Just by checking https://lemmy.ml/communities one can see the most popular communities of lemmy.ml. The plan here is to list all the alternatives for those from other instances. One can also suggest alternatives to be added here and I update this living document.
- Anarchism --> !anarchism@lemmy.ca
- Anime --> !anime@jeremmy.ml
- Art --> !art@forum.dxcomplex.com, !photogrammetry@suppo.fi
- Ask Lemmy --> !askwomen@lemmy.ca
- Gaming --> !gaming@beehaw.org, !gaming@forum.dxcomplex.com
- General --> !general@forum.dxcomplex.com, !general@beehaw.org
- Green --> slrpnk.net, !environment@beehaw.org, !greenspace@beehaw.org
- Cryptocurrency --> !cryptocurrency@lemmy.ca
- Fediverse --> !fedizens@lemmy.ca, !thefedizenenquirer@lemmy.ca, !fediverse@midwest.social, !fediverselore@lemmy.ca, !bestofthefediverse@lemmy.ca
- Late Stage Capitalism, futurology etc. --> !aboringdystopia@mander.xyz
- Libre Culture --> !libre@fediverse.ro
- Linux --> !linux@sopuli.xyz
- Memes --> !memes@lemmy.ca, !memes@sopuli.xyz, !politicalcompassmemes@lemmy.perthchat.org
- Music --> !music@sopuli.xyz, !music@baraza.africa, !metal@lemmy.helvetet.eu, !music@beehaw.org, !midi@suppo.fi
- Open Source --> !opensource@lemmy.helvetet.eu
- Piracy --> !piracy@poggerinos.ml
- Politics --> !moderatepolitics@sopuli.xyz, !politics@beehaw.org, !politics@gtio.io, !geopol@sopuli.xyz, !politics@lemmy.helvetet.eu
- Political Humor --> !politicalmemes@lemmy.ca
- Privacy --> !privacy@lemmy.ca, !privacy@community.nicfab.it, !privacy@nrsk.no, !privacy@sopuli.xyz, !privacyguides@lemmy.one
- Programming language communities --> !programming@beehaw.org
- Self-Hosting --> !selfhosting@slrpnk.net, !main@selfhosting.pub
- Socialism --> !socialism@midwest.social, !armchairsocialist@lemmy.ca
- Science --> !science@beehaw.org, !science@mander.xyz, !science@gtio.io !music@forum.dxcomplex.com
- Technology --> !technology@beehaw.org, !technology@gtio.io, !tech@links.roobre.es, !technology@forum.dxcomplex.com
- Videos --> !videos@nrsk.no, !video@baraza.africa, !videos@sopuli.xyz
- World News --> !news@beehaw.org
- Misc --> !sauna@suppo.fi
Beehaw seems to make a fair bit of effort in providing communities for most common topics and providing content in a non-toxic and non-politically polarized environment. Would recommend alternatives in either of the two recommended instances.
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I’d be happy to take on a meme community or news or something like that.
How about I create a meme community here and make you its moderator?
That’s fine
Make a post in !memes@sopuli.xyz and then I promote you.
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Thanks regardless!
There’s also now !socialism@midwest.social and !fediverse@midwest.social
if this list is still being updated, we just started up a new instance at forum.dxcomplex.com. we’ve got:
!music@forum.dxcomplex.com
!gaming@forum.dxcomplex.com
!art@forum.dxcomplex.com
!technology@forum.dxcomplex.com
!general@forum.dxcomplex.com (catch all for anything/everything else)Our community in general has a slight DIY and/or retro slant to it but you can discuss whatever within the limits of the rules
Yes, this list is being updated regularly. But really nice to hear that you have set up your own instance, I will add those right away!
thank you! i’ll check back reguarly to see what else gets added
we have a few fediverse ones here, let me find them.
https://lemmy.ca/c/fedizens
https://lemmy.ca/c/thefedizenenquirer
https://lemmy.ca/c/fediverselore
https://lemmy.ca/c/bestofthefediversecan create a generic fediverse one if needed?
Nah, those separate communities have specific purposes and are just fine.
there’s one over at https://lemmy.ml/c/fediverse
We’re trying to find/make some on smaller instance than lemmy.ml or lemmygrad
Some of these take an ethical step backwards. I see the pattern: lemmy.ml on the left-hand side, which is generally a good idea because lemmy.ml is centralized by disproportionate numbers. But when you have another quite large node on the RHS which is rendered strictly centralized by Cloudflare, you have a downgrade. E.g. the nodes lemmy.ca and lemmy.one should appear on the LHS, and for transparency I suggest tagging them with a lightening cloud (🌩).
Far too obviously this list has aged like milk as Lemmy has grown so huge and better tools are available for finding different communities.
I agree, but this list is pinned which made me think there’s an attempt to maintain it.
Anime --> !anime@jeremmy.ml
Broken link? Doesn’t work anymore. If you’ll be replacing an alternative, I suggest not substituting it with !anime@lemmy.ml as that one’s owned by an infamous subreddit hoarder on Reddit.
@QuentinCallaghan For libre culture I found !libre
It doesn’t really seem active tho.
i wouldn’t recommend anything from mander.xyz, it’s a freezepeach instance
Why would a science / nature instance block? My assumption is it would be open to anyone if posts were on topic, and there were no dodgy posts. Moderation might need to be more on point.
C/monkey pox has been hit with some antivax action before
Ok gotcha
Just by looking at the instance’s posts, it doesn’t look like it. I however remember it becoming a spam haven at one point.
it federates indiscriminately, including with the far-right wolfballs and the Marxist-Leninist lemmygrad
I could speculate about this endlessly. Regardless, Sal@mander.xyz, what is your opinion regarding this?
There is of course the venerable metal@lemmy.ml, but I generally post in the generalist communities to help grow them.
Don’t how up to date this is, but here are a few communities:
