As a result, our instance https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/ got 625 new user registrations (of which 536 where accepted) in the past 24 hours! And the registrations are not abating even now. We still get like 10 new ones per hour!

I suspect this is probably the largest advertisement, for lemmy specifically, since the main reddit blackouts 1.5 years ago.

Have your own instances also seen an influx of new users?

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[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 67 points 2 months ago (6 children)

My instance is small potatoes, so no new applications for me (so far). =(

[–] tenchiken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 52 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

For what it's worth, your instance name is spectacular!

[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thanks! I was very lucky to get it. Finding the domain (name) is the longest part of the process for me. I go through so many permutations before actually pulling the trigger on one.

[–] I_Miss_Daniel@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What is it? Looks like badass something but the Voyager app doesn't scroll it.

[–] pxplowsound@lemmy.sdf.org 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

badatbeing.social

[–] I_Miss_Daniel@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Thanks.

Socal or social?

[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 13 points 2 months ago

social

Nothing against Southern California =)

[–] pxplowsound@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Edited! Haha I ruined it, the social is the whole point 🤦‍♀️

[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 3 points 2 months ago

All good, social is hard and anxiety provoking!

[–] Hellstormy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 2 months ago

That instance name is great!

[–] kernelle@0d.gs 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Who wants a short instance name D:

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is X available?

[–] kernelle@0d.gs 4 points 2 months ago

Lemmy has a 3 character minimum though

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 2 points 2 months ago

Do you want me to make an alt? I'm not new anymore but I do account for quite some number when it comes to so called "monthly active user" ;-)

[–] Dil@is.hardlywork.ing 1 points 2 months ago

Lol I added an is. prefix

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

also grabbed hardlyread.ing and hardlysleep.ing, I love that the fediverse shows the instance name, its just fun

[–] Dil@is.hardlywork.ing 2 points 2 months ago

Posted on the wrong account here, mlem letting you swap during comment is clutch if anyone is looking for an ios app