Blaze don't you have an ' intro to Lemmy' post already worked up? Some seem interested, but a bit lost. Like we all were when we started. what's an instance? Which one? etc

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I just commented as the mod jumped in @leftylibra@lemmy.world

Otherwise I would have left someone else jump in, one of the objectives of this community is also to have other people contribute than just me 😅

[–] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

I know, but I no longer have a Reddit account and I won't be making one.

Appreciate your work

[–] GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I just call them servers or websites.

[–] Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

i usually refer to it like email but all the emails are set to public. it doesnt matter which domain you use, you basically see most of it. then explain it like, you dont create a yahoo email to email only yahoo email, or a gmail account to only gmail users. they all share a public api and send shit to eachother with it.

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 month ago

I went with

I would suggest people curious to visit https://phtn.app/ to have a look at the content, or install an app using https://vger.app/settings/install

Here is your community: https://phtn.app/c/menopause@lemmy.world

If you want a more detailed explanation, here is a guide: https://old.reddit.com/r/BuyFromEU/comments/1j0xkqa/lemmy_as_an_alternative_to_reddit_using/

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

I usually go with "website". Server can sound a bit too technical.