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I am a bit behind in catching up - thanks for sharing all that, both the topics with the PyLova devs and making sure I was kept in the loop as well:-).

Yeah, no worries :)

I don’t recall the prior issue, unless it was the one with user blocking being silent. On that one I was swayed by the argument that it simply had to be that way due to limitations within Lemmy.

I don't think that was it but maybe?

... all of which Lemmy will ignore, as is its right and choice to do so.

Agreed.

But the vote quota crosses a line where iirc it doesn’t even tell other PieFed instances - nor Mbin nor nodeBB nor Mastodon etc. - what is going on. It’s horribly designed, or at least it was upon release and if it has changed since then I have not heard of such. Some features take literally years to be implemented, but this one is slammed down everyone’s throats against all objections to the contrary without anyone seeming to have been heard?

Absolutely. I was ready to leave Piefed over it.

Sure, whatever, Rimu can do as he pleases, but it makes it really hard to hold out any hope for the future of this project when people keep losing investment in it (now Snoopy having become the latest casualty, seemingly? at least it appears that way).

Yeah, Snoopy leaving is interesting, in that I'm not sure how much new blood Rimu is going to attract in the future (he's burned a lot of bridges). The Codeburg commits lists Rimu, Walter Schwenger (wsj018), and wltb as the only developers over the last 3 months. Looks like there were quite a few more other people pushing commits 4 months back. Looks like the Pylova split happened 5 months ago and a couple of the light commiters followed Mia to Pylova.

The Innuendo Studios YouTube series The Alt-Right Playbook does a superb job at explaining how someone can fall into authoritarian thinking.

Sounds interesting, I'll have to check it out.

Particularly interesting are those in the outer circle of the onion-like layers that are shocked, Shocked I tell you, SHOCKED 😲 😳, when they find out that the people who had been screeching all along at the top of their lungs who they are, suddenly start doing the very things that they always said that they were going to do if they only had the power to make it happen.

It would be kind of funny, if the effects weren't terrible :(

PieFed is still growing despite that though, just not by nearly so much or robustly ...

Yeah, looks like there is some significant growth in the Threadiverse this week (~+750 MAU). Roughly 600 for Lemmy, 170 for Piefed, and -10 for Mbin.

I’ve brought up the topic of separating downvotes from upvotes with Rimu years ago, it seems very unlikely to happen. Mainly because he does not want it himself, therefore does not want to expend much effort to put it into the code (understandable), and also it is legitimately a difficult UI issue that he prefers to leave to others.

I vaguely recall this, so might have seen your post/comment at the time.

PyLova has already done it though ...

They did? I just checked their instances and it has the same consolidated total votes UI. It would be great if they already did it, maybe it's an option and not the default?

On a different note, I ran across a post who deleted there account, because almost no one was voting on their posts. I think it was a federation issue, as in the community hosting instance never received the posts and they only stayed local.

I was thinking maybe a check-mark or something to let a user know their post or comment was successfully received by the target/host instance. I don't know if hosting instances tell sending instances they successfully retrieved data or not, so could be a significant increase in traffic.

Maybe not that significant though. Piefed only had ~1700 posts and comments over the last week, Lemmy top 20 most populated instances were ~12500 ("Activity" Data). Taking the most "active" instance (lemmy.world), they had ~4700 activities, assume worst case they are all for non-Lemmy.world communities. That would be 670 extra packets per day (28 per hour). That doesn't seem too terrible. Thoughts?

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    • Showcase: Diablo (1996) remade in first person in Godot 4, with its original level generator ported to GDScript in c/godot@programming.dev
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    FYI, on your web-page, in the "Heros" section, the "R" in Warrior is cut off. Same with the "ER" of sorcerer.

    In game, Decard Cain's "Gossip" has an bug. I think it's supposed to be a new line but is missing the slash so is just being printed as text.

    Overall, kind of fun nostalgia. It really needs optimization though, that was rough a rough play through. I'd say the enemies need to be more challenging, but after fixing the low frame-rates. Otherwise, everyone will just die.

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    Can't log in to piefed.social in c/voyagerapp@lemmy.world
    I just started this account last night. I've been a Redditor from February 2013, so how will things be different on Lemmy for Redditors trying to adjust? Also, what are Lemmy users called? Lemmitors? in c/newtolemmy@lemmy.ca
    [–] 4 points 3 days ago

    I never posted my more complicated version (all instances as of August with at least 50 MAU) since people were already having trouble with the first one ...

    I'd say post for you. That's what !fedilytics@piefed.zip is for me. If other people like it, great, but I'm doing the analysis because I'm interested in it.

    ... if you’d like I can send it to you when I get a chance (I think I DM’ed you a work-in-progress version of it at one point?), or post it myself for you to reference.

    I believe we chatted briefly about your next version, but I don't recall ever seeing it. I'd say post it, so I can link to it easier. I'm not sure how I'd host it in the wiki otherwise (not very familiar with that part of Piefed).

    One thing I think including more instances demonstrates better is some of the ‘cliques’, mainly the similar defederation patterns between ‘flotilla’ instances. It also helps to show why the .zip instances are better for people who want less top-down defederation applied to them.

    Sounds interesting. I look forward to seeing the new version :)

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    • Can't log in to piefed.social in c/voyagerapp@lemmy.world
    [–] 6 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    It's working for piefed.zip (Voyager: 2.49.1, Android: 16). So may be a version issue. Might be worth updating Voyager to see if that fixes the issue.

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    It must have just federated when I tapped on the link

    Yeah, it's weird like that. I had that happen with one com I subscribed to, nothing for a month and then no issues since.

    thanks again for your dedication!

    Thanks and by the way, I'm using your defederation post in the fedigrow's "Community Building Wiki" ("Visualization of Threadiverse Defederation").

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    [–] 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (5 children)

    Appreciate the shout out. There was actually a new post yesterday. If you aren't seeing it, there may be a federation issue.

    Regardless, the most up to date number is 41565 MAU (relatively steady year-over-year, but slightly up).

    Edit: I don't post it, but since OP asked about daily users, there were at least 15444 DAU yesterday (Lemmy: 12864, Piefed: 2580, Mbin: ? (doesn't report DAU)).

    Changed some wording for easier reading/clarity.

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    • Weekly Thread – Identifying Community Gaps in c/fedigrow@lemmy.zip
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    Call for Feedback - "Community Building" a Sidebar Wiki (piefed.zip)
     
    1. Quick Overview - What is the Fediverse?
    2. Quick Overview - What is the Threadiverse?
    3. Quick Overview - Communities
    4. Community Building
      4.1. Community Reach
      4.2. Sustainable Posting
      4.3. Getting Interactions/Comments
      4.4. Helpful Knowledge

    1. Quick Overview - What is the Fediverse?
    Fediverse: a collection of social networking services that communicate with each other using a common protocol (ActivityPub).

    • Relative Example (email): users of one email service such as Gmail can still send emails to users of another service such as Outlook. Likewise users on one instance of the Fediverse may still view content and interact with users on any other instance in the Fediverse.

