It seems like any platform that features link aggregation is soon overrun by bots and self-promoters trying to drive traffic, and pages and pages of link posts versus pages and pages of people talking.

Are there any lemmy instances or other defederated networks that focus on Q&A, niche communities, and people conversing, instead?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Maybe the instance I’m on is wonky, because I can’t even find those communities - I just get the “top”/”default” type communities ala reddit: technology, news, etc, which are all linked mass media articles.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

You might have to click the link twice, sometimes the first time the community isn't found because you are the first one on your instance to search for it

One link that works: https://lemmy.radio/c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Now I think my client (Memmy) is wonky too, because it can’t follow any of these links! Will try the web UI.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Did you manage to figure out what the problem is?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn't work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: [email protected]