What caused users to sign up to specifically lemmy.ml, instead of other servers? I am aware a lot of users signed up after the spez AMA, but even before the AMA the site was overloaded.

    • EinarEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Am super new. What happens with my account if “my” Lemmy instance shuts down? What are my safeguards?

      • kopper [they/them]@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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        2 years ago

        If your instance shuts down, you won’t be able to use that account, and your existing content will be in a limbo of pre-shutdown instances knowing about them and post-shutdown ones not. I assume a similar limbo will happen to the communities hosted on your instance, but I’m not entirely sure on what specifically will happen.

        • EinarEnglish
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          2 years ago

          Sounds like something that will have to be addressed. Thus is definitely a reason to have an account with a large, established instance.