Just by checking https://lemmy.ml/communities one can see the most popular communities of lemmy.ml. The plan here is to list all the alternatives for those from other instances. One can also suggest alternatives to be added here and I update this living document.

  • salarua
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    2 years ago

    i wouldn’t recommend anything from mander.xyz, it’s a freezepeach instance

    • _ed
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      2 years ago

      Why would a science / nature instance block? My assumption is it would be open to anyone if posts were on topic, and there were no dodgy posts. Moderation might need to be more on point.

    • QuentinCallaghanOPMA
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      2 years ago

      Just by looking at the instance’s posts, it doesn’t look like it. I however remember it becoming a spam haven at one point.

      • salarua
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        2 years ago

        it federates indiscriminately, including with the far-right wolfballs and the Marxist-Leninist lemmygrad