this post was submitted on 01 Jun 2023
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Since everyone on lemmy.ca gets subscribed here, this is the place to chat about the goings on at lemmy.ca, support-type items, suggestions, etc.
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Hello world. :) I keep leaving he big boys for the Federated spaces. Sadly, no one I know is doing the same, so I'm a little adrift. Maybe that will change someday. Thanks for having me though. This really does fit the way I like to use a computer better.
I'm still not fully grasping this. Am I supposed to make accounts for multiple instances?
no, in most cases you don't need to. you're already posting on a community from a different instance.
It's making more sense to me the more I'm using it
Hi, everyone! Evaluating Lemmy to see if it's the right place for some Reddit communities if Reddit's screen-reader accessible third party apps go away. While there are certainly some issues, it's not that far off.
Hi all from Québec city, I came here searching for a new home, since reddit is likely dying, and had been getting less friendly as time went on. I am still finding my way around here. Thanks to everyone who is making this community possible.
Hello everyone,
Still trying to get used to the new setup over on Lemmy, however trying to make some new communities work. Want to get /c/ontario and /c/waterloo running with some active discussions and people. Hopefully we can make a difference. :)
Edit: I'd also love to know the hardware that you're running this on!
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Hello! I have a question. In the settings, there’s this thing called the Matrix User. What is it for/What does it do, and would it be useful to make a Matrix account?
Matrix is basically a decentralized (Lemmy/Mastodon-like) chat service. Basically decentralized discord.
yes, if you have a Matrix account, or if you create one and put it in there, then other users will see a "Send Secure Message" button on your profile page, which will open Matrix to send you an encrypted message.
Oh ok. Thanks for the clarification!
To expand on that, Matrix is a secure chat that operates in a similar fashion to Lemmy.
Oh ok, thank you!
No sweat
One thing I find confusing is the notification bell icon. I notice that even if I check it, it still registers the same number of notifications that it had done previously. This number never seems to go down. What's with that?
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So I joined the .ml instance because .can wasn't listed...but is there a reason why it's so difficult to find the communities from Lemmy.ca when I search?
Would it be easier to just make a .ca account ?
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As someone who used to use FIDONet in the 90s, I have to say that I feel right at home in the Fediverse :)
It would be nice if each Lemmy instance could have its own design/custom features just like BBSes.
not really the same thing, but each instance could have their own custom theme(s). I've thought about it but never actually tried.
bbs's were a lot of fun back in the day!