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There is a drop in monthly active Lemmy users (from 65k to 57k) (lemmy.fediverse.observer)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de to c/fediverse@lemmy.ml
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It is probably due to a number of people stopping using their alts after some instance hopping.

Also a few people who came to see how it was, and weren't attracted enough to become regular visitors.

Curious to see at which number we'll stabilize.

Next peak will probably happen after either major features release (e.g. exhaustive mod tools allowing reluctant communities to move from Reddit) or the next Reddit fuck up (e.g. removing old.reddit)

Stats on each server: https://lemmy.fediverse.observer/list

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[–] strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@itadakimasu
Plus, the Lemmy servers are part of a much larger network; the fediverse. Not just other forum apps like KBin either. Right now I'm replying to this from Mastodon.

I have an alt on a .nz Lemmy server, but haven't got into the habit of using it yet. So at least some of the perceived shrinkage *is* due to that, rather than any failure of the network. Also due to spam and troll accounts being purged.

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@Blaze @Kushan @patatahooligan

[–] Rambi@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sorry this is unrelated, but how come your username says @null? Just curious

[–] Atemu@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For me it says @strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz, not @null. Clicking on your comment's Fediverse button to take me to your instance still shows the same.

[–] Rambi@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Huh that's odd. It must be an issue with Sync related to them posting from a Mastodon instance.

[–] strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@Rambi
> but how come your username says @null?

No idea. Maybe a bug in your app? Maybe something to do with the fact I'm posting from a Mastodon server rather than Lemmy server?

[–] Rambi@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Oh right it must be an issue with Sync for Lemmy, someone else responded saying your username doesn't say that for them. Thanks for the response.