Chose an instance without mandatory email account and which seemed serious
this post was submitted on 02 Jul 2023
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Lemmy.ml was requesting people register on other instances, and lemmy.one stepped up to fill the void.
But when people ask me what instance to sign up for, I tell them lemmy.world. it doesn't really matter, but being based in a bigger instance reduces the friction of finding communities.
I'm on lemmy.ml because my application was ignored (or not accepted, I don't know) by the smaller instances I've applied to.
I joined lemmy.ml a while ago because following cool opensource projects is my jam.
I picked Rammy for the name and the sidebar:
Just another Lemmy instance. We've got a cool mascott though! Open to everyone.
Why trust some Big Tech corporation to host your data when some random geek can do it? All thanks to the power of the Fediverse!
It was nearby geographically and the guy running it seemed to know what he was doing from a technical aspect.
I use lemmy.ml because i found it has a large user-base. I also like programming.dev and ideally i would like to see all the posts from the one and the other instance into one :)
Because it's a furry instance
Tried the bee but did not get any notification I was accepted. Fortunately saw programming.dev pop on my feed and they accepted my request.
Good thing as well that I found all of my favorite programming languages on the server.
I picked lemmy.world because it was recommended and had a large userbase. I know Beehaw defederated from lemmy.world and sh.itjustwor.ks, so if you want to interact with that community, that could be a consideration against, but since the user population across all of Lemmy is currently increasing dramatically, I think everything's a bit of a moving target regardless.
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I saw a youtube video that said lemmy.ml was full so you can't join. I just picked a random one that wasn't ml so I chose lemmy.world
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Others did not exist back than.
I frequently see Stux on mastodon, and I think they're a good person so I decided to choose one of their instances when choosing a Lemmy server.
I added an account to a few geared towards specific community types. Then I can easily switch accounts and view local.
I'm considering standing up an instance for this type of thing myself.
I want something spread out from a maint instance, and is relevant to me, so I went with Midwest.social. I also knew about their mastodon track record, which helps me feel secure knowing it's a good instance
Was looking for a smaller instance (to help spread out the lemmy load a bit) which doesn't block many instances so I don't risk having an instance I want to see blocked. By the way I also use Arch
Lemmy.ca felt like a natural home as an IRL Canadian resident. I like the variety of content and the moderation seems good so far.