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we need more users (infosec.pub)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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I've been one of the people saying "we don't need more users. we need quality over quantity" and i was wrong.

the way it's going, lemmy needs active users who post content sothat the network stays relevant. networks like the fediverse benefit from network effects and that means that if we have more users, that improves the value and quality of the fediverse overall.

So please, everyone, when you can, make advertisement for the fediverse in your personal area. Go talk to friends, make attractive stickers and put them everywhere, stuff like that. We would all benefit from it.

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[–] xhs@feddit.org 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The hurdle of registration and getting into the Fediverse is, in my view, too high for many people.
I had to guide my brother step by step to get him into the Fediverse.
I think that’s where it often fails.
It needs to be much easier to join — then more people would probably come in.

[–] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 2 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Lemmy specifically needs UX improvements in signup. I've seen many Reddit users get stuck or confused when trying to signup for a Lemmy instance.

I think this should be a big focus of v1.1 (v1.0 is already a victim of scope creep and needs to get finished)

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[–] ulterno@programming.dev 4 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I advertised Lemmy to my friends a few times and they have now stopped replying to my messages :P

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago (5 children)

I just keep sending them memes I know they'll like. I've had 3 friends joing various instances so far, because after a while they just go:

Man....where do you get these memes?!

[–] FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not memes but I keep the address bar in the screen shot.

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[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 80 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is this strictly Lemmy or does it include related platforms like PieFed and Mbin? Because it seems like there has been some shift to PieFed

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[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm here everyday, unfortunately I don't have a great deal to post only comment.

I'm very busy with real life work to create content

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[–] GreenBeanMachine@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The text in the graph needs better contrast. I can't read that shit

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[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 day ago (9 children)

Maybe everyone should be a literal more willing to discuss things than just dog pile on with downvotes.

This place is mighty insufferable and I say that as one insufferable twat.

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