I remember joining reddit when it had the old interface and thinking that it is super unintuitive and complicated compared to all other social media. This didn’t stop reddit from growing and i don’t think lemmy will be restricted by this in the long run. People generally are just not aware of the fediverse and how it works yet but they will get used to it.
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LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 10 months ago[deleted]
eta@feddit.org 10 months ago
LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 10 months ago
[deleted]eta@feddit.org 10 months ago
The only additional step you have on lemmy is choosing an instance and honestly it does not even matter that much which you choose. I’m not saying it’s trivial but it is nothing that is inherently more difficult.
Reddit was really strange compared to everything else a few years ago. It only appears easy now because we are familiar with the concept of subreddits now.
grrgyle@slrpnk.net 10 months ago
Depending on the instance, you might have to put a little more work into it. Not that I’m saying that’s a problem - in my eyes that’s a feature.
3dmvr@lemm.ee 10 months ago
To be fair it is easy, if it allowed you to comment and didnt delete them lol
3dmvr@lemm.ee 10 months ago
No you cant, karma requirementd bud, try making a new account and posting/commenting anywhere?
Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
“Lemmy is an alternative to Reddit, you can visit phtn.app to have a look at the content. If you prefer an app, vger.app/settings/install has download links.”
LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 10 months ago
[deleted]Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
We could maybe ask lemm.ee admins to enable automatic email verification, but then they would need to fight the unavoidable spam bots registration waves
smeg@feddit.uk 10 months ago
Lemmy can be as simple if not simpler than that:
- "Hey, Lemmy of is a bit like Reddit, have a look at <link to your instance>"
- they can have a browse, no download required
- If they want to join, enter email, username, and password
- Verification email
- "Hey, Lemmy of is a bit like Reddit, have a look at <link to your instance>"
Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
Caffeinated_Sloth@lemmy.world 10 months ago
It would help to change the nomenclature. Joining a Facebook “group” makes sense to anybody. Change insider jargon like “instance” to seeker-friendly verbiage like “village.”
grrgyle@slrpnk.net 10 months ago
I like that, or something like that. “Server” and “instance” definitely sounds too prickly and technical to a lot of people.