I can see the !fallout@lemmy.world and join, but I can't see !fallout76@lemmy.world unless I search anonymous. Is it my instance? I've felt that finding communities is hard before. I've been looking for a place to post art requests, 3d model requests, chat about certain books, etc. I haven't found the communities, but I hear others refer to them as if they are there. Is my instance limited? How can I find out?

Edit: I found fallout76 on an anonymous search. When I search logged in to my account it does not show. But I clicked my own link, and it let me hit subscribe.

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[–] Blaze@feddit.org 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Your instance is small, you can see it on https://fedidb.org/software/lemmy and filter by monthly active users.

It is usually recommended to go to more populated instance as other people would subscribe to other communities for you.

If you want a more populated instance, you can go to

https://discuss.online/ if you want it US-based
https://sopuli.xyz/ if you want it EU-based

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I feel like more people using smaller instances is a good thing, as it helps them become one of those desirable instances, and helps keep the Admins of those small instances motivated to maintain their instance (since they see their efforts being rewarded).

I do get that a bigger instance provides a smoother experience out of the box, but with Lemmy Federate and Lemmyverse search, I feel like it's easier to overcome a small instance limitation on lemmy compared to a small mastodon instance.

That's just my two cents though.

[–] Blaze@feddit.org 4 points 2 days ago

I guess it depends on the user profile.

If they want to make an instance grow, and are ready to subscribe to most of the communities themselves, then sure, go for it!

If they just want something that works, the two suggestions above are quite good. Sopuli and DO aren't even that big now, so they can also benefit from the promotion

[–] xorollo@leminal.space 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Thanks! I didn't realize the search would be impacted by that.

[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You can also use https://lemmyverse.net/ to search and plug the exact instance in your search and subscribe to it temporarily to see its contents.

[–] xorollo@leminal.space 1 points 2 days ago

Neat. I'll bookmark this

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago

You can also see if your admins are interested in participating in Lemmy Federate