gylotip@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 years agoHow did Lemmy.world become more popular than Lemmy.ml?message-squaremessage-square195fedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up166arrow-down1message-squareHow did Lemmy.world become more popular than Lemmy.ml?gylotip@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square195fedilinkfile-text
I don’t understand how Lemmy.world developers managed to surpass both Lemmy.ml and Beehaw.org instances in user activity.
minus-squareRiprif@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoAnd are usernames unique across instances or can anyone copy anyone else’s username by signing up somewhere else with the same name or just making a new instance?
minus-squareknaugh@frig.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoUsernames are only unique within servers, just like with email addresses. there’s only one john@gmail.com but john@yahoo.com is a different person
And are usernames unique across instances or can anyone copy anyone else’s username by signing up somewhere else with the same name or just making a new instance?
Usernames are only unique within servers, just like with email addresses. there’s only one john@gmail.com but john@yahoo.com is a different person