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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/853004

> Hello there, and welcome to the Fediverse! Let's get you started. > > This post was created together with many users, intended to help you have an easy start! It has a simple language, and it includes many useful links. > > For your first day here > - > > Hello, newbie user! Lemmy is just like Reddit, but better. Ha-ha. Seriously. But let's not overwhelm you for now. > > This very neat starting guide was written by our beloved admin, @ruud. To avoid confusion, start reading it from the Quick start guide section. > > If you're new to Lemmy, this post will also help you perfectly. > > kbin users can check out this amazing starting guide instead. This is also a nice guide. > > Finding Communities on Lemmy/kBin > > If you finished reading your starting guide, it's time to go find your new favorite communities! Check out these dedicated services: number 1, 2, 3, and 4, and 5! Go have some fun! :D > > For your second day here > - > > Hello again! You're less of a newbie now, and you found some amazing communities! We can start talking about the Fediverse. I hope you didn't forget to read the rules for lemmy.world! > > kBin.social's rules are in this link. > > The Fediverse > > You must've realised that we addressed Lemmy and kBin users differently. And what is this Fediverse people keep talking about, anyways? > > Lemmy and kBin are two different platforms, and they can perfectly interact with each other! This means that they are a part of the federation. And they are only two members of the vast Fediverse. > > What is the Fediverse? video by Framasoft to get a good understanding with visuals! > > As a great lemming once said: Fediverse is basically like a group chat, but for websites. This means that federated websites all agree to share their content with each other, constantly, at the same time. > > Follow this link to view a list of all Lemmy instances. > > Follow this link to open the Fediverse Observer. It is set to show kBin, but you can navigate your way through the site to show any Fediverse platform you'd like. > > For your third day here > - > > That's it! What else do you want? Go have some fun and keep learning along the way! ;)