memes, irreverence for institutions combined with respect for humans, and the absolute god-tier emoji selection is what keeps me here.
also, the megathread topics are very interesting/informative as a People’s History, since many of the stories come from the “periphery” for all my world systems nerds out there. living in the imperial core, the constant cacophony of cultural outputs and hegemonic discourses, i appreciate any channel that connects me with post-colonial narratives, critical theory, etc.
ChaCha
Real heads know
Come for the dirt bag leftism, stay for the aggressive anti-bigotry initiatives and correct takes.
For those who don’t know who this is, read here: https://archive.org/details/transliberationb0000fein
I was born in it, Molded by it
I hate America
Been here on Chapo chat, now hexbear since the beginning. Joined before federation was even a thing. Only instance with mandatory pronouns, one of a few with good political takes.
Putin pays me to post there
I get the XiBucks!
How wholesome.
I’d rather comrades than liberals where my home instance is concerned; but I didn’t have a temperature gauge for what hexbear posted like. Might make a hexbear alt in case something happens to the grad, tho; they’re good folks so far.
Communism forever, comrade
I googled about lemmy, found a blog post to introduce the whole concept, they linked an instance recommendation thing based on (if I understood correctly) the uptime, (de)federation and user count of the instance, and I just clicked one of the suggestions. So many posts claimed that it doesn’t make a great difference that I eventually decided to toss my overoptimisation habit and take what was suggested to me.
But I’m still learning my way around here, who knows if this will stay my forever home.
I’ve been on Hexbear the entire time. It’s inclusive, yet has zero tolerance for reactionary attitudes.
Also since federation we actually have been complaining the quality of posts we see have gone down. You all lack an energy that made r/cth and hexbear such a breath of fresh air.
From my perspective, most hexbear users seem to have a very noticeable but different energy entirely. Although I think that’s mostly down to (most) of you guys moving from reddit to HB and then curating your own space there with all kinds of bells and whistles, communication styles, communities etc.
Aside from the (very high) usage of emotes, theres something about the posts that make it really noticeable
We’re an old instance by lemmy standards, and have been really active for several years. We had a big boom after the CTH banning, and then just kind of got left to our own devices for a few years. The site developed a much more distinctive culture than most other places because of that–it feels more like an old message board from the 90s or 00s than a modern social media site. It’s great.
I think one thing that stands us out among other spaces on the internet is rejection of common referential humor, this space almost demands you develop your own thing, and enjoy our beautifully curated collection of emotes Also our moderation is pretty top notch, and you get a sense it’s okay to fail here. It gives you a fearlessness. Like, we dont make small dick jokes here about people we dont like because we dont want to hurt anyone who does have a small dick in the community, also because it reinforces bs masculinity tropes. So this means we have to approach from new angles and this limitation fosters a creativity in us. And I think you can have this too, with enough time.
We dont all like lazy humor or really cheap shots, and cherish bits and running jokes with each other. Have you seen our owl? It’s very dirty.
Hahaha… yes
I just showed up one day. I’m pretty sure these fuckers kidnapped and brainwashed me into their weird cult.
Because we have a dope ass bear
aww I want a bear
We got em
we also have in every possible pride flag and more
Join us, we have the best bear
I’ve just been here since CTH got binned.
I have no plans to look anywhere else. I think federation is a fad, and I won’t participate elsewhere.
You’re currently participating elsewhere lol
I’m not owned
Karl Barx
Irreverent commentary, staunchly pro LGBT community, correct opinions
Best emojis
correct opinions
Smh fucking liberal
Happy Molotov day
the chapochatters pulled me back in