lohrun@fediverse.boo

lohrun@fediverse.boo

Hey Lemmy.world friends!

It was recommended I pop in here and introduce myself, my instance, and my community. I recently spun up a new kbin instance at https://fediverse.boo to help share the load of some of the new users that have been arriving and that will arrive in the coming weeks. It’s currently running on a 2 vCPU / 4GB memory server but can certainly be scaled if the community there grows. There are currently about 10 of us on here so plenty of room available still.

User registration is open if you are looking at making an account on the kbin side of things. I’ve also went ahead and subscribed to the top communities on the top instances so my instance is already pre-populated with a lot of the higher engagement stuff.

I’ve been posting news stories I find interesting over at https://fediverse.boo/m/news on there. Mostly science, tech, and Econ news with some world and US national mixed in. I personally stay away from posting political stuff there since I’m not looking to stoke the echo chamber flames.

I’ve been a lurker on Reddit for the past 10 years so I’m trying this whole “contributing” thing here. I’m hoping that together we can make the fediverse a cool place to hang out and have great content to engage with without worrying about our corporate overlords.

I really hope I’m posting in the right place to share, if I’m not… definitely let me know! Additionally, leave me any feedback or questions I’m definitely open to hearing either as the fediverse has been a big learning experience!

lohrun

Rules

The rules for behavior are a straight carry over of Mastodon.World’s rules. You can click the link but we’ve reposted them here in brief, as a guideline. We will continue to use the Mastodon.World rules as the master list. Over all, be nice to each other and remember this isn’t a community built around debate. For the rules about formatting your posts, scroll down to number 2.

1. Follow the rules of Mastodon.world, which can be found here.

A. Provide an inclusive and supportive environment. This means if it isn’t rulebreaking and we can’t be supportive to them then we probably shouldn’t engage.

B. No illegal content.

C. Use content warnings where appropriate. This means mark your submissions NSFW if need be.

D. No uncivil behavior. This includes, but is not limited to: Name Calling; Bullying; Trolling; Disruptive Commenting; or Personal Criticisms.

E. No Harrassment. As an example in relation to Transgender people this includes, deadnaming, misgendering, and promotion of conversion therapy. Similarly Misogyny, Misandry, and Racism are also banned here.

2. Include a community title and description in your post title. - A following example of this would be New Communities - A place to post new communities all over Lemmy for discovery and promotion.

3. Follow the formatting. - The formatting as included below is important for people getting universal links across Lemmy as easily as possible.

FAQ:

Q: Why do I get a 404?

A: At least one user in an instance needs to search for a community before it gets fetched. Searching for the community will bring it into the instance and it will fetch a few of the most recent posts without comments. If a user is subscribed to a community, then all of the future posts and interactions are now in-sync.

Q: When I try to create a post, the circle just spins forever. Why is that?

A: This is a current known issue with large communities. Sometimes it does get posted, but just continues spinning, but sometimes it doesn’t get posted and continues spinning. If it doesn’t actually get posted, the best thing to do is try later. However, only some people seem to be having this problem at the moment.

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News and a new kbin instance!

News and a new kbin instance!

news - Fediverse Boo