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.

  • lynchiandream@lemmy.world
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    1 year 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!

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      1 year 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.