Welcome! I came here from reddit about a year and a half ago and never looked back. I hope you find Lemmy flexible and real and we meet your needs. :)

[–] Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 months ago (14 children)

The only thing I miss about reddit are the large, academic subject specific subs, that tightly moderate their subs to make sure that as many of the posts/answers are from accredited people, or that the post seems to check out when they look the subject up. r/askhistorians for example.

[–] TTH4P@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

We are working on it, maybe it's not that big yet, but we also aren't invaded by ads, bots, and censorship in the same way reddit is.

[–] Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago

I did choose this over reddit. I just wish there was something like that that wasn't reddit. Maybe some day.

[–] daveB@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Are there volunteer fact checkers then or is it mostly just a free for all?

[–] TTH4P@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I think it depends on the community/topic, but I find that people are generally posting and commenting in good faith and provide sources up front or of asked to.

[–] daveB@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Are there any preparations for dealing with the bots, ads, trolls, etc. when they eventually migrate over? The word budget comes to mind. Is Lemmy open source and not for profit?

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