I’m new as in this is my first day using lemmy. I don’t know anything about lemmy etiquette and don’t want to do anything bad
thanks and have an amazing day! also plz be kind :D
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You can say anything, but always better to have an account on two or three politically different instances in case you want to critisize USA, China, or any controversial thing in the world.
But if you ain’t an asshole, you’re welcome! Have a nice journey into the fediverse!
Thanks! When I joined, I joined a few instances, so I can see what feels best for me. Have a great day and thanks! :D
What server do you recommend if I don’t want politics (I don’t like how much is on lemmy.ml )
To be fair I just follow a collection of subs and never switch to the local or all tabs. You don’t seem to have to see your own instance all that often if you don’t want to
You can block users or communities, or you can effectively join other instances. I heard good from lemmy.dbzer0.com and lemmy.sdf.org, but it’s best to just go on join-lemmy.org or fediverse.party and finding an instance you resonate with.
(Oh yes, in case you didn’t know, the fediverse is not limited to lemmy, and is a huge system of many protocols and systems)
On federated social media, things changes very fast, and you will probably move to another instance from time to time. On the first hand, small instance are chill, they can be quite dead sometimes, but that’s where you will find peace from politics. On the other hand, big instances are active, but get sometimes involved in useless drama, and that’s where it often gets political.
Lemmy.ml, I know it, is a bit annoying on some terms, like the sensorship of some swears like “motherfucker” or of chinese criticism, but they haven’t been bothering me so i didn’t really leave. They are federated to a lot of instances and that’s a good point. Am also on a very small server with a dozen of people, there are plenty of servers like that if you dig a bit.
Well idk why did i wrote that much, hope it’ll be useful at least, and that the swear won’t get me banned.
See ya cyberspace anon!
haha thanks, you too!
wait what is the fediverse (wikipedia covers this, but not in a way useful for me right now)
Well, to sum it up, it’s a bunch of servers acting together like a big decentralised social media. They connect thanks to activitypub, and it’s quite amazing.
Here’s a good illustration, i think
For exemple, one can see your profile here from lemmy: lemmy.ml/u/camille_jamal but also from mastodon: https://mas.to/@Camille_Jamal@lemmy.ml/ And even from misskey! https://misskey.io/@camille_jamal@lemmy.ml
Even though thoses three fedi services have very differents interfaces and ways of working, they can communicate thanks to activitypub.
If you check c/fediverse@lemmy.world, you’ll see a bunch of useful links about the fediverse in their description.
I see you’re banned, hope you’ll still get my message, and that your ban is temporary… anyway have a nice day.
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All the lurkers said hi!
Hello to all the lurkers (and you as well) and all have a great day! :D
Mostly the same. There are some differences you’ll figure out as you go but my favorite is that there is no Karma. I like that people aren’t posting to “win”.
There is some debate over how upvotes and downvotes should be used since it’s not for Karma, but honestly it’s not that big of a deal. Upvotes will make it easier for other people to find the post. Downvotes make it harder. That’s it, more or less.
Welcome home!
Thanks! Have a great day! :DDDD
It would be funny to see the karma converted to currency usable to buy awards to give away.
Interactions like:
“Take my hard won [insert currency name here] in the shape of this award and get out!”
Nothing for nothing, get your things for free.
Post frequently. Comment frequently. Make some friends/acquaintances. Try to remember that the folks making posts and comments are generally human (more so than on reddit). Try to be kind. Don’t pay too much mind to inter-instance drama unless it’s in a light-hearted and fun way (it’s simply not worth it otherwise), or has a real impact on your experience (in which case use the blocking tools). If someone named Nicole PMs you ignore it and maybe let your instance’s admin team know.
I’ve been here for two years now. It’s generally a great group and I’m happy I joined the API-ocolypse migration from reddit. Welcome! :)
thanks! also who’s nicole, like why specifically them? they mean or troll or something? have a great day! :D
Oh man, I think there’s a community about our friend Nicole, I’ll see if I can find it.
Long story short, many of us got PMs from someone named Nicole, but were invited to call her the fediverse chick. She was supposedly an international student at a Canadian university, and wanted to connect with people at some link I personally never clicked on (iirc it was to some other fediverse service).
Nicole seemed very determined - many accounts, across many instances, with many, many messages sent. ‘Nicole spam’ is now a known term for many instance admins.
oh jeez that sucks (Hi, I’m op, just on sh.itjust.works )
First thing, Lemmy is in need of content and likes recruiting. Hence you got 315 replies, heh.
Basically, if you aren’t a bigot, you don’t have to worry about what you say. You can be politically incorrect in any direction and not get a global/shadowban from the Fediverse.
Each instance has its own flavor and etiquette.
Thanks! Have a great day :D
Bots turn down from 10 to 3
Trolls turn down from 11 to 4 (depending on the instance)
Downvotes don’t mean anything and your comments can’t generally be buried.
Mods/Admins are generally far less petty
Most instances are more open about things that are posted, even if the inhabitants of that instance are less accepting of it.
