As a result, our instance https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/ got 625 new user registrations (of which 536 where accepted) in the past 24 hours! And the registrations are not abating even now. We still get like 10 new ones per hour!

I suspect this is probably the largest advertisement, for lemmy specifically, since the main reddit blackouts 1.5 years ago.

Have your own instances also seen an influx of new users?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] singletona@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

For the past thirty two years, and counting.

I was there at the beginning. Just a wee Luser. Such fun and wonderful times for eleven year old me to be punted into.

[–] Wogi@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

What the fuck did I just read?

Am I having a stroke?

[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Relevant history. If you were there, you remember the call of the wild AOL'er, "Me too," ringing 'cross the network, usually as a top-posted comment.

[–] drthunder@midwest.social 5 points 3 weeks ago

I didn't realize Weird Al's line about "me too'ing like some brain-dead AOL'er" was referencing Eternal September, he would make that reference.

load more comments (1 replies)

load more comments (2 replies)