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Most instances have a support community for discussing technical issues with that particular server.

As each instance names these slightly differently, I thought I'd create a thread to collect as many as possible.

Lemmy:

Mbin:

PieFed:

Please comment below with equivalent communities and I'll add them to the list.

I would also recommend that instance admins include a link to their meta/support community in the sidebar of their instance.


On a somewhat related note, do any instance admins still have Reddit accounts they would be willing to reveal here?

I've come across many Redditors who are interested in Lemmy but give up after experiencing issues on signup. I think the ability to have instance admins reach out to users on Reddit directly could be a useful tool in reducing the friction of the Lemmy onboarding process.

If you are an instance admin and are comfortable sharing your Reddit username, please do so below.

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[–] fxomt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Oh, it's you! :)

I've added you to the list as a point of contact for the dbzer0 instance.

[–] fxomt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Ooooh, point of contact? What's the post URL?

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

Oh, just this post, nothing fancy.

If a Redditor has questions or signup issues with the dbzer0 instance, someone can tag u/No_Measurement_6680 and/or u/Dbzer0 to provide assistance.

[–] fxomt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago

Oh, i didn't notice that lol.

Fyi this account is a burner but if it doesn't get banned, i'll keep it as a main i guess.

(Boy, i forgot how hard redditors are to deal with...)

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)
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[–] DonAntonioMagino@feddit.nl 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

@TheDude@sh.itjust.works, @imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works, @kersploosh@sh.itjust.works, @InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works

Do any of you (or other admins) have a Reddit account you would be willing to reveal here? I’ve come across many Redditors who are interested in Lemmy but give up after experiencing issues on signup. I think the ability to have instance admins reach out to users on Reddit directly could be a useful tool in reducing the friction of the Lemmy onboarding process.

Also, could we consider adding a direct link to !main@sh.itjust.works in our sidebar? (In addition to the links to the "Getting Started" guide and Lemmy Support)

[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

That's a good idea. I added !main@sh.itjust.works to the instance sidebar. I also added a clearer link to our instance's Matrix chat.

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[–] InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I don't have a working reddit account anymore, but if you find someone that needs help with setting up an account, either direct them to the matrix room or maybe be kind of an ambassador for them in the matrix room?
I realize matrix isn't the easiest or most convenient and we'll discuss alternatives.

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes, asking people to register on Matrix so that they can register on Lemmy will probably have high drop out rates

Yea I know, if they're having trouble signing up on lemmy, shoving them into matrix isn't gonna work.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, I think the fraction of Redditors (even among those who are interested in Lemmy) who already use Matrix is pretty small. Asking them to sign up for yet another service to debug Lemmy issues will turn people away.

Fortunately, kersploosh has volunteered to be an ambassador for sh.itjust.works on Reddit.

[–] InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yea, it'd also make sense to have an easier channel of communication regardless of reddit.

Do you have a support email address shared between the admins? Lemmy.ca have one, and include it in the sidebar of their instance.

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

This honestly show be integrated as part of all UIs. A button to send you to a help forum, preferably one that does not require the user to understand what federation is.

The people who are going to see this list know what they are doing and can navigate the Threadiverse.

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Most of the instances have their support community in their sidebars

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[–] Pamasich@kbin.earth 3 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)
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[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago

@sunaurus@lemm.ee, @beneeney@lemm.ee, @EllaSpiggins@lemm.ee, @JuiceMachine@lemm.ee

Do any of you (or other admins) have a Reddit account you would be willing to reveal here? I’ve come across many Redditors who are interested in Lemmy but give up after experiencing issues on signup. I think the ability to have instance admins reach out to users on Reddit directly could be a useful tool in reducing the friction of the Lemmy onboarding process.

Also, would you consider adding a direct link to !support@lemm.ee in the instance sidebar? (In addition to the excellent FAQ guide)

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (4 children)

@ruud@lemmy.world, @MrKaplan@lemmy.world, @jelloeater85@lemmy.world, @lwadmin@lemmy.world, @Serinus@lemmy.world, @kersploosh@lemmy.world

Do any of you (or other admins) have a Reddit account you would be willing to reveal here? I’ve come across many Redditors who are interested in Lemmy but give up after experiencing issues on signup. I think the ability to have instance admins reach out to users on Reddit directly could be a useful tool in reducing the friction of the Lemmy onboarding process.

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[–] cabbage@piefed.social 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)
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[–] Fitik@fedia.io 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Altho I didn't see anyone complain about Mbin having troubles with registration, my instance's meta community is !fedia@fedia.io . It's the biggest Mbin instance

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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

@smorks@lemmy.ca, @otter@lemmy.ca, @TruckBC@lemmy.ca, @Shadow@lemmy.ca, @mp3@lemmy.ca, @recursive_recursion@lemmy.ca

Do any of you (or other admins) have a Reddit account you would be willing to reveal here? I’ve come across many Redditors who are interested in Lemmy but give up after experiencing issues on signup. I think the ability to have instance admins reach out to users on Reddit directly could be a useful tool in reducing the friction of the Lemmy onboarding process.

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

We have the support@lemmy.ca email that can be used for signup issues.

Thanks! Added.

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[–] squirrel@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think that one might be for lemmy.zip users only. @Demigodrick@lemmy.zip, could you confirm?

[–] Demigodrick@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 month ago

Good point - we don't really have a space for this. We kind of use !home for most things, and i wouldn't moderate a post from an external user if there was a technical issue. So !home is probably the best place. (I'll update the description to reflect)

I will have a think about a support community but home is fine for now :) thanks for checking!

[–] FrostyTrichs@crazypeople.online 2 points 2 weeks ago

!main@crazypeople.online also exists if you'd like to add it to the list.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

@meldrik@lemmy.wtf, are you u/LemmyDOTwtf on Reddit? May I include your username in the OP?

Also, would you consider adding a direct link to !meta@lemmy.wtf in the instance sidebar?

[–] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
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