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Many newbs are washing up here, myself included. What are good ways to get the most out of Lemmy? (Using Jerboa)

There isn't an algorithm, so I guess we need to self filter and manage a good sub list.

At first glance I'm guessing, use the "all" feed. Block communities that are irrelevant, sub to interests and leave the undecided ones alone. Repeat on different sort options, Repeat for specific hosts.

What are your tricks for finding interesting content and building a sub list.

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[–] Ada@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

https://browse.feddit.de/ to find new groups to follow. My default view is set to communities that I subscribe to, sorted by new comments (though I will likely change that to new as growth continues).

After I've been through the stuff I subscribe to, I have a look at everything else

[–] GuyDudeman@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

What if you don’t speak or read German?

[–] Ada@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] GuyDudeman@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago
[–] GuyDudeman@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

I suppose so!

[–] GuyDudeman@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I’m just kidding.

[–] colin@lemmy.uninsane.org 4 points 2 years ago

Repeat for specific hosts.

also don't be afraid to do the same for specific users: if you see the same user in more than one of your communities, good chance they're in some other communities up your alley too. i don't think you can usually view another person's subscriptions, but you can at least find adjacent communities they've posted in by viewing their profile.

[–] DukeJava@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

https://lemmy.ca/c/communitypromo

for shilling or help finding sublemmies

[–] DrQuint@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I kind of wish communities had a "subscribe to remote community" button, but I understand that browsers would probably have to do some light tracking with cookies to make that possible.

[–] nutomic@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

If you want to follow a community from another instance, just paste the URL into the search bar. Also works for specific posts or comments that you want to reply to.

[–] iod@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Isn't that what Graze does for Mastodon? Allows you to interact with remote accounts and posts without logging in each time. I imagine Lemmy would need something similar

You can use a list. I created one a few months back. Some communities might not be active anymore. Will be adding more to this soon.

https://midwest.social/post/382481