jointhefediverse.net seems to be a commonly linked resource for directing people to join the Fediverse.

Curiously, it does not list Lemmy under the list of Reddit alternatives. Their GitHub README explains why.

Previous relevant discussion: https://lemmy.ml/post/78808

  • Skiluros@sh.itjust.works
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    7 days ago

    Point 1 and 2 really need to be addressed.

    It would be so much better if lemmy wasn’t developed by genocide white-washing tankies.

        • Andrew@piefed.social
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          7 days ago

          No, it’s not geared up for that. There’s a platform called sublinks where the intention is to be initially compatible enough with Lemmy that it can be a drop-in replacement, but they haven’t released anything yet.

        • SorteKanin@feddit.dk
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          5 days ago

          Unfortunately migrating from one fediverse application to another on the same domain is actually basically impossible, due to the way ActivityPub works. It’s very unfortunate.

          • Blaze (he/him)@feddit.org
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            5 days ago

            We built this whole place from scratch 18 months ago. We can do it again, especially when Lemmy instances would still be around and help to redirect people to the Piefed instances.

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              5 days ago

              Well, in theory sure. But you always lose people during migrations, it’s inevitable. And it’s cumbersome for users. It’s not a nice experience. The fediverse has enough bad UX as it is, I’d prefer if we didn’t pile on more.

              If the fediverse actually held true to the promise of easy migrations, then maybe it wouldn’t be a big deal. But unfortunately it’s still not really that easy.

              • Blaze (he/him)@feddit.org
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                5 days ago

                I see it happening gradually.

                There might be a start with another Piefed instance (e.g. Piefed.zip, managed by Lemmy.zip admins). People who really don’t want to use Lemmy would register on that instance, but would still be able to interact with the communities on Lemmy, the way Mbin and Piefed alreay do now. They start hosting a few communities onn Piefed.zip, locking other on lemmy.zip and redirecting people there.

                Then over time some other admins want to give it a try. After a while a few Piefed instances make it to the top 10 most active instances, while the rest is Lemmy.

                It doesn’t have to happen overnight. We have time, people are not going anywhere.