I’m new as in this is my first day using lemmy. I don’t know anything about lemmy etiquette and don’t want to do anything bad
thanks and have an amazing day! also plz be kind :D
Their extremely nerdy, libral and demand perfect-speling and gramer nazis.
Welcome! Lemmy is like Reddit was in its infancy.
Don’t be a jerk and you’ll be fine. :)
By ratio, there are way more communists than on Reddit. There are three major groups, anarchists, Marxist-Leninists, and liberals, and each instance tends to have more of one or maybe 2 than the others. Getting a feel for instance culture goes a long way.
Rule 1: be decent
Rule 2: follow rule 1
It’s acceptable and encouraged to say, “death to all healthcare insurance CEO’s” here
if youre not trans or queer youre at a massive posting disadvantage and must post 10x more to keep up
Hello, and welcone to Lemmy. Glad you made it, here’s my overall advice:
- No need to get hung up over a few early downvotes on your comment that might cause its score to go negative for a bit. People can be strongly opinionated here. Not everyone agrees with me on this, but I do appreciate people willing to post honestly held unpopular opinions and play a reasonable devil’s advocate in threads. (This is different than just being a contrarian.)
- For your own and everyone’s benefit, try to engage in thoughtful, well reasoned and good faith discussion with empathy for others where it’s due. If you feel like a chain of replies is going nowhere good, there’s no shame in walking away from it.
- Report and block the jerks, trolls and spammers you might encounter like on any forum-like site. Don’t let them spoil your experience when most people here are respectful.
Enjoy your time here!
Less bots.
Just know that Hexbear has the best users and anyone who says otherwise is not to be trusted.
Don’t be a dick. If you want to be negative that’s fine, but be prepared with a litany of sources.
Please do not drag the same tired jokes over from reddit (e.g. broken arms). Stick around long enough to learn Lemmy’s tired jokes.
Beans, how not to poop for 5 days, ed Sheeran, and I use arch btw? I’m sure I missed a bunch, too.
How often would you like to hear about Beef Stroganoff?
Take advice from Detective Frank Drebin
“Like a blindman at an orgy, I was going to have to feel my way through”
“Like a midget at a urinal, I was going to have to keep on my toes”
“I’m sure we can handle this situation maturely, just like the responsible adults that we are. Isn’t that right, Mr. Poopy Pants?”
Do NOT mention Nicole.
Wait, shi-
If you use any Microsoft product, keep that to yourself…
Each Lemmy instance has its own rules, and each community as well. Please read them before posting, because rule #3 for this community is:
- Not regarding using or support for Lemmy: context, see the list of support communities and tools for finding communities below
I switched from reddit awhile back. It is similar, but so far have seen a lot less hostility than reddit. I don’t have time for those types , so if they turn to insults rather than proper dialog I just block them, even if they weren’t talking to me directly. It makes it a much more pleasant experience