    Decentralized Structure: allows any individual or organization to host a Fediverse software using their own servers.

    • There is no form of centralized governance or moderation.

    Instances: a server that runs a Fediverse software.

    • Every instance is independent, and can set its own rules and expectations.
    • Each Instance is run by an administrator/admin or a set of admins.

    De-federation: Generally considered an option of last resort, where a select instance is removed from an instance’s allowed interaction list. Users can no longer see or interact with users or communities of the select instance. Visualization of Threadiverse Defederation.

    Text: Fediverse Wikipedia Entry
    Text (w/ additional links): Diving into the Fediverse
    Video (4min): The Fediverse - Explained by Common Craft
    Video (4min): Introducing the Fediverse: a New Era of Social Media

    2. Quick Overview - What is the Threadiverse?
    Threadiverse: a collection of social news aggregation software that federate with one another.

    • Main Threadiverse software: Lemmy, Piefed, Mbin
    • Pylova: Piefed soft-fork with additional features
    • Catodon: "A Fediverse platform that combines the best of Mastodon, Misskey and Lemmy"

    Text (110 categories): Differences between Threadiverse software (Lemmy vs Mbin vs Piefed)

    3. Quick Overview - Communities
    Community: user-created forums for discussion where users submit relevant posts with links, text, or pictures.

    • Each software may call its communities something different (Lemmy: sub-lemmy, Piefed: sub-pie, Mbin: magazine).
    • Communities are local to each instance, however users may subscribe to communities, create posts and leave comments across instances.
    • Each community is controlled by a moderator or a set of moderators. Admin have higher authority on the instance than moderators (can add and remove moderators).

    4. Community Building
    Community building is often difficult, which is why !fedigrow@lemmy.zip built this wiki to help.

    4.1. Community Reach
    Due to storage limitations, instances generally only retrieve posts and comments for communities that one of their users has subscribed to. This can severely limit the potential reach of your community.

    • !fedigrow@lemmy.zip sidebar has some links to help grow your community and increase post reach/federation (signed up instances will have a bot follow your community).
    • Cross-posts to a larger community, on another instance. I'd suggest spreading this out to not appear spammy (Piefed has grouped cross-posts, Lemmy and Mbin do not).

    4.2. Sustainable Posting
    Creating posts can often be difficult, time consuming, and if a post you spent a large amount of effort on doesn’t get a significant response, it can be demoralizing. One step to minimize that potential demoralization is posting sustainably.

    • If you have a dozen post-worthy images along the same theme, they don’t need to all be uploaded to Imgur or PixelFed, then collected in to a single post. Instead, they can be dribbled in to twelve different posts over time.
    • Utilizing past Reddit posts and their most useful user comments along with the image itself. Description, Example.

    4.3. Getting Interactions/Comments
    Depending on the person, the most rewarding part of posting can be the interaction with commenters.

    • Loads of people love to offer their opinions or jump in to correct or answer something, and those make for popular posts, too. Suggestion of types of posts: opinion requests, question-answer.
    • Post regularly (weekly or a few times a week) with cross-posts to a larger community to see if it gains the traction you are looking for. I’d suggest only 1 cross-post per post, so it doesn’t come across as spammy.

    4.4. Helpful Knowledge
    Linking to a community can be done a few ways, examples:

    Know your people:

    Let us know if we should add or change anything :)

    Special thanks to users who helped contribute their thoughts to this wiki: stuartml@piefed.social, JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social, Blaze@lemmy.zip, Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com, GreatWhiteBuffalo41@slrpnk.net, ImmortalColeSlaw@lemmy.today, vicinus@piefed.zip

    Link to the same text in the actual Wiki

    Edit: Some light wording changes.

    Edit 2: Light formatting.

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    Growth of the Instances (20261104) (piefed.zip)
     

    MAU Growth (Highest #):

    • Piefed: piefed.social (58)
    • Lemmy: lemmy.world (352)
    • Mbin: tardigram.com (16)

    MAU Growth (>3%, >30 MAU):

    Piefed:

    • piefed.social (3.9%)
    • piefed.zip (10.0%)
    • piefed.ca (4.2%)
    • piefed.world (8.0%, 3 weeks in a row)
    • nord.pub (9.4%, 3 weeks in a row)
    • retrofed.com (24.1%)

    Lemmy:

    • lemmy.zip (3.7%)
    • lemmy.today (3.2%)
    • feddit.uk (4.0%)
    • thelemmy.club (7.8%)
    • pawb.social (4.0%)

    Mbin:

    • tardigram.com (11.0%)
    • kbin.earth (6.4%, 4 weeks in a row)
    • thebrainbin.org (17.9%, 4 weeks in a row)

    Users Returning from Absence (MAU, HYAU):

    Piefed:

    • piefed.social (6:MAU)
    • piefed.ca (1:MAU,3:HYAU)
    • nord.pub (2:MAU)
    • anarchist.nexus* (1:MAU)
    • tarte.nuage-libre.fr (2:MAU)
    • retrofed.com (1:MAU, 2 weeks in a row)
    • kopitalk.net (1:MAU, 2 weeks in a row)

    Lemmy:

    • hexbear.net (3:MAU)
    • discuss.tchncs.de (5:MAU)

    Mbin:

    • tardigram.com (4:MAU)
    • gehirneimer.de (1:HYAU)

    Stickiest Instances

    Weekly Active Users, active in a given day (DAU/WAU; >30 MAU, >180 Days Active):

    • Piefed: piefed.blahaj.zone (76%)
    • Lemmy: pawb.social (73%)

    Monthly Active Users, active in a given day (DAU/MAU; >30 MAU, >180 Days Active):

    • Piefed: piefed.blahaj.zone (56%)
    • Lemmy: hexbear.net (57%, 3 weeks in a row)

    Half-Year Active Users, active in a given month (MAU/HYAU; >30 MAU, >180 Days Active):

    • Piefed: piefed.zip (68%)
    • Lemmy: hexbear.net (67%, 11 weeks in a row)
    • Mbin: kbin.earth (48%, 3 weeks in a row)

    Most Prolific Users

    Most Posts per Day per User (>30 MAU):

    • Piefed: feddit.online (1.07, 7 weeks in a row)
    • Lemmy: thelemmy.club (0.30, 3 weeks in a row)
    • Mbin: tardigram.com (0.47, 19 weeks in a row)

    Most Comments per Day per User (>30 MAU):

    • Piefed: quokk.au* (0.95, 2 weeks in a row)
    • Lemmy: hexbear.net (1.00, 5 weeks in a row)
    • Mbin: thebrainbin.org (0.30, 2 weeks in a row)

    Notes:

    • "*" in the Piefed server names denotes they are using the soft-fork Pylova. I'm going to count them as Piefed servers unless a hard schism occurs.
    • *AU: * Active Users (D: Daily, W: Weekly, M: Monthly, HF: Half-Year). TU: Total Users
    • ">30 MAU": Selection limited to instances with more than 30 MAU
    • ">180 Days Active": Selection limited to instances active longer than 180 days

    Remarks:

    • Updated the formatting of the takeaways
    • Changed activity comparison (Historical -> Last Week). I think it's more interesting now.

