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If you experience issues or problems with this instance (lemmy.today), this is the place to discuss them. Or if you just want to ask questions about how something works. Anything related to the instance or lemmy itself.

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Welcome all new reddit refugees :) (lemmy.today)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by mrmanager@lemmy.today to c/lemmytoday@lemmy.today

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Just wanted to say hello to everyone new joining the instance lately. Seems like reddits ideas of introducing paywalled subreddits got a few more people to think twice about using that site.

I just wanted to encourage new users to install a good mobile client for Lemmy. The web interface is OK but the mobile apps really take Lemmy to another level by being much faster and more user friendly.

I personally like Boost for Lemmy and Sync but there are many others to choose from. More are linked in the sidebar.

After you do that, make sure to subscribe to many communities. You see a list under the Communities tab and you can choose to subscribe with a click.

You can also go here and see all communities in the entire lemmy universe:

https://lemmyverse.net/communities

Me and @Buelldozer@lemmy.today are trying to keep the bots and spammers out and it goes pretty well so far.

Hope you like Lemmy more than Reddit, most of us here do.. :)

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[–] emeralddawn45@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's a form of extortion. A donation is voluntary, ads are a way of making rhe users experience shittier unless they give you money.

[–] Paradachshund@lemmy.today 4 points 1 month ago

Sheesh, that's a pretty extreme take on it. I can tell you from experience that donations alone are usually not enough to make a living off of. I would encourage you to support creators who offer their hard work for a fair price, and not just those who give it away for free. Not everyone can afford to be that generous with their time. It's a good thing you support those who can be, though.