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CrypticFawn ,
@CrypticFawn@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

Hopefully more will join smaller instances.

wntrcrs ,

Yeah I am gonna try out a few different ones and see how it goes. Luckily its decentralized to an extent so I can just use my list of written down communities

Eddie ,

Check this out.

YaksDC ,

I would love to try a new instance but then I have to recreate a rather large block list.

Is there a way to copy your block list from one instance to another?

Blaze OP ,

github.com/CMahaff/lasim

YaksDC ,

Thank you!

Blaze OP ,

You are welcome!

timou ,

And for a CLI version, there’s lemmy_migrate.

Blackmist ,

Feels like this should be a core part of Lemmy, like just export and import a big string of data.

MrFusion ,

Well this is truly amazing. Thank you, Blaze

timou ,

Well, I just created two alt accounts on sh.itjust.works and jlai.lu, copying my subscriptions with lemmy_migrate. Not too difficult, but we definitely need a simpler way to login into different servers…

Camus ,
@Camus@jlai.lu avatar

Bienvenue!

timou ,

Merci 😁 Plus on est de fous… jlailu va peut-être devenir mon main en fait.

Camus ,
@Camus@jlai.lu avatar

100% d’uptime, ça ne s’invente pas

Sanctus ,

Hi from my alt. I just have like 4 alt accounts I switch between.

Blaze OP ,

Same here, even a bit more I think

Chickenstalker ,

What does not kill you, makes you stronger. The only thing these script kiddies are doing is strength training the world admins.

lemmyporn ,

Yeah fucking up uptime during a period people are looking to migrate away from an ingrained product is definitely the path to a successful and strong network. Just like asking for unpaid admins (typically $100-200 an hour) to price on call duty for free.

What you are seeing is a business cheap out, have zero clue or plan about scale, not give two fucks about privacy, and trick you all into giving that business a free pass for being shitty and execute poorly.

This isn’t making shit stronger. It means normies will always make sure this place is the new 4chan.

SnowdenHeroOfOurTime ,

What the fuck to literally all of this

1984 ,
@1984@lemmy.today avatar

They are doing their best, but the users can help by spreading out to smaller instances. It’s also much better for the fediverse as a whole to have many smaller instances instead of a few giant ones.

Maybe you want to join lemmy.today? It’s located in Oregon (western USA) and is literally never down. I know since I’m addicted to Lemmy and I’m on it all the time now… :)

Also who doesnt like that cute little Lemmy icon it has. :) Looks like a very surprised lemming, or very happy one…

Blaze OP ,

Cute icon indeed!

I remember talking to you about it a few days ago, has the admin clarified the redundancy question?

1984 ,
@1984@lemmy.today avatar

He is more than open to having several admins :) He is a Linux devops guy who is doing consulting in the area. It makes sense to have several admins due to the “bus factor” or what we shall call it.

Just have to find someone willing to help out. You know anyone?

PeleSpirit ,

We don’t block any other instances. We will keep it that way unless it becomes a moderation problem.

Not for me for this reason, this can only lead to disaster.

1984 ,
@1984@lemmy.today avatar

If it does, it’s not hard to fix. :)

PeleSpirit ,

It’s not the fixing part, it’s the theory behind it. When the instance makes this a major selling point, it usually is trying to attract and actually attracts a certain crowd.

1984 ,
@1984@lemmy.today avatar

So far it hasn’t attracted any bad behavior and the admin is a super nice guy. Works in tech (of course, who doesn’t here, right? ).

I think it’s not a major selling point either, just a bit of “open for all until we get actual problems”.

There was some guy from exploding heads trying to get users to his instance however. They don’t seem very nice at all, and seemingly blocked by a lot of instances.

SnowdenHeroOfOurTime ,

I have like four different instances I’m using with accounts on each. I’m not sure the best route but feel like I should only have one or two accounts. Probably will keep the four for now just to see which instances seem most reliable. I’ll try and keep this one in the back of my mind in case I need another instance though :)

In my experience lemmy.world and reddthat go down a decent amount, especially the latter.

Buelldozer ,
@Buelldozer@lemmy.world avatar

Okay done. I’ll give the instance a try and see how it goes. :)

1984 ,
@1984@lemmy.today avatar

Cool, call me when you arrive… :)

transistor ,
@transistor@lemdro.id avatar

Just another day…

waterbogan ,

Yeah who are these fucks? Whats their damage? Somebody oughta go knock some sense into them

A_A ,
@A_A@lemmy.world avatar

This single post :
lemmy.world/post/2874044
lemmy.ca/post/2904207
…has a comment from an hexbear user who thinks this is very funny.
(hidden from here because we defederated them)

waterbogan ,

I couldnt see the comment, but that would make sense that a hexbear user could be behind this - lot of effort though and lots of narcicissm needed too

A_A , (edited )
@A_A@lemmy.world avatar

Or maybe they made a brigade ?
There are many comments about this inside this post just under that comment which I made twice.
About the comment you could not see :
user name is “Alaskaball…”

Zengen ,

They want to put out the fire. Let us show them the strength of the Hydra. Cut off one head and a thousand more shall take its place. We all remember what happened when they tried to end the piratebay.

