Do you know any Lemmy instances not federated with other ones, living by themselves? Do you know any interesting or creative use case for a not federated instance?

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[–] IlIllIIIllIlIlIIlI@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yes, but using Lemmy and not federated.

[–] unknown1234_5@kbin.earth -1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

why use Lemmy instead of just being a normal forum if you aren't going to federate?

[–] IlIllIIIllIlIlIIlI@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago (2 children)

That is exactly why I asked. Maybe there is a reason I am missing. I expected some out of the box thinking.

[–] unknown1234_5@kbin.earth 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

well I'd say since non-federated Lemmy is just a forum with a bunch of stuff for federation that you won't use, there's no point. if you want a forum, then Lemmy is the wrong answer. Lemmy is (or at least is designed to be) an open-source, federated copy of reddit, keeping the good parts while removing the corpo stuff and adding the benefits that open-source and federation bring. with only one instance, it's little more than a mediocre forum.

[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago

well I’d say since non-federated Lemmy is just a forum with a bunch of stuff for federation that you won’t use

It's not the same as every other forum software, or even every other content aggregator.

with only one instance, it’s little more than a mediocre forum.

What would make it mediocre or not is the community, and pre-federation Hexbear, or even reddit itself, is proof that you don't need federation to have an active community, it simply makes it far easier.

[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Lemmy is not a forum, though, any more than Mastodon is. It's a totally different, if relates, form factor and provises a radically different user experience.

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 4 points 5 days ago

i disagree.lemmy absolutely is a forum (subject-based threaded discussion). mastodon absolutely is not.

[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world -2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It makes no sense. lemmy is a forum + federation. Removing the federated side, why bother with using lemmy or similar software? its like wanting a car to use to solely generate heat with the exhaust. Theres far better options for that

[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago

Federation doesn't make the rest of the software worse.

It's not like wanting a car to solely generate heat with the exhaust, it's closer to using a four-wheel-drive car on regular city streets.