UPDATED 9-3: StarTrek.website - Lemmy info, FAQ, Patreon info, future plans, and more!

StillPaisleyCat , 11 months ago

Is this instance currently taking new registrations?

I understand your running 17.4 so captcha can be used. I thought you means new signups are being allowed.

When I look at various aggregators of Lemmy instance information however, w keep seeing that it’s closed to signup.

Take for example the information available through Lemmy - Fediverse Network Statistics posted on fedidb.org.

As there are a significant number of unhappy redditors just now who might wish to join Lemmy but are discouraged, it would be good to confirm.

I really appreciate the simple pathway that was offered for users on r/startrek back before the subs went dark June 12th. It was a successful migration for me mostly, but I understand that there’s a largish crowd of frustrated folks who haven’t made it through.

ValueSubtracted Mod , 11 months ago

Registrations are technically restricted to be by application only, but the bar for a successful application is incredibly low.

Unfortunately, open registration led to a flood of bot accounts across the entire Lemmy network, so that's not a viable option.

StillPaisleyCat , 11 months ago

Got it. Thanks for clarifying.

Unfortunately these aggregator pages, including the Lemmy Fediverse Observer create the impression that the site is closed completely vs. taking reasonable precautions to ensure verifiable signups.

ValueSubtracted Mod , 11 months ago

I would recommend that any Redditors experiencing difficulty reach out to the r/startrek mod team - they should be able to coordinate support.

StillPaisleyCat , 11 months ago

Thanks for this.

There was a new wave of frustrated folks looking for help on r/lemmy yesterday, mostly for lemmy.world which sounds like it was overwhelmed again, but not only that instance.

I can drop this suggestion when I see a new complaint in the megathead.

I’m mainly just on Reddit to help some of my longtime chat buddies ale the migration.