• C4d@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    6
    ·
    1 year ago

    I suspect most people who joined Lemmy ended up on .world because they would have gone here first:

    https://join-lemmy.org/

    For a while Lemmy.World was one of the first ones you came across; between that, the open signups and the “general purpose” moniker, rapid growth was probably inevitable.

    • fishos@kbin.social
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      6
      ·
      edit-2
      1 year ago

      Add the fact that lemmy.ml and others were/still are doing applications for sign up instead of an automated system. I applied twice for a .ml account and never got a single response, not even a denial or “your application is being processed”. I have no idea if my application was ever even seen.

      On the other hand, I signed up to lemmy.world and kbin.social in minutes and have been using them ever since.

      • C4d@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        1 year ago

        I was tempted to join .ml but the banner at the top of the application form was discouraging. Went to .world and here we are.

        • fishos@kbin.social
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          3
          ·
          1 year ago

          Yeah, it felt a lot like “you need to prove you’re worthy” more than just proving you’re not a bot.