    Monthly Active Users (Piefed):

    Server Current Yesterday[1D] Last Week[7D] Last Month [28D] 3 Months Ago [91D]
    fedinsfw.app 3642 3652 3602 3574 4046
    piefed.social 1531 1521 1473 1484 1639
    piefed.zip 320 319 291 272 231
    piefed.ca 271 270 260 258 284
    piefed.blahaj.zone 227 227 227 218 175
    piefed.world 216 213 200 173 200
    feddit.online 151 152 151 146 154
    quokk.au* 99 96 97 99 95
    nord.pub 58 58 53 46 45
    anarchist.nexus* 54 53 53 53 75
    tarte.nuage-libre.fr 38 37 37 40 46
    retrofed.com 36 35 29 20 24
    multiverse.soulism.net 20 20 20 17 24
    kopitalk.net 15 15 23 11 12
    wetshav.ing 13 13 14 14 13
    ero.ani.social 12 12 11 7 40
    feddit.fr 12 12 14 12 20
    bookwyr.me 11 11 10 11 7
    pie.dasneuland.de 11 10 7 4 2
    pf.korako.me 7 7 7 7 7
    Sum 6744 6733 6579 6466 7139
    Average 337 337 329 323 357
    Standard Deviation 848 849 836 832 939

    Monthly Active Users (Lemmy):

    Server Current Yesterday[1D] Last Week[7D] Last Month [28D] 3 Months Ago [91D]
    lemmy.world 13021 12948 12669 12626 13356
    lemmy.zip 2327 2303 2243 2191 2181
    sh.itjust.works 2222 2215 2195 2195 2274
    lemmy.ml 1838 1833 1807 1798 1885
    feddit.org 1460 1457 1443 1483 1532
    hexbear.net 1296 1286 1278 1310 1380
    lemmy.dbzer0.com 1258 1254 1236 1231 1279
    lemmy.ca 1248 1252 1237 1255 1266
    lemmy.blahaj.zone 994 995 965 894 925
    programming.dev 802 811 791 773 839
    discuss.tchncs.de 646 645 633 652 683
    lemmygrad.ml 616 611 608 591 577
    sopuli.xyz 565 567 552 554 564
    lemmy.today 455 456 441 421 424
    feddit.uk 365 360 351 350 331
    infosec.pub 289 285 282 285 299
    reddthat.com 283 281 275 273 279
    jlai.lu 265 263 263 255 267
    thelemmy.club 249 250 231 237 205
    pawb.social 233 229 224 234 240
    Sum 30432 30301 29724 29608 30786
    Average 1522 1515 1486 1480 1539
    Standard Deviation 2785 2769 2710 2700 2859

    Monthly Active Users (Mbin):

    Server Current Yesterday[1D] Last Week[7D] Last Month [28D] 3 Months Ago [91D]
    fedia.io 380 384 402 463 456
    tardigram.com 162 162 146 145 142
    kbin.earth 150 148 141 118 128
    thebrainbin.org 46 43 39 29 40
    kbin.melroy.org 36 36 37 28
    gehirneimer.de 22 21 21 18 18
    moist.catsweat.com 21 22 22 19 22
    rimworld.gallery 17 20 23 34 32
    k.fe.derate.me 10 9 6 6 8
    trepa.me 10 9 6 7
    mbin.linuxnation.social 6 5 7 7 6
    agora.energieincomune.com 2 2 2 4 21
    bin.pivox.net 1 1 1 1 1
    mbin.cocopoops.com 1 1 1 1 1
    Sum 864 863 854 880 875
    Average 62 62 61 63 73
    Standard Deviation 105 106 109 123 130

    MAU - Difference (Piefed):

    Server -1 Day[-1D] -1 Week[-7D] -1 Month [28D] -3 Month [91D]
    fedinsfw.app -10 40 68 -404
    piefed.social 10 58 47 -108
    piefed.zip 1 29 48 89
    piefed.ca 1 11 13 -13
    piefed.blahaj.zone 0 0 9 52
    piefed.world 3 16 43 16
    feddit.online -1 0 5 -3
    quokk.au* 3 2 0 4
    nord.pub 0 5 12 13
    anarchist.nexus* 1 1 1 -21
    tarte.nuage-libre.fr 1 1 -2 -8
    retrofed.com 1 7 16 12
    multiverse.soulism.net 0 0 3 -4
    kopitalk.net 0 -8 4 3
    wetshav.ing 0 -1 -1 0
    ero.ani.social 0 1 5 -28
    feddit.fr 0 -2 0 -8
    bookwyr.me 0 1 0 4
    pie.dasneuland.de 1 4 7 9
    pf.korako.me 0 0 0 0
    Sum 11 165 278 -395
    Average 1 8 14 -20
    Standard Deviation 3 16 20 97

    MAU - Difference (Lemmy):

    Server -1 Day[-1D] -1 Week[-7D] -1 Month [28D] -3 Month [91D]
    lemmy.world 73 352 395 -335
    lemmy.zip 24 84 136 146
    sh.itjust.works 7 27 27 -52
    lemmy.ml 5 31 40 -47
    feddit.org 3 17 -23 -72
    hexbear.net 10 18 -14 -84
    lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 22 27 -21
    lemmy.ca -4 11 -7 -18
    lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 29 100 69
    programming.dev -9 11 29 -37
    discuss.tchncs.de 1 13 -6 -37
    lemmygrad.ml 5 8 25 39
    sopuli.xyz -2 13 11 1
    lemmy.today -1 14 34 31
    feddit.uk 5 14 15 34
    infosec.pub 4 7 4 -10
    reddthat.com 2 8 10 4
    jlai.lu 2 2 10 -2
    thelemmy.club -1 18 12 44
    pawb.social 4 9 -1 -7
    Sum 131 708 824 -354
    Average 7 35 41 -18
    Standard Deviation 17 76 91 91

    MAU - Difference (Mbin):

    Server -1 Day[-1D] -1 Week[-7D] -1 Month [28D] -3 Month [91D]
    fedia.io -4 -22 -83 -76
    tardigram.com 0 16 17 20
    kbin.earth 2 9 32 22
    thebrainbin.org 3 7 17 6
    kbin.melroy.org 0 -1 8
    gehirneimer.de 1 1 4 4
    moist.catsweat.com -1 -1 2 -1
    rimworld.gallery -3 -6 -17 -15
    k.fe.derate.me 1 4 4 2
    trepa.me 1 4 3
    mbin.linuxnation.social 1 -1 -1 0
    agora.energieincomune.com 0 0 -2 -19
    bin.pivox.net 0 0 0 0
    mbin.cocopoops.com 0 0 0 0
    Sum 1 10 -16 -57
    Average 0 1 -1 -5
    Standard Deviation 2 8 26 25

    MAU - Change (%, Piefed):

