I'm enjoying it. The mobile PWA needs a card view like the MLEM app, unless I'm missing something.

I appreciate the speed, at least right now, faster than reddit so that's a bonus !

Can we call communities "lemlets?"

Quite excited honestly. Things feel like anything is possible here, a sense of optimism and possibility. One that reddit had many many years ago. I have good hopes for the fediverse way of doing things

Thanks for having us! Much learning ahead for me though it seems, but this does look promising.

I'm trying out Jerboa but it keeps telling me I'm not logged in every time I try to do something.

Anyone else having this issue?

Seems pretty fine, more reddit-like than I thought it would be. First comment!

Was a bit confused about sign up at first but it was actually super easy here. Still have no idea what's going on.

Hi, just joined but have been lurking for a day or two.

Just trying to find my bearings at the moment. I haven't joined any communities yet but will look at doing that later today.

I'm hoping that Lemmy is a less toxic space than Reddit became, and that an influx of us refugees doesn't ruin things for people who have been here longer. My hope is that those of us who migrate here learn to fit in with the ethos and rules of Lemmy, rather than trying to change things (or worse, expecting them to change to fit what we're used to "over there").

I'm looking forward to getting stuck in!

I dig it.

I am happy whenever there is a fresh start. Brings out the flaws of my old ways.

First comment! Finally.

so this is where we flee pala, hi!

It's frankly really nice. The conversations here are more civil in what I have seen so far, and feel organic. I really love the "vibes" of this space and the fact that it is so much better than doomscrolling on Reddit. I have seen some very nice comments here, and have spent the last few days trying my best to understand what "federation" is. It is a bit daunting for a not-so-tech-savy person like me, but hey, it's great. I really hope it grows nicely and becomes a good alternative.

Thank you for getting this up and running, and to anyone reading, may you have a wonderful day :)

Once the server caught up and let me create my account it's been good. Still learning the details.

So far I'm really enjoying Lemmy, both the website and Jerboa! But I'm still getting used to the whole federation thing. It's really weird to get used too. Also there seems to be fewer communities/subreddits. I'm missing specific interests...

But the concept is great! I'm excited to be on a open source social network. The mainstream ones are so unethical.

There are some features I miss. I always loved finding subs that allowed one to set a custom user flair, and I don't think we have that yet. And, of course, there aren't as many people, so some communities are just empty. Trying to figure out if a community is already out there or if I should try and make one myself, it's a little overwhelming to just start out. But... It's exciting. I don't know if this place will be a forever home, but it's promising.

Until now I really enjoy my experience on Lemmy. The UI is great and minimalist, and things actually work, unlike on Reddit lol

So far, I'm liking it! I enjoy the feel of the community here. I was mostly a lurker on reddit so it's nice to participate for once.

How do instances decide to defederate other instances popping up in the future? E.g. an NSFW instance is created but I don't want to see any of it when I browse "All".