Already signed up. Got the login verification email, followed through and did the security thing, “type the word from our sidebar below” passed all that and can not login.

I appreciate that but don’t bother. I tried with the instance listed in this post and still got the same login issues even after receiving the email to login and passing the security check etc. I deleted the app. I’ve tried enough times and never had any success so I won’t be trying again.

I think they signed up at 50501.chat.

It's a shame that Lemmy is missing out on new users just due to signup issues.

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[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Frankly? Good.

I hate to be the asshole, but if someone is either that stupid, or that unwilling to put in even the most basic effort, I don't want them here.

My mom signed herself up for lemmy. In her early seventies, kinda ignorant of tech stuff, and did it all on her lonesome. So did my 12 year old niece. So did my cousin with Downs.

Yeah, a kid with downs syndrome could manage to sign up for lemmy. Didn't need any help beyond "hey, hairball, which lemmy?". That's it. Just wanted to know what instance he should pick.

But he sure as fuck got logged in just fine.

So, when I see these people on reddit that can't be bothered to do what you would do on any website that you have trouble logging into, I'm perfectly fine with them not being here. They aren't going to be bringing anything useful with them at all.

[–] drtaco@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

that unwilling to put in even the most basic effort, I don’t want them here.

That's the sort of gatekeeping that keeps a service as a tiny niche forever.

[–] AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Eternal September is the goal?

[–] Whateley@lemm.ee 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Were you even alive when Eternal September happened?

[–] AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I was born before the Reagan administration

[–] Whateley@lemm.ee 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

That doesn't prove anything. You could have been 12 in 1993 if your we're born during the Carter administration leaving you in the same cohort those removedless knobs were whinging about back then.

[–] AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 week ago

You asked if I was alive. Yes, I was.

Was I on Usenet? Nope, but my family were very early adopters of computer and internet technology 🤷🏻‍♀️

[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The fact that this trash comment got 60 up votes IS the main issue.

A large group of Lemmy actively wants to stay a elitist circle jerk...

[–] trk@aussie.zone -1 points 1 week ago

TIL that expecting a tiny slither of effort from participants is "elitist"

[–] boreengreen@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

My bigest hurdle was choosing instance. I get paralyzed by not obvious choices.

[–] Whateley@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

What a juvenile and elitist attitude. It's a fucking link aggregator, not a litmus test for someone's intelligence or value. Grow the fuck up.