    Server -1 Day[-1D] -1 Week[-7D] -1 Month [28D] -3 Month [91D]
    fedinsfw.app -0.3% 1.1% 1.9% -10.0%
    piefed.social 0.7% 3.9% 3.2% -6.6%
    piefed.zip 0.3% 10.0% 17.6% 38.5%
    piefed.ca 0.4% 4.2% 5.0% -4.6%
    piefed.blahaj.zone 0.0% 0.0% 4.1% 29.7%
    piefed.world 1.4% 8.0% 24.9% 8.0%
    feddit.online -0.7% 0.0% 3.4% -1.9%
    quokk.au* 3.1% 2.1% 0.0% 4.2%
    nord.pub 0.0% 9.4% 26.1% 28.9%
    anarchist.nexus* 1.9% 1.9% 1.9% -28.0%
    tarte.nuage-libre.fr 2.7% 2.7% -5.0% -17.4%
    retrofed.com 2.9% 24.1% 80.0% 50.0%
    multiverse.soulism.net 0.0% 0.0% 17.6% -16.7%
    kopitalk.net 0.0% -34.8% 36.4% 25.0%
    wetshav.ing 0.0% -7.1% -7.1% 0.0%
    ero.ani.social 0.0% 9.1% 71.4% -70.0%
    feddit.fr 0.0% -14.3% 0.0% -40.0%
    bookwyr.me 0.0% 10.0% 0.0% 57.1%
    pie.dasneuland.de 10.0% 57.1% 175.0% 450.0%
    pf.korako.me 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
    Sum
    Average 1.1% 4.4% 22.8% 24.8%
    Standard Deviation 2.4% 16.9% 43.0% 104.6%

    MAU - Change (%, Lemmy):

    Server -1 Day[-1D] -1 Week[-7D] -1 Month [28D] -3 Month [91D]
    lemmy.world 0.6% 2.8% 3.1% -2.5%
    lemmy.zip 1.0% 3.7% 6.2% 6.7%
    sh.itjust.works 0.3% 1.2% 1.2% -2.3%
    lemmy.ml 0.3% 1.7% 2.2% -2.5%
    feddit.org 0.2% 1.2% -1.6% -4.7%
    hexbear.net 0.8% 1.4% -1.1% -6.1%
    lemmy.dbzer0.com 0.3% 1.8% 2.2% -1.6%
    lemmy.ca -0.3% 0.9% -0.6% -1.4%
    lemmy.blahaj.zone -0.1% 3.0% 11.2% 7.5%
    programming.dev -1.1% 1.4% 3.8% -4.4%
    discuss.tchncs.de 0.2% 2.1% -0.9% -5.4%
    lemmygrad.ml 0.8% 1.3% 4.2% 6.8%
    sopuli.xyz -0.4% 2.4% 2.0% 0.2%
    lemmy.today -0.2% 3.2% 8.1% 7.3%
    feddit.uk 1.4% 4.0% 4.3% 10.3%
    infosec.pub 1.4% 2.5% 1.4% -3.3%
    reddthat.com 0.7% 2.9% 3.7% 1.4%
    jlai.lu 0.8% 0.8% 3.9% -0.7%
    thelemmy.club -0.4% 7.8% 5.1% 21.5%
    pawb.social 1.7% 4.0% -0.4% -2.9%
    Sum
    Average 0.4% 2.5% 2.9% 1.2%
    Standard Deviation 0.7% 1.6% 3.2% 6.9%

    MAU - Change (%, Mbin):

    Server -1 Day[-1D] -1 Week[-7D] -1 Month [28D] -3 Month [91D]
    fedia.io -1.0% -5.5% -17.9% -16.7%
    tardigram.com 0.0% 11.0% 11.7% 14.1%
    kbin.earth 1.4% 6.4% 27.1% 17.2%
    thebrainbin.org 7.0% 17.9% 58.6% 15.0%
    kbin.melroy.org 0.0% -2.7% 28.6%
    gehirneimer.de 4.8% 4.8% 22.2% 22.2%
    moist.catsweat.com -4.5% -4.5% 10.5% -4.5%
    rimworld.gallery -15.0% -26.1% -50.0% -46.9%
    k.fe.derate.me 11.1% 66.7% 66.7% 25.0%
    trepa.me 11.1% 66.7% 42.9%
    mbin.linuxnation.social 20.0% -14.3% -14.3% 0.0%
    agora.energieincomune.com 0.0% 0.0% -50.0% -90.5%
    bin.pivox.net 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
    mbin.cocopoops.com 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
    Sum
    Average 2.5% 8.6% 9.7% -5.4%
    Standard Deviation 8.2% 26.8% 35.3% 33.3%

    Retention (Piefed):

    Notes:

    • Returning from Absence (Change in MAU over day – Change in Total Users over day):
    • No longer used accounts (users who changed which account they use or have left permanently) will cause a '-1' after 1-month (MAU) or 6-months (HYAU). Re-utilizing an account after an absence will cause a '+1'.
    • A positive number shows how many users who haven’t be active in over a month (MAU) or half-year (HYAU) have returned to activity. A negative number means (x) users have stayed away for greater than 1 month (MAU) or 6 months (HYAU).
    • DAU/WAU: Roughly shows how ‘sticky’ the server is, on a day per week basis. The higher the number the more Weekly Active Users are active in a given day.
    • DAU/MAU: Roughly shows how ‘sticky’ the server is, on a day per month basis. The higher the number the more Monthly Active Users are active in a given day.
    • MAU/HYAU: Roughly shows how ‘sticky’ the server is, on a month per half-year basis. The higher the number the more Half-Year Active Users are active in a given month.
    • MAU/Total: Roughly indicates short term growth.
    • HYAU/Total: Roughly indicates medium term growth.
    • Relative: Roughly indicates how stickiness or growth compares across instances, relative to how long they have been active (natural logorithmic fit). Positive percent indicates they have an (x)% higher stickiness/growth compared to other instances active for the same amount of time.
    Retention (Current) Returning from Absence (MAU, -7D) Returning from Absence (HYAU, -7D) DAU/WAU (%) DAU/MAU (%) MAU/HYAU (%) MAU/HYAU (%, Relative, >10 MAU) MAU/Total Users (%, Relative, >10 MAU) HYAU/Total Users (%, Relative, >10 MAU) Server Active (Days)
    fedinsfw.app -93 -88 47% 29% 47% -2% 3% 5% 256
    piefed.social 6 -8 68% 46% 53% -2% -16% -6% 1035
    piefed.zip -4 -2 66% 41% 68% 32% 39% 7% 507
    piefed.ca 1 3 72% 55% 56% 10% -42% -46% 516
    piefed.blahaj.zone 0 -3 76% 56% 65% 27% 18% -5% 516
    piefed.world -6 -2 48% 29% 48% -6% -22% -15% 514
    feddit.online -3 -6 66% 43% 45% -19% -24% 5% 1230
    quokk.au* -10 0 62% 46% 50% -8% 26% 54% 1217
    nord.pub 2 -3 56% 31% 52% 8% 16% 8% 274
    anarchist.nexus* 1 -3 70% 43% 35% -31% -30% 2% 442
    tarte.nuage-libre.fr 2 -1 69% 47% 54% 1% -2% 3% 801
    retrofed.com 1 -2 73% 53% 51% 7% 18% 10% 261
    multiverse.soulism.net 0 -1 43% 30% 32% -34% -52% -28% 294
    kopitalk.net 1 0 38% 20% 56% 9% -16% -22% 495
    wetshav.ing 0 0 70% 54% 59% 17% 56% 35% 446
    ero.ani.social 0 0 38% 25% 21% -54% -54% 1% 121
    feddit.fr -1 0 60% 25% 32% -37% -49% -17% 560
    bookwyr.me 0 0 78% 64% 48% -7% -19% -12% 509
    pie.dasneuland.de 0 0 40% 18% 92% 89% 145% 30% 285
    pf.korako.me 0 0 80% 57% 88% 862
    Sum -103 -116
    Average -5 -6 61% 41% 53% 0% -0% 0% 557
    Standard Deviation 21 19 14% 14% 17% 31% 47% 23% 316

