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Showing active monthly users (which is quite low) in data for servers is creating a barrier for entry to Lemmy (lemmy.one)

submitted 2 years ago by Johnnypneumoniac@lemmy.one to c/lemmy@lemmy.ml

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I've noticed this in many places in the Lemmyverse in my first few days here. When first signing up almost all the instances were listed as having 2 or less active users. The biggest was Lemmy.ml at something around 1000. Then I've seen those numbers listed in other places including a post yesterday that is supposed to help bring redditors to Lemmy.

These numbers will just get most people to turn around and not even consider Lemmy as an alternative.

I saw a GIF today showing the growth of user accounts on Lemmy instances and Lemmy.ml (for example) was over 30000 and many of the other servers were in the 100s, approaching 1000. That's a HUGE difference and indicates a community that is 10 times (or more) more active than the initial numbers presented indicate.

Any thoughts? Am I out to lunch?

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[–] Barbarian@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Wow. Barging into the house built by the admins here (they're also the devs who built the software) and saying "This is mine now". Interesting move.

I mean, it's federated for a reason, you do you, but that's quite the disrespect.

[–] FuzzyDunlop@slrpnk.net -2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Have you seen the way they ban people?

[–] Barbarian@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

Haven't seen a ban yet that was out of line. I'm going to continue posting and commenting on communities here until/unless I don't like the direction the communities are going.

Set up your own communities, and if it really is that bad you'll have traffic. If not, then not. Don't go barking orders at people.