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[โ€“] over_clox@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Originally I signed up with vlemmy.net, but after like only a week, their server shut down. So I had to sign back up in lemmy.world

I can only imagine that as this service is fairly new, many users are experiencing similar things. Also, I can only imagine that a number of new users testing out the fediverse created throwaway accounts.

I think it basically all adds up to Lemmy and the fediverse in general gradually balancing itself out.

[โ€“] krey@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

yes, there's a github instance list, which is one of the top google result and it says "It doesn't matter which instance you use" in bold, but that's not true:

  • 2 instances i joined ceased to exist after < 1 month
  • 1 had the hardest captcha on earth and it just stopped showing after the 3rd try and the register form would no longer work without it
  • some need you to fill out an application message and don't say what you're supposed to put in. then a person needs to manually approve you based on that. that mechanism is not pleasant for everyone