    Retention (Lemmy):

    Retention (Current) Returning from Absence (MAU, -7D) Returning from Absence (HYAU, -7D) DAU/WAU (%) DAU/MAU (%) MAU/HYAU (%) MAU/HYAU (%, Relative, >10 MAU) MAU/Total Users (%, Relative, >10 MAU) HYAU/Total Users (%, Relative, >10 MAU) Server Active (Days)
    lemmy.world -184 -330 52% 37% 58% 10% 5% -0% 1251
    lemmy.zip -130 -138 57% 39% 54% 4% 173% 176% 1243
    sh.itjust.works -14 -41 60% 42% 64% 23% 2% -13% 1248
    lemmy.ml -29 -37 53% 34% 56% -2% -50% -45% 2165
    feddit.org -23 -45 60% 45% 64% 31% 257% 183% 863
    hexbear.net 3 -7 73% 57% 67% 30% -30% -44% 1186
    lemmy.dbzer0.com -21 -39 57% 42% 62% 19% -1% -13% 1240
    lemmy.ca -51 -56 61% 44% 60% 5% 46% 50% 2136
    lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 -18 58% 42% 65% 22% 49% 28% 1402
    programming.dev -16 -23 38% 26% 56% 8% 2% -0% 1246
    discuss.tchncs.de 5 -7 54% 39% 63% 21% 30% 14% 1252
    lemmygrad.ml -11 -30 55% 38% 57% -0% -15% -8% 2203
    sopuli.xyz -4 -10 70% 51% 64% 14% 49% 41% 2090
    lemmy.today -23 -23 68% 48% 58% 12% 121% 108% 1246
    feddit.uk -1 -3 71% 53% 65% 25% 20% 2% 1244
    infosec.pub -5 -9 55% 39% 59% 12% -8% -13% 1276
    reddthat.com -8 -8 66% 48% 60% 14% -25% -31% 1247
    jlai.lu -16 -13 50% 37% 58% 12% 90% 78% 1229
    thelemmy.club -119 -122 47% 26% 38% -27% -43% -19% 1239
    pawb.social -7 -17 73% 53% 62% 18% 31% 18% 1251
    Sum -655 -976
    Average -33 -49 59% 42% 60% 13% 35% 26% 1413
    Standard Deviation 51 75 9% 8% 6% 13% 76% 65% 390

    Retention (Mbin):

    Retention (Current) Returning from Absence (MAU, -7D) Returning from Absence (HYAU, -7D) MAU/HYAU (%) MAU/HYAU (%, Relative, >10 MAU) MAU/Total Users (%, Relative, >10 MAU) HYAU/Total Users (%, Relative, >10 MAU) Server Active (Days)
    fedia.io -21 -21 38% 2% -40% -39% 1243
    tardigram.com 4 -1 50% -1% -2% -1% 137
    kbin.earth -1 -2 48% 27% 53% 27% 1047
    thebrainbin.org -2 -2 44% 18% 42% 26% 1237
    kbin.melroy.org -3 -3 37% -1% 3% 10% 1235
    gehirneimer.de 0 1 47% 26% 44% 20% 1233
    moist.catsweat.com -2 -2 33% -12% -28% -13% 1211
    rimworld.gallery -6 -5 15% -60% -74% -30% 1212
    k.fe.derate.me -1 0 37% 1234
    trepa.me 0 0 50% 638
    mbin.linuxnation.social -3 0 40% 118
    agora.energieincomune.com -1 -1 3% 216
    bin.pivox.net 0 0 100% 567
    mbin.cocopoops.com 0 0 100% 1106
    Sum -36 -36
    Average -3 -3 46% -0% -0% 0% 888
    Standard Deviation 6 6 26% 28% 45% 25% 453

    Piefed Activity

    Note:

    • 'C-LW': Current - Last Week
    • '+' values indicate growth and/or more activity, '-' values shrinking and/or less active than Last Week.
    Activity Posts/Day (Last Week [7D] (C-LW)) Posts/Day/MAU (Last Week [7D] (C-LW)) Comments/Day (Last Week [7D] (C-LW)) Comments/Day/MAU (Last Week [7D] (C-LW)) (P+C)/Day (Last Week [7D] (C-LW)) (P+C)/Day/MAU (Last Week [7D] (C-LW))
    fedinsfw.app 194 (-32) 0.05 (-0.06) 141 (+125) 0.04 (0) 334 (+92) 0.09 (-0.07)
    piefed.social 68 (-12) 0.04 (-0.05) 214 (+109) 0.14 (-0.07) 282 (+97) 0.18 (-0.13)
    piefed.zip 25 (+7) 0.08 (-0.06) 123 (-4) 0.38 (-0.44) 148 (+3) 0.46 (-0.50)
    piefed.ca 17 (-22) 0.06 (-0.15) 163 (-30) 0.60 (-0.74) 180 (-52) 0.66 (-0.89)
    piefed.blahaj.zone 25 (0) 0.11 (-0.11) 83 (-8) 0.36 (-0.40) 108 (-8) 0.48 (-0.51)
    piefed.world 16 (-12) 0.07 (-0.14) 90 (-5) 0.42 (-0.47) 106 (-17) 0.49 (-0.61)
    feddit.online 162 (-47) 1.07 (-1.37) 52 (+1) 0.34 (-0.33) 214 (-45) 1.42 (-1.71)
    quokk.au* 31 (-1) 0.32 (-0.33) 94 (+10) 0.95 (-0.85) 126 (+10) 1.27 (-1.18)
    nord.pub 1 (0) 0.01 (-0.02) 41 (+5) 0.71 (-0.66) 42 (+5) 0.72 (-0.68)
    anarchist.nexus* 0 (0) 0.01 (0) 49 (+14) 0.92 (-0.65) 50 (+15) 0.92 (-0.65)
    tarte.nuage-libre.fr 5 (0) 0.14 (-0.13) 13 (+5) 0.33 (-0.20) 18 (+6) 0.47 (-0.32)
    retrofed.com 1 (-12) 0.03 (-0.45) 15 (+2) 0.42 (-0.43) 16 (-10) 0.44 (-0.89)
    multiverse.soulism.net 0 (0) 0.02 (-0.01) 17 (+10) 0.83 (-0.31) 17 (+10) 0.85 (-0.32)
    kopitalk.net 0 (0) 0.02 (-0.01) -2 (-2) -0.12 (-0.01) -2 (-2) -0.10 (-0.02)
    wetshav.ing 1 (0) 0.09 (-0.08) 6 (+2) 0.45 (-0.28) 7 (+1) 0.54 (-0.36)
    ero.ani.social 0 (0) 0.04 (0) 0 (0) 0.00 (-0.04) 0 (0) 0.04 (-0.04)
    feddit.fr 0 (-2) 0.04 (-0.11) 0 (0) 0.02 (-0.01) 1 (-1) 0.06 (-0.12)
    bookwyr.me 8 (+6) 0.77 (-0.14) 16 (0) 1.44 (-1.44) 24 (+6) 2.21 (-1.58)
    pie.dasneuland.de 1 (0) 0.05 (-0.09) 2 (+1) 0.16 (-0.08) 2 (+1) 0.21 (-0.17)
    pf.korako.me 16 (-6) 2.35 (-2.81) 0 (0) 0.04 (+0.01) 17 (-5) 2.39 (-2.80)
    Sum 571 (-133) 5.37 (-6.12) 1117 (+235) 8.43 (-7.40) 1690 (+106) 13.80 (-13.55)
    Average 29 (-7) 0.27 (-0.31) 56 (+12) 0.42 (-0.37) 84 (+5) 0.69 (-0.68)
    Standard Deviation 54 (+13) 0.56 (+0.66) 63 (+37) 0.39 (+0.37) 101 (+35) 0.68 (+0.70)

