As a result, our instance https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/ got 625 new user registrations (of which 536 where accepted) in the past 24 hours! And the registrations are not abating even now. We still get like 10 new ones per hour!

I suspect this is probably the largest advertisement, for lemmy specifically, since the main reddit blackouts 1.5 years ago.

Have your own instances also seen an influx of new users?

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[–] nevermore@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

Hi, glad I joined!

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 3 points 31 minutes ago

Welcome !

[–] Gloomy@mander.xyz 1 points 13 minutes ago

Hey, Welcome :-)

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 1 points 7 minutes ago* (last edited 7 minutes ago)

Congrats to all lemming pirates !

[–] maccentric@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I tried to join dbzer0 and got rejected without any reason—did I pick the wrong pirate (I liked Rackham on Black Sails)

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 54 minutes ago (1 children)

The current Lemmy UI doesn't display the reason. use https://t.lemmy.dbzer0.com/ to login and you should see the reason. In any case, please join our appeals channel (it's in the sidebar) and we can sort you out.

[–] maccentric@sh.itjust.works 2 points 51 minutes ago

Thanks, will do

[–] Insecurity_man@lemmy.world 26 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

I migrated from reddit today. Thanks to r/piracy post. So far it's amazing. I am using the Eternity app for Android which is the same as the Infinity app for reddit so UI is similar

[–] BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.world 4 points 29 minutes ago

Just a heads up, I see you joined lemmy.world , the dbzer0 piracy community that I think you may have come for is blocked there, so may not be able to access it from where you are.

I know it's kinda confusing.

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 2 points 30 minutes ago

I'm glad you're adapting. Welcome !

[–] zzx@lemmy.world 2 points 41 minutes ago

Welcome!

[–] mrodri89@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Im new to Lemmy too. Happy to be here. :)

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 2 points 27 minutes ago

Happy to read you :)

[–] singletona@lemmy.world 29 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

As one of those newbies?

Hi. It is the two millionth day of September, give or take a few thousand.

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 2 points 28 minutes ago

If you've got a question about any of the Lemmy culture don't hesitate to ask. We will gladly answer (^_^)

[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

September beeth eternal

[–] singletona@lemmy.world 8 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

For the past thirty two years, and counting.

I was there at the beginning. Just a wee Luser. Such fun and wonderful times for eleven year old me to be punted into.

[–] Wogi@lemmy.world 1 points 31 minutes ago (2 children)

What the fuck did I just read?

Am I having a stroke?

[–] singletona@lemmy.world 1 points 21 minutes ago

Eternal September: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_September September was traditionally the time of new admissions in US collages and universitie. As a result of these institutes often being the first time many would gain access to Usenet September had areputation of clueless newbies flailing around until they either self selected out or adapted. In 1993 AOL gave their userbase Usenet access. Thus the term 'Eternal September' or 'The September that never Ends.'

Luser: Portmantu of Loser and User. Used Derisively in some online communities in the 90's to refer to new, and often clueless, users.

[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 1 points 25 minutes ago (1 children)

Relevant history. If you were there, you remember the call of the wild AOL'er, "Me too," ringing 'cross the network, usually as a top-posted comment.

[–] singletona@lemmy.world 1 points 19 minutes ago

Kids these days not knowing the history they're repeating... SMH.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 8 points 2 hours ago

*uparrs

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 30 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Good, the Piracy community over on dbzer0 is much better than the subreddit anyways.

[–] asudox@lemmy.asudox.dev 54 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

2025 the year of lemmy

[–] elidoz@lemmy.ml 44 points 4 hours ago (7 children)

and the linux desktop

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[–] glowing_hans@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (3 children)

the year of the ~~snake~~ lemming

On a more serious note: I wonder if the year of Lemmy will never come. Constant de-federation and churn might splinter it again, much like distros did kinda splinter the Linux desktop.

[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 hours ago

There will never be "a lemmy". There's no canonical "lemmy" out there. There is only 1000 independent websites, sharing select content with select neighbours.

We either accept this, or we return to corporate social media.

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[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

But are they seeders of leechers?

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