Hello. Was on Reddit for 10 years and been here six days now. I'm here mostly for science, news, fiction, games and finding new stuff. Got over the urge to look at Reddit already, but am taking this new poison. The fediverse with its different instances gives a feeling of smaller communities comming together which is both true and nice.
this post was submitted on 16 Jun 2023
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Welcome to Lemmy.World General!
This is a community for general discussion where you can get your bearings in the fediverse. Discuss topics & ask questions that don't seem to fit in any other community, or don't have an active community yet.
🪆 About Lemmy World
🧭 Finding Communities
Feel free to ask here or over in: !lemmy411@lemmy.ca!
Also keep an eye on:
- !newcommunities@lemmy.world
- !communitypromo@lemmy.ca
- !new_communities@mander.xyz
- !communityspotlight@lemmy.world
- !wowthislemmyexists@lemmy.ca!
For more involved tools to find communities to join: check out Lemmyverse!
💬 Additional Discussion Focused Communities:
- !actual_discussion@lemmy.ca - Note this is for more serious discussions.
- !casualconversation@lemm.ee - The opposite of the above, for more laidback chat!
- !letstalkaboutgames@feddit.uk - Into video games? Here's a place to discuss them!
- !movies@lemm.ee - Watched a movie and wanna talk to others about it? Here's a place to do so!
- !politicaldiscussion@lemmy.world - Want to talk politics apart from political news? Here's a community for that!
Rules
Remember, Lemmy World rules also apply here.
0. See: Rules for Users.
- No bigotry: including racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia.
- Be respectful. Everyone should feel welcome here.
- Be thoughtful and helpful: even with ‘silly’ questions. The world won’t be made better by dismissive comments to others on Lemmy.
- Link posts should include some context/opinion in the body text when the title is unaltered, or be titled to encourage discussion.
- Posts concerning other instances' activity/decisions are better suited to !fediverse@lemmy.world or !lemmydrama@lemmy.world communities.
- No Ads/Spamming.
- No NSFW content.
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I'm @nihilist_hippie, I came here to scroll. I was on Reddit from 2011 till today. I'm hoping Lemmy takes off, and some of the interface kinks get ironed out. I'm considering trying to get more people to come aboard. I like techie stuff, and music, and news, and memes.
👋 - Have mostly been lurking various lemmy instances (beehaw, lemmy.world, …) and finally decided on creating an account here! Looks like I will need to create multiple accounts though due to defederation on some instances. No biggie, lol.
Hope to contribute content here and keep lemmy alive and well even as Reddit management is threatening many subreddits to open back up.
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Hello Lemmy! I have joined this community due to the current API crisis and the increasingly worse experience I've been having on Reddit recently. I hope I can permanently settle down in this place and call it home from now on! Too bad there aren't any communities for some of my niche interests atm though. 😢
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Well ok… I’m an old timer who’s been around the ‘net since the days of dialup, when FIDO and local BBSs were the Next Big Thing. I’ve always preferred to avoid corporate services, and the Late Unpleasantness on the alien site and the bird site have only made me more sure that’s the right stance.
Other than that, I’ve been a Trekkie forever. I love sci-fi, fantasy, and the paranormal. I enjoy a good ghost story, a smooth scotch, and a vintage fountain pen. Coffee is liquid gold. Everything else is subject to change without notice.
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Hello!! I just signed up! I'm still trying to figure everything out over here. Been on reddit for 10 years or so and thought I'd check out all this.
Not much to say about myself really... I'm quite boring.
I’m new here and just wanted to try to post something to see if I understand the process. (I’m an old man who thinks and moves slowly)
Hi! I'm both a Reddfugee and genuinely curious about the fediverse / Lemmy.
But enough about me, I wanted to introduce my pet boat....uh.... Boaty McBoatface. She's pretty cool, especially since she's floating in some water in some location.
Hello folks.
Reddit veteran since around 2010.
Likes - Guitar-playing, kayaking, hiking, fishing, cooking, craft beer, camping, photography, cursed memes
Dislikes - Steve "the sleeve" Huffman
Hello!
Hi, I'm WhyTrashEarth... I want to make people happy, improve our Earth, and explore Lemmy.World... I'm always here to help my friends so feel free to ask! I have lots of friends who use/used reddit, never really understood the appeal of it... However, I figured I'd try Lemmy out. I learned about this site because of MentalOutlaw from YouTube. Hello Lemmy World!
Count me as another Reddit refugee! Happy to have found Lemmy and hope to support a growing and vibrant community. I'll likely be in lurker mode (we introverts are good at that) as I learn my way around. Thank you for the FAQ - very helpful! I don't have a boat but do have a couple of cats and dogs. I enjoy art, books, music, humor, nature and technology. And yes, I've been around since the days of dial-up (who can forget that sound, right?) Grateful to be here.
Hello! Been here a week and still does not know how posting works.
Looks like you’ve got it under control.