    Lemmy Activity

    Activity Posts/Day (Last Week [7D] (C-LW)) Posts/Day/MAU (Last Week [7D] (C-LW)) Comments/Day (Last Week [7D] (C-LW)) Comments/Day/MAU (Last Week [7D] (C-LW)) (P+C)/Day (Last Week [7D] (C-LW)) (P+C)/Day/MAU (Last Week [7D] (C-LW))
    lemmy.world 598 (+52) 0.05 (-0.04) 4093 (-396) 0.31 (-0.35) 4691 (-343) 0.36 (-0.40)
    lemmy.zip 100 (-39) 0.04 (-0.06) 829 (+45) 0.36 (-0.35) 928 (+5) 0.40 (-0.41)
    sh.itjust.works 98 (-13) 0.04 (-0.05) 960 (-95) 0.43 (-0.48) 1058 (-108) 0.48 (-0.53)
    lemmy.ml 68 (-27) 0.04 (-0.05) 683 (-2) 0.37 (-0.38) 752 (-28) 0.41 (-0.43)
    feddit.org 52 (-14) 0.04 (-0.05) 375 (-78) 0.26 (-0.31) 427 (-92) 0.29 (-0.36)
    hexbear.net 109 (-25) 0.08 (-0.10) 1301 (-326) 1.00 (-1.27) 1410 (-351) 1.09 (-1.38)
    lemmy.dbzer0.com 47 (-13) 0.04 (-0.05) 515 (-87) 0.41 (-0.49) 562 (-100) 0.45 (-0.54)
    lemmy.ca 104 (-56) 0.08 (-0.13) 711 (-175) 0.57 (-0.72) 814 (-232) 0.65 (-0.84)
    lemmy.blahaj.zone 40 (-14) 0.04 (-0.06) 484 (-91) 0.49 (-0.60) 524 (-105) 0.53 (-0.65)
    programming.dev 47 (+3) 0.06 (-0.06) 139 (-73) 0.17 (-0.27) 186 (-70) 0.23 (-0.32)
    discuss.tchncs.de 29 (+1) 0.04 (-0.04) 170 (-53) 0.26 (-0.35) 198 (-53) 0.31 (-0.40)
    lemmygrad.ml 42 (0) 0.07 (-0.07) 219 (-75) 0.36 (-0.48) 261 (-76) 0.42 (-0.55)
    sopuli.xyz 31 (-10) 0.06 (-0.07) 126 (-97) 0.22 (-0.40) 157 (-107) 0.28 (-0.48)
    lemmy.today 48 (-22) 0.10 (-0.16) 396 (-27) 0.87 (-0.96) 444 (-49) 0.98 (-1.11)
    feddit.uk 31 (-21) 0.09 (-0.15) 204 (+6) 0.56 (-0.56) 235 (-15) 0.64 (-0.71)
    infosec.pub 33 (-1) 0.12 (-0.12) 76 (-6) 0.26 (-0.29) 110 (-6) 0.38 (-0.41)
    reddthat.com 23 (+3) 0.08 (-0.07) 141 (+1) 0.50 (-0.51) 165 (+4) 0.58 (-0.58)
    jlai.lu -127 (-141) -0.48 (-0.06) -612 (-678) -2.31 (-0.26) -738 (-818) -2.79 (-0.31)
    thelemmy.club 74 (-39) 0.30 (-0.49) 70 (-39) 0.28 (-0.47) 144 (-77) 0.58 (-0.96)
    pawb.social 5 (+2) 0.02 (-0.01) 138 (+28) 0.59 (-0.49) 143 (+30) 0.62 (-0.50)
    Sum 1452 (-374) 0.91 (-1.89) 11018 (-2218) 5.96 (-9.99) 12471 (-2591) 6.89 (-11.87)
    Average 73 (-19) 0.05 (-0.09) 551 (-111) 0.30 (-0.50) 624 (-130) 0.34 (-0.59)
    Standard Deviation 133 (+36) 0.14 (+0.10) 927 (+173) 0.65 (+0.25) 1057 (+193) 0.77 (+0.28)

