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How can we boost Lemmy membership? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by Spasmolytic@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Since my favorite reddit app came to Lemmy I'm really keen on getting more people into the fediverse to pump up the volume of content around here. Are there any initiatives that we can assist to get folks onboard?

I had my wife join, and she likes it, but laments the slow pace of new material in the communities.

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[–] Knitwear@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Might've missed it but I haven't seen anyone say "Make it not awful to use"

It's helpful to say that we need better onboarding infographics to simplify explaining how to use Lemmy, but also, Lemmy needs to be easier to use. Finding and following communities is far too complicated.

I come here everyday out of sheer bloody mindedness because I want it to work, not because I enjoy it. Yet.

[–] jazir5@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Lemmy needs to be easier to use. Finding and following communities is far too complicated.

https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/issues/3071#issuecomment-1653885992

We need to get this proposal implemented. It would pretty much solve the issue.

[–] Alborlin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I totally agree with this point that, Lemmy needs to be accessible easily, I started using it and find it useful because of boost app. Otherwise it's very hard to understand and still is what is Lemmy.world what is lemmy.ml etc. And how to make them combined.

Let's not forget to comment this on I needed account , I tried to sign-up with lublnfrom boost didn't work. I had to Google sign-up for Lemmy.world which takes me to special form , which has disable login with disposable email id's. All in all TOOOOOOOOOOOO difficult process for common users. Doing this process I am still not sure if I comment on Lemmy.whatever subs.

Finding community and joining it, I still have no idea. It's all too complicated.

Overall

What is a different Lemmy's means
Simplifying sign-up process and make it streamlined
Make easier to use Lemmy

These would be my suggestion as Lemmy stands now.

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm trying to wrap my head around this, the issue is a very long conversation. Basically two subs merge together if they agree, if a user wants to post, both mods need to see if it's not a duplicate? This might add more complication with more merging like a 6 group merge or something, it could be chaotic with more mods and each other having conflict wars.

[–] HonorIsDead@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Yes this is the most critical. The apps that have been made are a good stride in the right direction but the fediverse is not intuitive to use