Users from before the current wave of Reddit refugees, how do you feel about the incoming monsoon of refugees?

3 years ago by Uncreativechap to c/asklemmy

I imagine there's excitement for the increase of activity but worries about the potential toxic side of Reddit coming along too.

I'd especially be interested in the Lemmy devs' opinions.

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alex 39 points 3 years ago

Well:

I'm annoyed at calling people who dislike an app and choose another website "refugees"
I'm happy that we're going to have more activity
I hope more instances will be built and maintained, because I don't think the large number of new members can be moderated effectively if they keep flocking to the same handful of instances
When in doubt, I hope moderators will be too strict rather than not enough, especially in the beginning to make sure the behavioural expectations are very clear

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7heo 9 points 3 years ago

expired

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CannotSleep420 10 points 3 years ago

Sensitivity aside, "explat" is a more clever name.

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alex 4 points 3 years ago

That's a good point, thanks for adding some nuance :)

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General_Butt_Naked 4 points 3 years ago

Hopefully it's moderated much less. Don't see how it wouldn't be since it would probably take more effort. The excessive, special interest driven moderation is what really killed reddit long before this api issue.

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Grander 8 points 3 years ago

Mods should have never been allowed to moderate more than like 3 subs at most.

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SpiderShoeCult 2 points 3 years ago

just to emphasize your point there about calling people refugees. I always lurked reddit to the point of using libreddit only lately, and never felt the drive to contribute

with reddit's shenanigans, I found out about this place in one of the posts asking for alternatives and it's a whole different atmosphere and I feel more comfortable not lurking anymore

all this to say that I am here because of reddit's actions, but I'm not a refugee

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