• I_am_the_grass@lemmy.worldM
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    2 years ago

    The amount of people in /r/soccer and /r/gunners who want to abuse people who support the blackout is too damn high

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      2 years ago

      Thanks for making an effort in spreading this community on r/Gunners (at least I assume it’s you based on the username). Not received that well it seems. It appears that our old home is filled with uninformed and narrow-minded people that frankly it’s better to avoid.

      That comment about Lemmy looking like social media from 2008 like that’s a bad thing says it all really.

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        2 years ago

        The irony is that these people do not realise Reddit looks the same without all the third party tools like RES.

        I honestly think Lemmy is a little buggy and the backend mod tools are lacking, but the basic UI argument is so ridiculous considering they’re on Reddit.

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          2 years ago

          Agreed. The only way you can pull the UI argument is if you’re using a 3P app today which these users clearly aren’t. Argue about the lack of content or whatever, but complaining about the UI is so ironic haha.

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      2 years ago

      Your post bringing awareness to Lemmy was awesome. The abuse is ridiculous, accusing you of trying to grab power for yourself. People will always be resistant to change. I honestly hate being bombarded by ads. The official app is like an ad every two posts.

      • I_am_the_grass@lemmy.worldM
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        2 years ago

        Yea, I really didn’t expect to be accused of a power grab. Literally the first thing I did after creating this community was contact the /r/gunners mods and offer to hand it over to them no strings attached without me even staying involved.

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          2 years ago

          I don’t know if you have ever been a mod before but you’re doing a great job. I appreciate all the posts you make while the community grows, it makes it feel more active. I feel like most of the early adopters to Lemmy are going to be lurkers and less willing to make posts.

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        2 years ago

        100% agree, but there are 315k supporters on r/gunners. We don’t need everyone to support or agree, but for a lot of reddit users might want a new home that already serves the exact same purpose. The tough part is going to be moderating and dealing on a new platform.

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      2 years ago

      honestly hope they join in the indefinite blackout, given Reddit’s response. I’ve left “indefinitely” though so I haven’t looked myself.