There has been a steady trickle of new users here today, and in the past little while, mostly due to the bad decisions that reddit is currently making.
Anyways, welcome! Feel free to look around, and if you have any questions about anything lemmy related, feel free to ask!
Also, if you feel up to it, introduce yourself in the comments below!
edit: Here’s a nice getting started guide for lemmy: https://tech.michaelaltfield.net/2023/06/11/lemmy-migration-find-subreddits-communities/
i should have added it here a while ago!
I had a similar issue, turns out the username I’d chosen was too long. After I shortened the name it went through.
Of course if your username was
gregthat’s not it, but leaving this for anyone else who may find it.edit: in hindsigh might have been a taken username.