    Mbin Activity

    Activity Posts/Day (Last Week [7D] (C-LW)) Posts/Day/MAU (Last Week [7D] (C-LW)) Comments/Day (Last Week [7D] (C-LW)) Comments/Day/MAU (Last Week [7D] (C-LW)) (P+C)/Day (Last Week [7D] (C-LW)) (P+C)/Day/MAU (Last Week [7D] (C-LW))
    fedia.io 3 (+1) 0.01 (0) 29 (+66) 0.08 (+0.09) 32 (+68) 0.08 (+0.09)
    tardigram.com 76 (-6) 0.47 (-0.56) 33 (-21) 0.21 (-0.37) 110 (-26) 0.68 (-0.93)
    kbin.earth 12 (-1) 0.08 (-0.09) 42 (-6) 0.28 (-0.34) 54 (-7) 0.36 (-0.43)
    thebrainbin.org 4 (-2) 0.10 (-0.15) 14 (-3) 0.30 (-0.42) 18 (-5) 0.39 (-0.57)
    kbin.melroy.org 0 (0) 0.01 (-0.01) 0 (+12) 0.00 (+0.33) 1 (+13) 0.02 (+0.32)
    gehirneimer.de 0 (0) 0.00 (-0.01) 1 (-1) 0.05 (-0.11) 1 (-1) 0.05 (-0.11)
    moist.catsweat.com 1 (+1) 0.05 (-0.01) -9 (-12) -0.44 (-0.18) -8 (-12) -0.39 (-0.19)
    rimworld.gallery 0 (0) 0.00 (-0.01) 0 (0) 0.00 (-0.01) 0 (0) 0.00 (-0.02)
    k.fe.derate.me 2 (+2) 0.20 (-0.04) 3 (+2) 0.27 (-0.19) 5 (+3) 0.47 (-0.23)
    trepa.me 0 (0) 0.00 (0) 0 (0) 0.00 (0) 0 (0) 0.00 (0)
    mbin.linuxnation.social 0 (0) 0.00 (0) 0 (0) 0.05 (+0.01) 0 (0) 0.05 (+0.01)
    agora.energieincomune.com 0 (0) 0.00 (0) 0 (0) 0.00 (0) 0 (0) 0.00 (0)
    bin.pivox.net 0 (0) 0.00 (0) 0 (0) 0.00 (0) 0 (0) 0.00 (0)
    mbin.cocopoops.com 0 () 0.00 () 0 () 0.00 () 0 () 0.00 ()
    Sum 98 (-5) 0.92 (-0.88) 113 (+37) 0.80 (-1.19) 213 (+33) 1.71 (-2.06)
    Average 7 (0) 0.07 (-0.07) 8 (+3) 0.06 (-0.09) 15 (+3) 0.12 (-0.16)
    Standard Deviation 20 (+2) 0.13 (+0.15) 15 (+20) 0.18 (+0.21) 32 (+22) 0.27 (+0.32)

    Software Comparison:

    Notes:

    • [1] % does not include single user servers.
    • Alive servers are responsive servers with > 0 MAU.

    Uniformity Method 1: Relative MAU Standard Deviation (%)^1^ - More accurate representation of uniformity.
    Uniformity Method 2: Median to Mean (>10 MAU, %) - More distribution-shape dependent and more variable with fewer data points.

    Meta Analysis (Current) Servers Servers (Alive %, #) Average Alive Server Age (Days) Avg Users per Alive Server^1^ Single User Servers (% of Alive, (#)) Uniformity Method 1 (Lower Better) Uniformity Method 2 (Higher Better)
    Piefed 110 55% (61) 409 178 38% (23) 9% 15%
    Lemmy 596 48% (285) 947 262 55% (156) 4% 18%
    Mbin 23 61% (14) 888 71 14% (2) 13% 39%
    • Sources: List of Instances - Fedilist, Analysis Code
    • "*" in the Piefed server names denotes they are using the soft-fork Pylova. I'm going to count them as Piefed servers unless a hard schism occurs.

    Notes:

    1. Up to the top 20 most populated (MAU) instances are analyzed.
    2. Mbin nodes do not provide Daily or Weekly stats.
    3. Please let me know if you have any calculations you would like me to run.
    4. I can now selectively remove servers from the Analysis. If you see any servers that shouldn't be there, let me know (with a reason).
    5. I can now easily selectively identify servers running forks. If you see any servers that aren't identified as such, let me know.

    Edit: Changes to formatting and calculation of activity (historical -> last week). Analysis is of a different day (+1 of original post).

    Weekly Thread – Identifying Community Gaps in c/fedigrow@lemmy.zip
    Weekly Thread – Identifying Community Gaps in c/fedigrow@lemmy.zip
    [–] [S] 4 points 4 days ago* (2 children)

    Hmm. How does !offbeat@lemmy.ca look to you? Doesn't look too active (~1 post per week), but has 1K Users / 6 Months, so decent reach.

    There's a couple others I found, but they are much smaller and less active:
    !onion@piefed.world
    !offbeat@lemmy.world

    Edit: Looks like the mod of !offbeat@lemmy.ca may be MIA (last activity 6 months ago). The sidebar does link to !andfinally@feddit.uk which seems more active 2-4 posts per week and 970 Users / 6 Months.

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    • Is there a way to not see duplicate of the same topic across different communities? in c/fediverse@lemmy.world
    [–] 3 points 4 days ago

    My understanding is that Piefed does group the posts together, but that no apps currently implement that feature.

    From Munkisquisher@lemmy.nz, it sounds like the Connect app does stack the posts, but that may be through their own feature and not Piefed's (no idea). I just looked for a site or post that compared app features and couldn't find one that listed grouping cross-posts.

    My recollection is that Lemmy 1.0 may have cross-post grouping, but I don't see it listed as a feature on 1.0 beta testing post.

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    Weekly Thread – Identifying Community Gaps (piefed.zip)
     

    The goal of these posts is to identify community gaps that people want filled, but not to arbitrarily create communities to "fill those gaps". Instead put together teams that can/will work together to sustain their communities (many hands make light work).

    To that end, I'm looking for anyone's input about potential communities (not necessarily to be created anytime soon). Some ideas about potential input (don't need to answer any or all the questions):

    • Is there an inactive community you would like to subscribe and/or post to? (No pressure to try and revive it)
    • Do you have an idea for a new community? (It would be helpful if you provide some detail about what the community would be focused on and what sort of posts it would contain)
    • Do you have a suggested community name? (Not required, but if you have an idea, feel free to share)
    • Do you have a suggested community instance/server? (Some servers have significantly different views on different topics)
    • Are you willing to be a community mod? (Not to pressure you, just to provide support, if indicated)

    Discussion of a community building guide to be added to the sidebar has been suggested. Here is the current version. Let us know if you have any suggestions/additions/changes?

    Started Communities:

    Suggested Communities - Potential subscribers or active users:

    • Mahjong
      • missingno @fedia.io
    • Deer (images)
      • Auster @thebrainbin.org
    • Rooftops (pictures of rooftops, rooftop gardens, cozy rooftop spaces)
      • Potential subscribers: squirrel @cake.kobel.fyi, vicinus @piefed.zip
      • Potential cross-posting: !topview@lemmy.world
    • CottageIndustry (users can offer items they make for sale)
      • This idea probably needs some additional considerations (spam, payment, fraud, etc.) before actualizing. Some initial commentary here.
      • billionsandbillions @piefed.social
    • Theater (English language community)
      • 1517m4a @lemmy.pt

    Suggested Feeds:

    • Hand&Eye (showcase anything made with your hands (only physical, nothing digital))
      • Examples: Woodworking, leathercraft, pottery, soap, candles, baskets, clothes, bookbinding, stained glass, glass blowing, bags etc.
      • billionsandbillions @piefed.social

    Struggling Communities (if you can, throw a post/comment their way):

    Also, let us know if you have any suggestions about this community or post.

