If you're asking about the moderators, they were forced to either reopen or be un-modded. They did what they could.
Lemmy is not a replacement. A totally different experience for every sub-Reddit is not going to work.
Reddit was pitched as The Front Page of the Internet. Where is the front page of Lemmy?
> Lemmy is not a replacement. A totally different experience for every sub-Reddit is not going to work.
Not sure what you mean.
Where? By who? For what platform? Show me?
The issue with replacing Reddit is that you need millions of users to crowd-source all that information that has gone into every minor sub-reddit. I don't think it's sub-reddits like /r/askreddit, /r/pics or /r/politics that people would be missing in a Reddit clone. It's all the small specialized sub-reddit, where you could get help fixing a lawnmower or debate the finer points of the various aspect ratios of national flags.
For instance you mention "debate the finer points of various aspect ratios". Current social networks are not very good for actual debate, in fact the genesis of Sqwok can be traced to a live debate in r/worldnews where I grew tired of refreshing the page. Many of the alternatives popping up for both Twitter & Reddit are cloning the underlying data model and user interface without offering much more.
Sqwok is different in that it couples some of the familiar aspects of existing social networking with high quality instant messaging, designed from the ground up for live public debate and discussion in a new format. Still has a long way to go but I believe there's a place for it.
> The issue with replacing Reddit is that you need millions of users to crowd-source all that information
Reddit didn't start out with subreddits or millions of people, it was just a fun place to read the news.
If we had spent the time building better NNTP clients, rather than trying to integrate with the API of single company, I think we could have had the possibility at least of having true communities.
Now, if you had said "if we had spent the time building a better NNTP protocol and servers", I would have agreed. In the end, that's basically what the fediverse is.
I feel like it would have been easier to fix NNTP. It had at least a clear focus.
HN is where I’ll be for my daily news stuff, and I’m actively looking for communities and forums around my more niche interests and hobbies.
Lemmy has grown exponentially in the last few months and I've found it to be an adequate replacement after learning the basics.
I was skeptical about reddit in 2008 and hesitated to leave digg.
Please don't use only your tech and stats goggles to analyze the situation, understand that we are talking about people with a vast range of experiences and wants and needs.