Just a quick heads up, that r/menopause (on Reddit) has been re-opened for the time being. In the coming days, it will be ‘restricted’ instead of being private.

As an internet user of more than 25 years, and a redditor of more than 12 years, I think it is important to continue fostering this community on Lemmy. It is currently the only publicly-owned and operated social media platform and has exploded in growth in just the last few weeks. For those of you missing the wiki here, we are just waiting for a software update that will allow for larger posts (the wiki is huge!)

Personally, I believe strongly in having a healthcare-focused community that is free from advertising and corporate and pharmaceutical interests. I sincerely hope I am not alone in this belief.

I know some of you may want to return to reddit now that r/menopause is re-opened, but I implore you to consider the road ahead.

More updates to come.

  • catterbrained
    11·
    2 years ago

    Thank you for reopening the subreddit. It will make it easier to download posts I made containing valuable details about my menopause experience.

    Also, a huge thank you in general, leftylibra, for the time an effort into creating and moderating this important .

  • Mohkia@lemmy.world
    9·
    2 years ago

    I’m personally done with reddit but I’m sure others appreciate it. I have been wanting to find a new platform for awhile and it took the blackout to make thst happen. I will be here on lemmy moving forward.

  • mazivoid@lemmy.world
    9·
    2 years ago

    I hope this will take off. I am glad the original sub is back up for now, but I think Reddit’s days are numbered. Thanks for all you are doing for us.

  • PrincessOfChaos@feddit.de
    7·
    2 years ago

    Thank you for the information. Can’t wait to see this grow and in particular this community. I won’t return to Reddit and I’m happy that I won’t miss much. Thank you for being here.

  • Waffles@lemmy.world
    5·
    2 years ago

    I appreciate you leftylibra! You are definitely not alone in the kind of community you want to thrive here, looking forward to things to come!

  • Lilacwitch17@kbin.social
    5·
    2 years ago

    I just switched over to kbin to just see if doing this is easy. And yup it’s pretty easy to do either Lemmy or kbin. Also I only used google to sign into kbin. Warning though, it’s the Wild West of the internet with NSFW magazines/communities (kbin/Lemmy).

  • leftylibra@lemmy.worldOPM
    5·
    2 years ago

    Thank you everyone for your positive comments! I know it’s been a rough road, not just with social media changes…but THE change, and you’re all super meno-warriors!

  • oocdc2@lemmy.world
    4·
    2 years ago

    As long as there’s a community, I’m not planning to go anywhere–I’m really not interested in supporting yet another social media as$hole that doesn’t care about the well-being of his users.

  • coldpizza@lemmy.world
    3·
    2 years ago

    Made it! Finally got past the spinning wheel of purgatory. Thanks for doing this. I’m not against people making money but I think it’s important to remember the big picture and not allow ourselves to be treated like pawns by people who don’t care for us and will take whatever they want from the community if it suits them.

  • lynchiandream@lemmy.world
    2·
    2 years ago

    Hey @leftylibra!

    First of all, I just really want to say thank you for all the work you’re doing, both here and trying to deal with the reddit situation!

    I just wanted to let you know, in case it comes up, right now, the beehaw instance (which I’m a member of) has defederated (is that the correct word?) with lemmy.world and at least one other instance. I can see the old posts here, but none that have occurred after the defederation.

    I went ahead and joined .world to make sure I can stay in contact with this group, so no real problem on my end. I just wanted to let you know, just in case someone brings it up as an issue?

    Again, thank you for everything!

    • leftylibra@lemmy.worldOPM
      1·
      2 years ago

      Thanks for sharing! We are aware of the beehaw situation. I know the mods are hopeful for a resolution once additional moderation tools are available on this platform. We are grateful that @ruud@lemmy.world has kept user registration very open for the time being, to make the sign-up process easier for the thousands of redditors coming over.

  • asile@kbin.social
    2·
    2 years ago

    Thank you, leftylibra, for the excellent info you’ve posted in r/menopause–which I’ve gotten so much from–and for taking the effort to restart things here. So glad for the community and that it will continue on in this more equitable platform!

    • leftylibra@lemmy.worldOPM
      1·
      2 years ago

      You’re welcome! And thanks for coming over and for your support! I’ve been updating the Wiki with new info and links, etc. and hope it get it posted here soon. :)