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I didnt know about Lemmy until I got banned from Reddit yesterday and did a search for apps like Reddit.

I don't think our goal here is to compete with reddit. We're happy when people come to us from Reddit, but we don't have to actively promote it. Of course lemmy was set up as an alternative to reddit, but we don't have to repeat all the mistakes.

Having more server focused on interests that are not technology

Taking for example this community, this should be together with Europe and yurop and ask European etc on a EU focused server, not scattered between generalistic instances that are also hard to navigate because they are a mess

Well, Reddit just killed their API for non-paying 3rd party clients completely (up to this day moderators still could use it), so that might have some effect

Make it easier to actually use. Why are there so many options to sign up, what does it all mean, why do so many of those servers need verification, how do I know which ones I need to sign up for? It's a mess. I have no idea if this comment will even work, does the server matter here?

I'm not sure about convince but:

• Help people out on Reddit who need a hand signing up - there are quite a few of us on there directing people to the fire exits.
• Make Lemmy awesome - pitch in on !newtolemmy@lemmy.ca and/or if you see a need for a community then start it, you can always get help at !fedigrow@lemm.ee.

I guess, you cannot convince per se. When the onboarding experience is easy and the conent is convincing, people will stick around.

Here a take

• Baby Boomers: It's like making phone calls directly to friends without going through a central operator.

• Generation X: Think of it as a collection of independent websites where you can share and connect, like a bunch of forums that can talk to each other.

• Millennials: Imagine a mix of social media platforms where you can post and interact freely, like having your own space on different apps that all connect.

• Generation Z: It's like a giant chatroom where you can use different apps, but everyone can still see and talk to each other, no matter which one you’re on!

Make Lemmy a nice place with a nice atmosphere, nice people and meaningful information and discussions. Once it shines, people will want to come here.

The Reddit app is absolute dogshit, especially compared to something like voyager. That wasn't the initial reason for me but it's the biggest difference I'm noticing so far.

The Reddit mods remove posts mentioning Lemmy

• https://feddit.nl/post/29715314?scrollToComments=true

I try to post on !buyeuropean@feddit.uk when I see an opportunity, but those posts get removed quite fast

They also ignore people asking about Lemmy promotion in the comments: https://old.reddit.com/r/BuyFromEU/comments/1j3b8a4/weve_just_reached_100k_members_now_lets_break_out/

Otherwise, !fedibridge@lemmy.dbzer0.com has a few resources as pinned posts

Be a good user. Post great content. Start awesome communities. Make Lemmy a great place to be on and users will come. You can't convince users to switch networks just because of some technical details. But if the best memes are here and Reddit is drowning in a sea of bot reposts, people will notice. If you google for something and the best answer to your question is not on Reddit, but here, people will notice. If cool people are hanging out on Mastodon and not on X, people will notice. If the one place on the internet to discuss some niche topic is on Lemmy, people will come.

So don't go preaching, do cool stuff here!

Reverse psychology. Advise that it's not for just everyone and warn people to stay away. It's full of radical lefties here, it's not for you normies, stick to what you know. Keep drinking that kool-aid.