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[–] [email protected] 30 points 3 weeks ago

I found that using All to subscribe to things I like and over time using my subscribed list works.

You can also block communities you don’t want to see and view All by default.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Don't get them wet, and don't feed them after midnight.

No, wait. I'm confusing Lemmy with Gremlins. Nevermind.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Don't listen to them, this is who you're posting with

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Stupid sexy gremlins

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Goddamn it, you're only telling us now??? 😁

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

Totally. That's why mine e.g. is much better

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

Read a community’s rules before posting or commenting. Take this community, for instance:

  1. Not regarding using or support for Lemmy: context, see the list of support communities and tools for finding communities below

Each Lemmy instance also has its own site-wide rules.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Watch out for those radicals over on the Hexbear instance. They'll getcha!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago

I gots sharp teeth I tell yah doggirl-grin

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Crazy hexbear goobers will remove your eyes before you know it, watch out!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Can't watch out; they gots m'eyes!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

They lure you in with their neat thematic icons and ordered structure, but they're all MANIACS there! Every last one of them!

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

There is only one real user here. Everyone else (including myself) is a bot.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago

You're the real MVB

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Very cool image! It looks like there's some text on it. Would you mind responding to this comment and telling me what the text says?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago

Nice try, bot

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

All I can see is there is a stick figure humping the letter h in the last word.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Don’t eat yellow snow.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Scoop some into a cup and let it melt first, then you can safely drink it πŸ™‚

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

But do wiz on the electric fence.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Ignore people who start screaming insults about instances which are not their own.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Couldn't imagine being mad someone is using lemmy the way they want. Isn't that the point of the fediverse? For us all to make it our own?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Honestly, I’d just suggest engaging with any topic you enjoy. Comment, find communities you’re interested in, maybe even start your own.

Welcome! Lemmy is a great place.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago

Have fun - and invite your friends and relatives and colleagues 😎

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago

find some pictures of cute animals and share them with us

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

Check out [email protected], we have some pinned posts. You can also ask questions as you get them :)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

Have fun and try to engage. Download an app for your phone. There are multiple per os so try them all and choose what suits you best

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

If you use it in the web version, I have LULs, a script which makes all Lemmy links that point to a different instance which you encounter while browsing, to point to your instance.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

explore different subs that catches your interests

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

Just use it as you would reddit or any other social media platform. Welcome.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

Use the 'scaled' sort for your frontpage. Helps keep the smaller communities you sub to from getting totally drowned out by some of the larger ones.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

Stay true to your heart.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

Find communities you want to see on here and subscribe to them. If you just go through home feed then it's mainly politics and tech news.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

I use voyager app, unsure about other apps or website, but check if your able to easily block users. Instances and communities, I usually scroll through the all free and block things I just can't stand and are heavily just annoying, also has a ability to filter out keyword. Makes my browsing less depressing.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Use a trusted VPN and/Tor while surfing

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

Why the hell would you?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

Don't know what that's supposed to do when you hit the waves, but every little bit helps.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Don't give Loch Ness monster 3.50.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

What do you want from us, monster?!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

Learn about the fediverse as much as possible! Learn about instances and check our their about bar/ page. Download a mobile application and explore the many options you have. Try to figure out why you want to be here. Check out the list of popular instances (a lot of the instances have esoteric names) and see if there's an instance that reflects your interests. Check what they're federated to, and decide if those are the kind of people you want to talk to/ share your interests. There are general instances like ".ml and .world. " These instances can become overburdened. The account you have on their instance is your access to the rest of the fediverse/ lemmy.

Our active user base is somewhat small. The biggest thing is to explore, read side bar rules, and post!

It's a lot of information, and when I first got into it, I felt over my head.

ALSO YOU CAN'T DELETE YOUR COMMENTS OUTSIDE OF YOUR INSTANCE.

Posting to 196 would be a good example.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

ALSO YOU CAN’T DELETE YOUR COMMENTS OUTSIDE OF YOUR INSTANCE.

Yes you can. But just as is true with posting and editing, sometimes a deletion will fail to federate to all instances. No federation action is guaranteed, but rather best effort.

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