Many are turning to Lemmy as a viable Reddit alternative. Here is how to use your existing Mastodon account with Lemmy.
I have both a Mastadon and Lemmy account (actually two) as well as a kbin account so I’m fine with having several. It’s interesting to see the interconnectivity of the two platforms. I’d love to see more of this.
In the mastodon search bar, enter the URL of the post/comment you want to reply to. It will show up in mastodon as a post once searched.
Note: if you’re replying to a comment or thread, you must include the community you’re posting in and the username you’re replying to into your reply or else Lemmy will not nest the threads correctly.
I just wish following communities worked better. currently when you follow a Lemmy community with your Mastodon account, you’ll have ALL THE COMMENTS posted in that community’s thread boosted to your feed without any context.
You are not logged in. However you can subscribe from another Fediverse account, for example Lemmy or Mastodon. To do this, paste the following into the search field of your instance: !technology@beehaw.org
A nice place to discuss rumors, happenings, innovations, and challenges in the technology sphere. We also welcome discussions on the intersections of technology and society. If it’s technological news or discussion of technology, it probably belongs here.
Remember the overriding ethos on Beehaw: Be(e) Nice. Each user you encounter here is a person, and should be treated with kindness (even if they’re wrong, or use a Linux distro you don’t like). Personal attacks will not be tolerated.
In the mastodon search bar, enter the URL of the post/comment you want to reply to. It will show up in mastodon as a post once searched.
Note: if you’re replying to a comment or thread, you must include the community you’re posting in and the username you’re replying to into your reply or else Lemmy will not nest the threads correctly.
@Eddie@lemmy.lucitt.social @technology Here I am, replying to my own post on Mastodon! Notice how I included the user and the community in my reply.
I just wish following communities worked better. currently when you follow a Lemmy community with your Mastodon account, you’ll have ALL THE COMMENTS posted in that community’s thread boosted to your feed without any context.