Every instance has it’s own ettiquite, be sure to read the stuff in the welcome.
Thanks! Have a great day! :D
Lemmy is like an unintuitive, user-unfriendly reddit. And everyone likes it that way. I’m not leaving bc i want to support open-source shit, but I’m hoping it gets more user friendly someday.
Awesome, some less trolls should be here, if it’s unfriendly!
Jokes aside, I don’t mind learning a new UI, especially when the platform feels so fresh
What specifically is not user friendly? Not trying to antagonize, but specifics are good.
I genuinely don’t know where to start bc i put it in the back of my mind over a year ago when i joined; i don’t remember all the lingo. I never got around to researching answers then and at this point, I don’t use it enough to justify time spent.
Like if I have to research how to use it, it’s not user friendly imo
You seem to be doing fine ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
That’s very kind of you to say, it’s bc I’m exceptional lol no, basic functions like this are okay, but I think to use Lemmy as intended is tougher.
the interface. of which there are many, and many are quite poorly designed.
A major difference I noticed with Lemmy from my time on Reddit is communities aren’t quite as rabid about strict adherence to their topic or gimmick. r/whatisthisthing banned me for seven days once for elaborating what an E6B flight computer is for. Because “This community is for IDENTIFYING the thing, not DISCUSSING the thing!” Not…so much of that around here.
I’d say that elaborating what it’s for can be very helpful in identifying sometimes? Nice it’s more chill here. Have a great day! :D
We are working on it, sir!
…yet
Hey, welcome to Lemmy! Hope you like it here :)
As in everywhere on the Fediverse, there is no consistent etiquette for every place, as different people concentrate in different places. But overall, if you’re nice to others, they will be nice to you!
For the most part, Lemmy is politically left, LGBTQIA+ friendly, privacy-minded, welcomes copyleft and piracy, loves to get geeky. The most loud audiences are IT crowd and scientists, but people from all walks of life are present.
If you don’t fit into something, it’s alright - you cannot be globally banned by anyone but your instance admin, and even then you can move on to another instance. Downvotes also mean nothing and don’t downrank your posts and comments. There’s no karma system - technically, servers do record your up- and downvotes, but they don’t affect anything at all.
Still, be nice and you’ll be warmly welcomed by the community. Here, you have a real chance to become a legend!
Thanks! Have an awesome day!
You too!
thanks! :D
Unless it’s a meme reference (lol same) comments are generally more thought out and well constructed, as you can see from the replies here.
I’m here for over a year and I still don’t get much of what’s going on here.
For example, why posts are titled “rule”.
One of the rules of that community is “post before you leave.” People put “rule” in the post to indicate they’re complying with that rule.
Please excuse my ignorance, but what does “leave” mean in this context? Before I leave what?
They’re imagining the community (the subreddit) as a space one enters by navigating to the community’s main page, and “leaving” it is going to do other things.
A rule that asks users to post before they leave seems arbitrary, that’s why it’s confusing to me. If people only post because it’s a rule, I thought a logical consequence would be tons of posts of low quality.
So the community is 196, and it’s really just a fun shitposting/meme community (with a pretty big LGBTQ+ presence, for reasons that are actually kind of interesting).
Biggest thing is to not treat the rule too seriously, while of course acting like it’s the most serious thing possible. If that kind of thing isn’t your speed though, no one will fault you for blocking the community. Unless you’re into raw-dogging lemmy like me, curating your own feed is a good idea (just note that you might see a lot less content - the correct move is make stuff you like until you see more of it in that case. It may take a while depending on what it is).
Out of context “rawdagging lemmy” sounds like a femboy orgy, and even more out of context I feel bad for the lemmings.
It’s a meme shitposting community; arbitrary is to be expected
I think you’ll find that community is exactly that. I forget which it is, I’ve long since blocked it.
Lemmy? This world? Bathroom? Your job?
Most Lemmy etiquette is pretty easy to follow. Just check the sidebar for rules before you post or comment. Etiquette is slightly varied among instances, but generally be nice and you’ll do fine. You may catch bans from communities you don’t participate in depending what you post, but try not to pay it to much mind.
Some instances or communities are explicitly heavily moderated (see Blahaj, Beehaw, and others) and preemptively ban people for comments and posts elsewhere. Most likely it’s nothing personal, and you wouldn’t have gotten much from those communities if you are posting counter to their purpose.
Other than that enjoy your time here!
Thanks! Have a great day!
Instances are a big difference. Most interfaces, apps, clients for Lemmy will show you the instance (server) in which a user registered their account. There are kind of “instance wars” inside Lemmy, because, between these “wars” they believe an instance, in general, bears their flag and support some kind of ideology.
Please, talk to other users as people, no matter their instance, don’t ever judge them for that.
Judging people for what instance they use is stupid imo
have a great day! :D
We run Arch, BTW.™
I run arch soon btw (if I can get Frankenstein the floor computer to work)
:) (but only :) if you’re not evil toxic arch user btw)
And wear stockings with cute bows up top!
