So I’m assuming the duplicate communities are communities of the same exact name in different instances/server. Is anyone else finding this somewhat confusing?

Is there a way to find/pick the “right” one, or should it just be based on whichever has the most users?

New to Fediverse (here and Mastodon), still trying to wrap my head around the whole thing.

  • HangingFruit@czech-lemmy.eu
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    1 year ago

    This is what it is in fediverse. Multiple instances can have same communities.

    If I’m looking lulz communities, I just subscribe to those with most users, because most likely it will be more active.

    If I’m looking for tech or something useful, I subscribe to most of them, and then filter them after some time. Not all communities will fit your style, and you will have to choose with which community you are more compatible.

    • Nolando@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 year ago

      I subscribe to multiple communities for the same reason. In addition, the communities tend to be pretty small, and this helps me see the posts that might go under the radar if I otherwise were not subscribed.