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jointhefediverse.net seems to be a commonly linked resource for directing people to join the Fediverse.

Curiously, it does not list Lemmy under the list of Reddit alternatives. Their GitHub README explains why.

Previous relevant discussion: https://lemmy.ml/post/78808

  • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
    0·
    2 years ago

    Lemmy was removed due to:

    • reports of how the developers handle certain types of content (post removed, view an incomplete archive)
    • the behavior of its creator
    • how the sotware itself handles users’ privacy.

    All valid concerns.

    • Skiluros@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      Point 1 and 2 really need to be addressed.

      It would be so much better if lemmy wasn’t developed by genocide white-washing tankies.

    • Bezier@suppo.fiEnglish
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      2 years ago

      To me the first one is an instance problem (ml, hexbear?), and not a lemmy problem. It has looked like they’ve been trying to separate the two as much as possible.

      • cm0002@lemmy.worldEnglish
        0·
        2 years ago

        Unfortunately, .ml is a default instance and the main devs instance, what happens there reflects on all of us

      • haverholm@kbin.earth
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        2 years ago

        But the Lemmy project and specific instances are not so easily separated. From the archived mastodon thread:

        lemmy.ml (the official Lemmy instance) resolves to the same IP address as lemmygrad.ml (the instance that contains the most disturbing material).

        Lemmy.ml also federates with lemmygrad, and the devs advertise lemmygrad on their “join lemmy” site.

        Do the Lemmy developers themselves run the lemmygrad.ml site? (Its main logo is a tank, incidentally.)

        So yeah, newcomers are presented with a join-lemmy site that promotes Lemmygrad and Lemmy ML, both of which appear to be run by the Lemmy devs.

        That pretty much makes it a Lemmy problem.

        • archomrade [he/him]@midwest.socialEnglish
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          1 year ago

          On what basis can anyone declare one instance to be the ‘main’ one? I’ve seen a number of people claim the same thing about .world, but none of them need to be considered the ‘main’ ones. The entire motivation for the creation of the fediverse is to allow segmentation… I think people simply want to make it an issue because without these little cross-community spats things get boring.

    • realcaseyrollins@thelemmy.clubEnglish
      0·
      2 years ago

      I hate it when people try to gatekeep like this. I don’t need to be handheld. If there’s a Fediverse alternative to something and it mostly works, it should be on the website. Anything less is not useful at best.

      Edit: I say this as someone who has historically criticized the behavior of the devs as well as multiple Lemmy communities BTW.

    • Fizz@lemmy.nzEnglish
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      2 years ago

      What is the issue with user privacy? These do not sound like valid concerns to me.