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jointhefediverse.net - Why was Lemmy removed from the list of fediverse alternatives? (github.com)

submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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jointhefediverse.net seems to be a commonly linked resource for directing people to join the Fediverse.

Curiously, it does not list Lemmy under the list of Reddit alternatives. Their GitHub README explains why.

Previous relevant discussion: https://lemmy.ml/post/78808

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Nutomic and Dessalines may be tankies, but they're our tankies

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago (28 children)

Lemmy was removed due to:

reports of how the developers handle certain types of content (post removed, view an incomplete archive)

the behavior of its creator

how the sotware itself handles users' privacy.

All valid concerns.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

I hate it when people try to gatekeep like this. I don't need to be handheld. If there's a Fediverse alternative to something and it mostly works, it should be on the website. Anything less is not useful at best.

Edit: I say this as someone who has historically criticized the behavior of the devs as well as multiple Lemmy communities BTW.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Well, since you've vocally criticised the developers and they haven't bothered changing their ways, wouldn't you agree they deserve to be gatekept?

On the other hand, it's not for you to decide the criteria for what is included on jointhefediverse's curated list. I personally think it is a perfectly reasonable judgement call they've made.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 days ago (10 children)

No, I don't. If it's about instances I'd understand it a bit more, even though I wouldn't entirely agree with that either (I'm a free speech stan), but this is a page listing Fediverse alternative software. The software is fine and relatively untainted from the intentions of the Lemmy devs from what I can tell (although that was not originally the case). They deserved to be criticized, but not censored from Fediverse articles listing alternatives to big tech platforms.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

How is this censorship though?

You can always start joinfediversefreespeechstan.io or whatever. The code is even available, no?

I could never understand american-style preference for "free speech" themed theatrics.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 days ago

Because as the leading "Fediverse alternative" website, it essentially tells the viewer that Lemmy doesn't exist, which I think does a disservice to prospective Fediverse users.

But yes good point, anyone can make an alternative website, I think right wing people made like a fuckgab.com site back in the day to recommend Gab alternatives on the Fediverse.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago (15 children)

Point 1 and 2 really need to be addressed.

It would be so much better if lemmy wasn't developed by genocide white-washing tankies.