I’ve been seeing more often (and others have posted the same) that some of the elements of “Reddit etiquette” seem to be taking over here. Luckily I can still find discussion comments but it seems the jokes and general “downvote because I disagree” are slowly taking over.

So the question becomes is it the size or the functionality of the site? The people or popularity? What’s your thoughts?

edit: should I change it to Lemmy-hivemind? Exhibit A: the amount of downvotes without a single explanation (guessing it’s anything to do with Reddit being talked about).

  • geneva_convenience
    13·
    3 months ago

    If users were able to migrate their accounts that could help against centralization

    • gomp
      7·
      3 months ago

      What is that you care to preserve? Can’t you just register a new account and kill the old one? (genuinely curious)

      • geneva_convenience
        12·
        3 months ago

        Many users have stated they would like to keep their comment history and subscriptions. Move their account to a different instance. Having to start from scratch is a big hassle.

        The fediverse concept is great but users are locked into the instance they create their accounts on. With so many instances it is better to just start somewhere and figure out what’s what later.

        So far I am happy with my instance. But if I ever change my mind it would help if migration was simple.