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submitted 8 months ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.world

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I for one have stopped posting any content to lemmy.ml communities.

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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 35 points 8 months ago (2 children)

We could argue that the root cause is that .ml admins pretending that their instance's target audience is wider than it actually is.

[–] awwwyissss@lemm.ee 33 points 8 months ago

Their target audience is Westerner suckers gullible enough to have their opinions manipulated

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

I was rejected when I first tried to sign up (when I was entirely new to lemmy) and they're turning at least one user away now

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Ah, they do it now? When I signed up there (~3y ago) there was no such thing.

Anyway, it's still a problem because most users interacting with .ml content are from other instances.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

3 years ago were there any other instances with traction? Agreed on your second point.

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 3 points 8 months ago

Nah, there were just LG and .ml, as OpenStars said. Technically HB too but they didn't federate due to technical limitations.

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 2 points 8 months ago

Lemmygrad.ml is 5 years old, and hexbear.net is 4 years old.

[–] Maeve@midwest.social 2 points 8 months ago

Yep. I was not accepted several times. Now I am