What caused users to sign up to specifically lemmy.ml, instead of other servers? I am aware a lot of users signed up after the spez AMA, but even before the AMA the site was overloaded.

  • Leaves@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    This, I wanted to join an instance with management I somewhat agreed with on matters of federation and had longevity. I didn’t want to join beehaw or lemmy.one for the first reason; and the others don’t really have the longevity to see how admins will react in certain cases.

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      1 year ago

      Am super new. What happens with my account if “my” Lemmy instance shuts down? What are my safeguards?

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        1 year ago

        If your instance shuts down, you won’t be able to use that account, and your existing content will be in a limbo of pre-shutdown instances knowing about them and post-shutdown ones not. I assume a similar limbo will happen to the communities hosted on your instance, but I’m not entirely sure on what specifically will happen.

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          1 year ago

          Sounds like something that will have to be addressed. Thus is definitely a reason to have an account with a large, established instance.