Read the sidebar/ pinned post at !newtolemmy@lemmy.ca
Unlike Reddit where you can lurk because there’s so much noise already, it’s quieter here and you get out of it what you put into it. If someone is an ass, block them; you don’t owe them anything.
Lemmy is the most well known, but there’s also piefed and mbin (I’m on piefed) and they all interact with each other (or we couldn’t be talking). Maybe check them out and see if you like one of the others better.
Karma never mattered, but doubly so here.
Occasionally sort by “scaled”. There is no algorithm really, and scaled is basically active relative to the size of the community.
I picked the instance with the least defederations and browse by subscribed. It took a while to get a good subscriber list but I prefer that to browsing by all and sorting through the muck.
You can use the search to find communities you like and sort by most active.
Aside from that, it’s like reddit with instance drama and an older, weirder demographic.
it is important to create content, engaging with content, thanking people for creating and/or engaging with content and to #neverslop
This is probably the biggest key to someone coming from Reddit. I feel one really gets out of this platform what they put into it. There’s a good number of people here, but it’s not enough you can just sit there quietly and be served endless content. If you engage with fellow users, most will gladly respond.
I consider myself moderately shy and quiet, but people here are very fun and supportive, and last I looked I was somewhere in the top 30 posters/commenters and I look forward to talking with the people here every day. I can honestly say Lemmy has made me a better person in a number of ways thanks to what a great group of people we have if one chooses to take advantage of that.
so its basically reddit but a bit more complicated. youll be fine
The main difference is that subreddits are called “communities” or “comms” for short, not sublemmys like you would expect.
Browse /all/new or hot and just block communities youre not interested in rather than try to build a homepage with subscriptions. Subscribe all you like ofc but your Frontpage will be more interesting this way.
yeah, the fact you have to do this though is one of the major flaws of this place.
you should be able to subscribe to stuff you like, but there isn’t enough content to go that route, and most of the prolific content is all weird stuff you want to block…
I everything else is stuff you block, why are you bothering with it?
I picked everything I am interested in and never go to all, I have no interest in a frontpage that is everyone elses.
So no need to block anything.
If someone asks which linux distro they should install, just insist on your favourite distro no matter the use case.
Well fortunately Debian is the right answer for every use case, so problem solved there!
LMDE for noobs, unstable (sid) for arch users
Plus. if someone asks you for help with Windows, just insist on your favourite distro no matter the use case.
Well, you’ve already chosen an instance to sign up with and start posting, so the confusing part is done.
Sometimes stuff from the wider network will be missing or inaccessible due to federation issues, but don’t worry too much about it.
First order of business is to curate a decent feed. Try searching for communities that you’re interested in. Browse the All feed and subscribe to interesting communities, generously block the ones you don’t want to see. Check !communitypromo@lemmy.ca (and its pinned thread) and !newcommunities@lemmy.world for cool ones to join.
One thing to be aware of is there are many duplicate communities across instances. Check them out, subscribe to each or pick the most active one - or the one on your least disliked instance. On that note, know that some instances are often considered politically extreme or problematic.
It’s forum. You can talk to other people and share other webpages with them.
Instances are like ideologic factions here in some cases. Particularly .ml. Keep an eye on the instance associated with people’s usernames. Typically gives you perspective on the way they may act.
we like B E A N
and D E A N, apparently.
Everything’s made up and the points don’t matter.
It’s basically reddit. If you want to find communities (subreddits) you can search for them on your instance (the server you’re on, in your case it’s Lemmy.world), or look on lemmyverse.net. You’re on a more populated instance, so discovery will be less of an issue for you.
Think of it as every sub being is own little micro site connected with most of the other micro site. Find a micro site that align with your beliefs, make an account on it and go have fun
Basic internet decency is appreciated
