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Default community for midwest.social. Post questions about the instance or questions you want to ask other users here.

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[–] thom@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago

Hello, it's yet another refugee from the sync for lemmy raft - i dont do much more than lurking and posting about pixel phones

[–] Uncle_Bagel@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago

Decided to set up with a more localized instance instead of Lemmy.world. Was born in St. Louis, but grew up across Missouri and Indiana before settling down in a quiet little corner of Ohio.

[–] HaveHisCarcase@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago

Checking in from Nebraska and learning how things work.

[–] LaSirena@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago

Hey all! Nebraskan from the lone blue dot in a sea of red.

[–] mossy_capivara@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago (7 children)

@seahorse@midwest.social Is there a like a standard amount new people should donate to the server?

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[–] feidry@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hey all, small town Illinoisan here. I've been in IT for over a decade, but I'm trying to transition to pretty much anything else at this point.

I'm also a game developer, solo in my free time. Anybody know of any good gamedev communities here?

Hey, glad to see one other non-Chicagoan Illinoisan in here (don't get me wrong, Chicagoans are great, too)! Similar story, small town, remote developer for a big company. I'm not a gaming dev but I will keep my eye out for good communities and let you know.

[–] DavidRay@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

David-Ray here. I live on the western edge of the Ozark highlands. Would like to see a server even more localized to my area. Guess I'll have learn how to run one.

Hello everyone! Yet another Reddit Refugee, here. I'm a network engineer and DIYer with a passion for calculators, fountain pens, and mechanical pencils. Been on Red Matrix/Hubzilla for years, and I'm looking forward to seeing what this part of the Fediverse is like!

[–] wicked82@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

was searching for some other communities and i noticed the following servers are blocked?
lemmygrad.ml exploding-heads.com

Is there a reason these are blocked should we steer clear of any of the communities on those servers?

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[–] mollyollieolliepop@midwest.social 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Hello! I’m from NW Arkansas. Here because I’m getting frustrated with reddit and suspicious of it as well. Lots of bots, and fear mongering.

It’s important to me to try to keep my life in perspective. Touch grass. Go on hikes. I am looking for a place where information is not censored by billionaires so here I am… hello.

[–] seahorse@midwest.social 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Hello! Just curious, where did you hear about lemmy/this site specifically?

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[–] StillClaire@midwest.social 2 points 4 months ago

Hello from the Joliet area of Chicagolandia...

[–] FormerGameDev@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Greetings, all. Former Game Developer, located in the Metro Detroit area, looking for an alternative to Reddit. Presently in an offshoot of the game business, doing simulations work with game engines, but nothing real fun and interesting, and mostly can't-talk-about stuff.

Also have done some maybe interesting work in online resale.

Huge Star Trek nerd right now, mid Superhero pop culture nerd, fan of 80's-00's alt/rock/metal.

This makes me wonder if this site has a spot for user profiles, and stuff like that. Always interesting to try out new things, and so far, this doesn't turn me off... although I could wish for some adjustments to the UI. If I get particularly vexed by something, but I still like it, I might dig into developing something :)

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Another emigredditor here. I never posted much over there, I hope this platform stays cozy & welcoming after the inevitable influx!

I’m in Central Illinois, and I was very pleased to see there’s already a !cats@midwest.social community!

[–] Whimseymimple@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

Hiya, all! I'm originally from IL and am now bouncing around the Upper Midwest a bit. I'm interested in a little bit of (almost) everything. I'm another person moving over to a Fediverse alternative to Reddit. I was an early adopter of Mastodon, which has been my main social media presence for some time.

[–] pbrisgreat@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

r/Chicago and r/ChiBike deserter. Would love to see a bike community flourish here. Active-ish on mastodon @pbrower@bigshoulders.city

[–] aleteoryx@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

PA, programmer, working for a local nonprofit.

[–] ferrent22@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

Hello everyone! I'm currently living in Madison, WI, but I grew up in South Dakota. Definitely a midwesterner at heart. Currently living with my 4 ferrets, and getting used to the fediverse. 😊

[–] docAvid@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

Hello! Grew up in the Chicago area, and now lived most of my adult life in the Detroit area. I've been mostly lurking on Mastodon for several years now, but somehow didn't know Lemmy existed until the Reddit meltdown. Really glad to be here.

[–] colebrodine@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

South Central Nebraska here, born and raised! I love living and working out here in rural Nebraska. I'm an Electrical Engineer by trade and an Open Source/Linux Enthusiast for fun! I was glad to see there's some other stuff like a woodworking community here also! Looking forward to a replacement for the centralized social medias. I'm already on Mastodon and Pixelfed, so this should be a nice addition for me.

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