Aaaand it’s gone, and I’ve been banned from the sub.
got 80,000 views and 1300 upvotes before is disappeared though, so I see that as a win, I’m sure a few people signed up.
Those mods are really something. I’m going to post this to !buyeuropean@feddit.uk
I was spamming that sub quite a bit to help guide people to lemmy. But a warning would have been appropriate, not a ban and removal of my post.
Apparently not.
There is also beef between them and the other reddit r/Buy_European sub https://old.reddit.com/r/Buy_European/comments/1j6jeg3/the_other_buyeuropean_sub_is_apparently_now/
Oh dear. So, in summary:
- r/BuyFromEU and
!buyfromeu@feddit.org: Not friends. - r/Buy_European and !buyeuropean@feddit.uk: Friends?
Sometimes reading the comments is really depressing… But hey, I tried to contribute a little by leaving some hopefully-helpful replies.
Most people only switch and change because of the trends and not so much because they understand how lemmy is good and why it will benefit them in the long run. People even get angry when you suggest to spend 5 minutes to learn the basics claiming it’s not user friendly. Among all the things that may contribute to this i think people are too used to get products showed in their face.
Top highly upvoted comment saying you need different accounts for each instance 🤦🏻
Time to jump into the fray I guess
“Everyone says you can use any instance with any account so I tried logging in with instance A account on instance B and it doesn’t even work.”
Words like decentralized, interoperability or federated doesn’t mean anything to these people. We need good infographics to convey the idea correctly without misunderstandings.
People are staying away from Lemmy because they don’t understand why its different from classic social media. From the outside they see many divided platforms instead of the unifying it’s actually doing.
Honestly, I almost thought it was a little daunting to set up this account – and I had already used Lemmy with another account on the same instance previously. I’m still not fully content with the mix of content I’m getting here (where are the text active only coms?)
Some hand holding is needed for non tech savvy people. And sometimes the similarities to reddit is kind of like faux meat substitutes – inviting unfavorable comparisons.
For sure, and I genuinely don’t blame anyone. I’ve spoken a few times about the difficulty of marketing federated social media.
Also, this place feels like exactly like early Reddit, tech savvy, close-nit, united but also divided. Lemmy will get bigger, diversifying the platform, increasing it’s likeability for a wider audience.
!communitypromo@lemmy.ca can help
Sadly yes, but they’ve been helped to see the light.
Let’s keep guiding new users.
I do believe the link is wrong? Shouldn’t it be old.reddit.com not www.old.reddit.com?
15k views and 313 upvotes in the first hour. Let’s Go
