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Reddit seeks to launch IPO in March (www.reuters.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 year ago (22 children)

I’d expect another big exodus around then.

[–] [email protected] 66 points 1 year ago (16 children)

Yes. Best thing we can do is be ready (from a tech perspective) and welcoming (from a human perspective). They'll come or they won't.

Compared to summer, Lemmy now has thousands more users, hundreds of active communities (no where near Reddit yet on niche subjects), actual made-on-lemmy content in a bunch of places, and a bunch of apps that mostly have the bugs worked out. It's probably fair more appealing now to join than it was in summer.

We still have roadblocks: general confusion about federation (the email analogy seems to be working best), difficulty properly explaining how to sign up, a harder time finding communities, and it's impossible to migrate between instances without starting fresh.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

User migration is now possible in Lemmy 0.19:

Users can now export their data (community follows, blocklists, profile settings), and import it again on another instance. This can be used for account migrations and also as a form of backup. The export format is designed to remain unchanged for a long time. You can make regular exports, and if the instance becomes unavailable, register a new account and import the data. This way you can continue using Lemmy seamlessly.

Source: https://join-lemmy.org/news/2023-12-15_-_Lemmy_Release_v0.19.0_-_Instance_blocking,_Scaled_sort,_and_Federation_Queue

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh hey, I guess I learned something today :)

0.19 has been a real improvement in many ways. I'm a huge fan of the Scaled sort -- it helps the niche community content to surface.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you use an app or the website for this feature?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Scaled sort? Both. The app needs to support 0.19 though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I tested Sync and Boost but can't find it. Which app do you use where this already works?