Reddit @lemmy.world Hardeehar @lemmy.world 1 yr. ago

Does anybody have a list of communities to add?

I'm sorry, is this the place to ask? Are they just called "communities"? Not sub...lemmys?

I wanted to curate something like old-Reddit for my front-page but I'm having trouble finding any sidebar lists of related communities. Do I just have to search and add each one individually if they're here? Does it matter if it's 'local' or 'all'?

I'm using Connect for the moment. Thanks in advance!

EDIT - you guys are awesome!

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I'm in the same boat as you. First thing I recommend is getting an app for it (I'm using connect, and loving it). Then just going through 'all' and subbing to what you like, and blocking what you don't. It'll take a while to curate it to your liking, but so did reddit.
- I've got Jerboa on Android but it's the same experience from the website. Find the community search and just type something in. You'll see multiple instances of the same topic. I just subbed to every single one. I also chose an instance that didn't block any other instance. Some instances attract certain kinds of people and then instances start blocking each other. So I chose one that didn't block anything because I want that choice for myself.
  
  That's fair. I don't fully understand the whole "instance" thing, but I've heard some block more than others.
- Connect has been a great app and I feel like it doesn't get the love it deserves.
Try checking out sub.rehab which includes many official subreddits’ Lemmy communities. Remember, this is the fediverse, so evein if the community is on kbin (they call them magazines over there), Mastodon, Beehaw, etc - they can all be followed from your Lemmy account!
Install Voyager app. Go to settings > Migrate Reddit and follow the instructions there. It’ll have you go to your Reddit account, copy a multireddit link which will then allow you to search if there’s communities here in the same name.

Vger.app > Settings > Install App !voyagerapp@lemmy.world
You can search to Lemmy Explorer: https://lemmyverse.net/
Welcome to the Fediverse!

For apps, here's a useful list:

https://lemdro.id/post/4319

For discovering instances:

Unofficial Subreddit Migration List

sub.rehab
If you subscribe to a few communities, start watching the posters. Find a few posters you like, click through to their profile and see what other communities they follow for ideas.
Take a look at https://lemm.ee/post/224890 . The poster's keeping a list of crafting-related ~~subreddits~~ communities.
I would recommend going to the 'communities' tab and sorting by 'local'. Then go through the list and get to know the communities already hosted on this instance (server). I'm still pretty new myself but I have already seen more than a handful of threads about this drama or that drama coming off of other servers. If you think you are going to stick to this one, get to know the community here first and then go exploring communities on other servers.