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I have no way to prove this story since I burned my reddit account, but I might as well share: when I was checking out lemmy for the first time I got both a beehaw and a lemmy.ml account(both were a pain to wet up) and both had serious reliability issues(this was right after the API announcement). I was looking on reddit to try and find more info about other instances then I found a comment chain with a couple of guys, one said he had a server, the other said he had the domain itjust.works and was looking for a subdomain. I though about it for a moment, and in a moment of sheer smartassery I suggested sh.itjust.works. not long after I saw in the comment chain that they went with my suggestion and put the server up lmao. At that point I knew they were chill, so I made an account on here as soon as I saw that it had gone up, and it's been rock solid ever since.

Edit: as @TheDude and others have pointed out, this happened here on the lemmy.ml instance, not reddit. It seems my memory is at fault lmao. I'm going to keep the rest of this comment unedited because its a good story anyways, but yea, I was wrong about where it happened. I'm glad I was wrong tho since i t means I still have that account, lol.

I’ll chime in as a newly minted mod…. Well implemented enterprise infrastructure supported by a team of experienced infrastructure guys, mods, techies, etc.

It handles all the loads.

Already registered somewhere else, but just had to join this one for the cool domain name.

It Just Works!

The name and the fact that it does just work. I registered and immediately had an account unlike some other instances.

Thanks for hosting this instance. Apart from the great name and the chill environment, this is the first instance that let me sign in without issues or infinitely spinning buttons. Also it looks like this one has better server capacity compared to other instances!

I was mainly a lurker in reddit, but will try to be more active here.

I also joined cause of the domain name. Silly just like the early 2000s internet. The admin and everyone on here seems really laid-back and cool.

Best instance name so far, hands down. I'm a sucker for clever names.

So far the atmosphere here seems far more cooperative and optimistic... like a certain other place circa 2008.

I'm liking it, it's a breath of fresh air and I'd forgotten that smell.

@[email protected] - Keep commercial interests / astroturfing etc. off this place like our lives depend on it!

"this instance" :) I see you're on sh.itjust.works. I'm currently posting from fedia.io. Theoretically all the "fediverse" instances should interact with one another.

I chose this one because it had open registrations. lemmy.world and .ml were my first choices simply due to size.

As a Skyrim fanatic I've got a Pavlovian attraction to any joke on the theme of "It just works." Then, as a PC tinkerer, reading this confirmed that this instance is probably a good fit. Happy with the vibe so far!

Also here after getting impatient with beehaw and hearing... questionable things about .ml. Was a lurker on reddit but trying to be active here. Thanks for hosting, admins!

Test posting with Jerboa. Please ignore this comment.

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This is the first instance that immediately accepted me when I tried to register. I tried other auto accept instances but my applications literally wouldn’t get through and I’d be stuck on the application page. Anyway, so far I find this site really neat and the loading speed is the best I’ve tried. Thank you for setting up this instance, admins. Hope the Fediverse grows.

My past lemmy instance block downvoting and start filling their instances with stuff that are banned in my country. Also I didn't realise that instance blocks downvoting, which actually a feature that I prefer to have.

It's that TheDude abides, man.

Whère èlse are you goïngue tou spique tou différente langüadgize ine ze sème plaïce?

The name and logo makes me feel right at home personally.

Lemmy.ml bans you for criticizing the ccp and personally don't like beehaw because admins decided to make subs and run them.

The icon of the happy lemming does it for me.

I appreciate the 'Honorary Canadian' bit, too... I used to live in Duluth and have said the same myself!

Same as you beehaw was going to be my first choice but I couldn't get an account even after I read their docs and wrote what I thought was an essay. I like the tongue in cheek name and that they have open registration. I am also hopeful this will be my reddit replacement but I think it's too early to say for sure. Seems to be a chill community so far.