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Looking for a Reddit alternative? Lemmy tell you, they currently kinda suck
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All things Reddit
Like it or not, Reddit is still a big player in the internet game. Let's bring together the best of both worlds, shall we?
I feel like Lemmy needs to make the signup process easier. I shouldn't need to hunt down an open community to register under. At least give people an option to default to a community like @lemm.ee (which sounds like it never closes registration) otherwise the site could lose people due to mere confusion. Example: I tried registering under the Linux portion of lemmy.ml, but was told I couldn't because registration was closed. Had I not gone to Lemm.ee and tried, I would've simply moved on with the thought of "too confusing".
I'm open to the idea that I'm way off base with how Lemmy works, though I think that kind of frames the issue I'm getting at - familiarity & ease of understanding.
I just joined - I understood the process from checking out Mastadon when the wave hit Twitter a while back, but it was confusing for me then, so I agree. What frustrated me off the bat here was that I created my account, verified my email, and just couldn’t log in. The page just wouldn’t even react. If I wasn’t so stubborn, I would have abandoned this for sure, so if that’s happening to anyone else, would be a problem.