I only found out about Lemmy when looking for reddit alternatives over the API drama.
It was probably a long time coming for me as over the years reddit has been less and less of a community and more business-like. I very much enjoy the decentralized nature of Lemmy and I really hope the Fediverse catches on at a wide scale.
Attempting to move from Reddit. Tried to leave Twitter as well but failed… Mostly just to follow @hrmfirenews, and other traffic/emergency info.
I think during early growth rule 2 should allow a broader section of Nova Scotia; and 3 should be lax in regards to one-off advertisements (Allow one post along the lines of buy tickets for $LIVE_BAND at $HFXBAR, allow tourism ads for anywhere in the province)
I agree that rule 2 should only be loosely enforced.