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Relaxed section for discussion and debate that doesn't fit anywhere else. Whether it's advice, how your week is going, a link that's at the back of your mind, or something like that, it can likely go here.


Subcommunities on Beehaw:


This community's icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

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(Reminder: if you have shared the original version in a public post with an old version up, replacing it with this one might be more helpful.)

I want to preface, if you see a mistake in the image or have something helpful to add, go right ahead! I still have the layered files for this, so edits can be made very quickly. I chose to handwrite the text to avoid font copyright infringement.

Feel free to share this poster as you wish, especially on Reddit. All I ask is that you respect the license and don’t remove my socials at the bottom. If anyone’s addition is included, I’ll credit them, and if this gets added onto (or translated) by someone else later, they can add their info as well.

I hope someone can find it useful with the subreddit blackouts right around the corner.

I want to thank the Beehaw admins so much for their amazing work!

(Poster edited; I spotted a duplicated word, mrmanager@lemmy.today noted the lack of whitespace; current version is slightly larger and has been spaced out. You can still request the 800x2000 size, but know it is a little squished.)

(Edit 2: Removed defederation part as it’s not really required. The email analogy blackcoffee@beehaw.org suggested has been added, thanks!)

(Edit 3: Here’s another version making the interconnectivity a bit clearer and mentioning some cool-looking reader apps that have been suggested! Also made the image slightly longer for ease of viewing. I might do some small cosmetic changes tomorrow)

(Edit 4 is here with the date updated towards the bottom. This version contains a reminder to verify your email, lets people know why mlem isn’t showing up on App Store searches, and added fedia.io to Kbin instances. Some colors have been changed slightly to be more mobile friendly, as this is written and edited from a phone tablet. If you have a hard time reading this because of the changes, please let me know. Thank you all for the help and tips!)

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[–] BlackCoffee@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Is the target group people who know what servers and/or instances are or not?

Otherwise I would go up one layer and put in the comparison more users have made about having an mailadres user1@gmail.com and being able to communicate with accounts who also have user1@yahoo.com etc.

It gives users who are not familiar an idea of the concept.

[–] pivotraze@infosec.pub 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

You could mention that Fedia.io is an alternative to kbin.social, as kbin.social is starting to get overwhelmed.

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[–] billbennett@mastodon.nz 4 points 2 years ago

@unsunny that link doesn’t appear to work

[–] kryostar@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago (6 children)

You're telling me that i could have just.. logged in with my mastodon account? How does that work? (i know its beyond the scope of the guide but i want to try)

[–] Kryostar@mastodon.online 3 points 2 years ago

@kryostar@beehaw.org @unsunny Ok i figured it out. It's a bit clunky, BUT IT IS POSSIBLE! I didn't even know! Now to see if i can view this on lemmy.

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[–] UnsupervisedScum@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago (6 children)

I cant add my account on mlem. I wonder if I am putting in the correct information for homepage.

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[–] aussie@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

first comment. it took me waaaaaay too long to realize I had to go all the way to the bottom to reply.

[–] dirtmayor@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

I really like this, nice work 🙂

[–] z3k3lon@lemmy.pt 3 points 2 years ago

Great post, looks awesome.

[–] icanmakesound@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

Thanks for the info! Been here for a few days but it can still be a little confusing.

[–] rickcooker@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (7 children)

join the same communities together

Let me make sure I have this right:

  • there are separate Lemmy instances
  • I can chat with other people from other instances (like email)

If I wanted to join the same communities as a friend, do I need to sign up for another instance or do communities 'live' on multiple instances? For instance, a community on 'cats.' If there is one on {instance1} and {instance2}. They aren't the same, right?

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[–] Dandylion@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

Thank you! Super helpful

[–] WindInTrees@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago (10 children)

Related question for all you experts: if I have an account on both (for example) lemmy.ml and lemmy.world, what is effectively the difference between them if I can view content from any federated instance?

[–] priapus@lemmy.one 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

The difference is just that you log on using two different sites. They can access the same federated content. Just read the rules of both instances and see if you prefer one or the other.

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[–] marsxyz@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"You can use a mastodon account to use lemmy"

What do you mean?

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[–] JesusTheCarpenter@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Really well put together. Very succinct but with enough information to get people started.

I find that for not tech people trying to deal with such terms like fediverse, kbin, Lemmy, instance, protocol might be quite overwhelming and even off-putting. I am saying this because I used to do software development and still took me a bit to get my head around it.

[–] Skooshjones@vlemmy.net 2 points 2 years ago

Great work on this guide!

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