Lemmies? Lemmings?

  • Barbarian@lemmy.reckless.dev
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    1 year ago

    All of the more fediverse-focused ones (fedditors, fedinauts, feddies, fedizens, etc) are definitely better. Lemmy is bigger than just Lemmy: we have users from Mastodon, Kbin and more seeing and replying to our posts. Let’s choose a name that reflects that :)

    Also, just to prove a point, if you’re here from anywhere not Lemmy, say hello!

    • ClammyMantis488@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      Sorry to sound like a noob, but I still don’t understand how people from other places can respond. How does that work?

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        All good, same boat but from what I can tell it’s just a different approach to how most people have grown accustomed to the web.

        You can technically follow communities and users from Lemmy on Mastodon, though the two platforms have different UIs. I was recommended to register for two different instances as they let you interact with each one to the fullest/intended way. However you can still communicate between the two which is the fediverses’ biggest strength imo.

        E.g. I found this comment via lemmy. I copied the link and pasted it into my mastodon search bar. Once found, I can comment it through my Mastodon instance. The difference is that I cannot do unique lemmy interactions such as make lemmy-posts or downvote because those aren’t shared functions on ActivityHub between Lemmy and Mastodon.

        So, in terms of interaction, use a lemmy instance (though try to register for a less populated one that fits you’re identity to distribute the traffic/server load). Registering may take a bit since it’s run by actual people.

        In terms of communication, you can use either instance. The key is using links and the search bar. I cannot overstate how powerful the search function is in the fediverse, if you have the right link, you can find any post in the fediverse.

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            1 year ago

            No problem! I’m still learning as well but it’s very cool to be able to interact with different instances. It’s like commenting on a reddit post from my twitter account

      • Barbarian@lemmy.reckless.dev
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        1 year ago

        Do you mean at the technical level or UI level?

        At the UI level, just have a look at https://kbin.social and you’ll see a lot of very familiar posts. Also their posts show up here, just like any normal post.

        Mastodon is a bit trickier. If you put hashtags in your post text, I think it shows up like a “toot” for users following it? Sorry, not a Mastodon user, don’t really know how it works.

        At a technical level, Lemmy is built on the ActivityPub protocol. It’s how Lemmy servers talk to eachother, it’s how Mastodon servers talk to eachother, and it’s how a hell of a lot more services talk. Best analogy I’ve heard is ActivityPub is like the email protocol for social media platforms.

    • Joe Cool@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      I am old. I liked Netizens and Netiquette.
      I guess I will take a break and start a flamewar on Usenet. Now where is my robe and wizard hat?