Very_Bad_Janet ,

You can also create an alt on kbin and subscribe to Lemmy communities there. I'm posting this from kbin.social.

kevtav ,

sh.itjust.works to the rescue

Jakeroxs ,

Yuh

SamC ,

Or find a smaller instance. If everyone joins a bigger instance it’s just moving the problem

Boinketh ,

I think we’ll be good if everyone splits up relatively evenly between the top 10-20 instances.

Aurix ,

I think lemmy.world is too large for the health of the fediverse. A nasty incident which takes it down permanently could “kill” Lemmy as a whole. Perhaps a sign up stop is in order.

Fish ,

I moved to a different instance about a month ago, after lemmy.world got hacked. I haven’t had any issues on Midwest.social. I suggest other people do the same if they want Lemmy to be feasible in the long term. Get the fuck off Lemmy.world.

Here is a list of instances sorted by user count if anyone wants to move: https://fedidb.org/software/lemmy

Boinketh ,

Great resource. Why is hexbear split into two?

Fish , (edited )

No idea. But if I were to guess, it looks like ‘www.hexbear’ was added in July and then reposted in August in an attempt remove the ‘www’. I assume their intention was to follow the same syntax as everyone else, but they weren’t able to delete the original ‘www.hexbear’. Probably user error, but that’s just a guess.

Boinketh ,

That’s a very good guess, thanks.

SwallowsDick ,

Thanks for the link

Knitwear ,

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    Fish ,

    I haven’t used them, but others are recommending these tools for transferring your user info:

    github.com/CMahaff/lasim

    github.com/wescode/lemmy_migrate

    jarfil ,

    If the free GitHub scripts from the other comment don’t work for you, Sync has it as a paid option.

    madcaesar ,

    So are you recommending to switch instances and not interact with lemmy.world and its users? I don’t get this, what’s the point of something getting popular if you can’t interact with it? So those that got in early get to be here while others have to start from scratch?

    And what happens if you have a question and your instance has 10 users, while world has 3000?

    remkit ,

    That’s not how federation works. You can still interact with lemmy.world and its users from another instance, but spreading out not only helps with lemmy.world’s load, but also the fediverse.

    CapeWearingAeroplane ,

    Hello from sopuli.xyz! We are officially interacting:)

    Fish , (edited )

    Lemmy is a federated network (part of the Fediverse), meaning that, for the most part, all instances are linked together and share most of the same information and comments. If people move from one instance to another then their experience will be almost identical.

    If you already have an account on Lemmy.world then you can transfer your account information to an account on a different instance by using one of the many tools created by Lemmy’s users. The reason you would move away from Lemmy.world is that it helps decentralize Lemmy’s data, so that if one instance goes down it doesn’t have a large impact on others’ Lemmy experience.

    If you are using an instance with only 10 users, then here are some issues you might run into: there are less users to update the instance’s ‘communities’ page, so you might have to add some communities to the instance manually; there aren’t as many people maintaining the instance, so it might not be as well-maintained as some larger instances; the server costs might not be worth hosting for just 10 users (donate to your host, if you have the means to do so). However, there are a lot of smaller instances that are just as well-maintained as Lemmy.world (like Midwest.social).

    I hope this helped you understand Lemmy a little better.

    gabe ,

    I agree, but they plan on making a message on the sign up screen encouraging users but not stopping sign up so… 🤷‍♂️

    HelloHotel ,
    @HelloHotel@lemmy.world avatar

    without user friction (in this case, a thing that prevents a user from agreeing without reading a textbox with a link to join another lemmy instance, even if its by the same people) its pointless

    HelloHotel ,
    @HelloHotel@lemmy.world avatar

    or this will keep happening cloud-flare host down message

    jeffhykin ,

    Instead of blocking sign-ups we can have Lemmy’s sign up automatically recommend other servers.

    Another developer and I already have a PR in development for it.

    Here’s the idea in more detail: lemm.ee/post/2800726

    Aurix ,

    Wonderful compromise, love it. Thank you.

    infotainment ,
    @infotainment@lemmy.world avatar

    Attitudes like this are much worse for the health of the Fediverse, IMO.

    A popular instance with users and content? Kill it immediately, we can’t risk people actually using the Fediverse.

    morrowind ,
    @morrowind@lemmy.ml avatar

    The fact is, lemmy.world’s size is already actively harming the fediverse and it’s quite annoying. No one said to “kill it” just stop it from growing even more

    Cpo ,

    Exactly for that reason I have created a second account on lemm.ee.

    There is even a nice Python script to propagate your subscriptions and block lists to one or more other accounts.

    Find it here: github.com/wescode/lemmy_migrate

    Fluba ,

    Here’s another GUI tool that I used to migrate to my current instance. Kudos to both devs!

    https://github.com/CMahaff/lasim

    Cpo ,

    Great alternative! Thanks!

    nosut ,

    I did the same thing. Based off comments like this though it kinda seems like lemm.ee may turn into a lemmy.world 2.0.

    RatzChatsubo ,

    You would think we all learned our lesson once Vlemmy broke

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