    Edit: added potential cross-posting option for potential "Rooftops" community. Thanks Auster :)

    Edit 2: missed the announcement of !space_astronomy@piefed.social in a previous post, added it to the post body.
    Changed community building section and added link to current Community Building Wiki.
    Some formatting.

    Edit 3: Added "Theater" to Suggested Communities

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    Growth of the Fediverse (20261102) (piefed.zip)
     

    MAU Peak (in last 7 Days):

    • Snac (4675, All-Time Peak)
    • NeoDB (1852, 6-Month Peak)
    • Catodon (217, All-Time Peak)

    Positive Daily Growth (6+ of last 7 Days):

    • Bookwyrm (7/7)
    • NeoDB (6/7)
    • Catodon (6/7)

    Weekly Growth (>3%, >500 MAU):

    • Pixelfed (+18.8%)
    • Loops (+5.3%)
    • Bookwyrm (+110.4%)
    • Forgejo (+4.2%)

    Note: Data is from 3 separate data sources and spliced together with 5-point calibration curves. Expect oddities.

    Remarks:

    • FediList isn't seeing the main Loops instance, so I had to manually add that.
    • Thinking that through, I decided to switch the Threadiverse data from raw FediList data to my personal dataset (gathered from pinging each individual instance daily and updating my ping list with any additions found from FediList's server list). There isn't much of a difference (Lemmy loses ~4k MAU from an instance that doesn't really seem to exist, but is in the FediList dataset (crustaceanson.theshelf.top)).
    • This should at least keep the Threadiverse data consistent (I don't personally ping the rest of the Fediverse, I would need a dedicated server for that and at that point I would just become another Fediverse-Observer/FediDB/FediIndex/FediList option, which is not my goal (I just want a quality dataset).

    Remarks related to this post's data:

    • It looks like Bookwrym's increase is mostly from bookwyrm.social (starting 2026-10-30). May be a spam wave, but slowed down very quickly (+3056, +855, +234, +122 each day).
    • Looks like pixelfed.tokyo was hit by a spam wave (95 -> 49,998 MAU the next day (2026-10-26)).

    Monthly Active Users^[1]^:

    Software Current Yesterday[1D] Last Week[7D] Last Month[30D] 3 Months Ago[90D] 6 Months Ago[180D] 1 Year Ago[365D] All-Time Maximum
    Piefed+Pylova 6814 6793 6647 6811 7510 4685 1649 7540
    Lemmy 33891 33792 33287 33420 37621 37676 38218 73393
    Mbin 860 857 870 915 950 772 751 3980
    Threadiverse 41565 41442 40804 41146 46081 43133 40618
    Mastodon 732079 671529 758931 737829 701731 629195 588180 2736180
    NodeBB 39620 40878 40692 37618 51488 57127 32119 66653
    Pixelfed 324976 328633 273565 487793 140519 116493 106041 538854
    Peertube 79239 80518 81866 95948 64968 61232 29914 95948
    Loops 4064 4038 3861 3817 4114 4066 496 29956
    Snac 4639 4338 4666 4629 4392 3570 3346 4675
    Bookwyrm 8570 8151 4073 6727 2291 3278 4680 13680
    NeoDB 1852 1843 1842 1772 1749 1763 1736 2027
    Friendica 2913 3058 3217 3283 2675 2603 1578 4926
    Forgejo 836 829 802 622 531 489 2422 3484
    Catodon 217 216 167 119 100 118 0 217
    Funkwhale 411 405 449 285 339 549 601 1126
    Vernissage 247 246 246 270 239 141 84 309
    Flohmarkt 16 15 12 13 25 17 5 42
    Fediverse 1241244 1186139 1215193 1421871 1021242 923774 811820

    Difference^[1]^:

    Software -1 Day[1D] -1 Week[7D] -1 Month[30D] -3 Months[90D] -6 Months[180D] -1 Year[365D] -All-Time Maximum
    Piefed+Pylova 21 167 3 -696 2129 5165 -726
    Lemmy 99 604 471 -3730 -3785 -4327 -39502
    Mbin 3 -10 -55 -90 88 109 -3120
    Threadiverse 123 761 419 -4516 -1568 947
    Mastodon 60550 -26852 -5750 30348 102884 143899 -2004101
    NodeBB -1258 -1072 2002 -11868 -17507 7501 -27033
    Pixelfed -3657 51411 -162817 184457 208483 218935 -213878
    Peertube -1279 -2627 -16709 14271 18007 49325 -16709
    Loops 26 203 247 -50 -2 3568 -25892
    Snac 301 -27 10 247 1069 1293 -36
    Bookwyrm 419 4497 1843 6279 5292 3890 -5110
    NeoDB 9 10 80 103 89 116 -175
    Friendica -145 -304 -370 238 310 1335 -2013
    Forgejo 7 34 214 305 347 -1586 -2648
    Catodon 1 50 98 117 99 0 0
    Funkwhale 6 -38 126 72 -138 -190 -715
    Vernissage 1 1 -23 8 106 163 -62
    Flohmarkt 1 4 3 -9 -1 11 -26
    Fediverse 55105 26051 -180627 220002 317470 429424

    Change (%)^[1]^:

    Software -1 Day[1D] -1 Week[7D] -1 Month[30D] -3 Months[90D] -6 Months[180D] -1 Year[365D] -All-Time Maximum
    Piefed+Pylova 0.3% 2.5% 0.0% -9.3% 45.4% 313.2% -9.6%
    Lemmy 0.3% 1.8% 1.4% -9.9% -10.0% -11.3% -53.8%
    Mbin 0.4% -1.1% -6.0% -9.5% 11.4% 14.5% -78.4%
    Threadiverse 0.3% 1.9% 1.0% -9.8% -3.6% 2.3%
    Mastodon 9.0% -3.5% -0.8% 4.3% 16.4% 24.5% -73.2%
    NodeBB -3.1% -2.6% 5.3% -23.1% -30.6% 23.4% -40.6%
    Pixelfed -1.1% 18.8% -33.4% 131.3% 179.0% 206.5% -39.7%
    Peertube -1.6% -3.2% -17.4% 22.0% 29.4% 164.9% -17.4%
    Loops 0.6% 5.3% 6.5% -1.2% -0.0% 719.4% -86.4%
    Snac 6.9% -0.6% 0.2% 5.6% 29.9% 38.6% -0.8%
    Bookwyrm 5.1% 110.4% 27.4% 274.1% 161.4% 83.1% -37.4%
    NeoDB 0.5% 0.5% 4.5% 5.9% 5.0% 6.7% -8.6%
    Friendica -4.7% -9.4% -11.3% 8.9% 11.9% 84.6% -40.9%
    Forgejo 0.8% 4.2% 34.4% 57.4% 71.0% -65.5% -76.0%
    Catodon 0.5% 29.9% 82.4% 117.0% 83.9% 0.0% 0.0%
    Funkwhale 1.5% -8.5% 44.2% 21.2% -25.1% -31.6% -63.5%
    Vernissage 0.4% 0.4% -8.5% 3.3% 75.2% 194.0% -20.1%
    Flohmarkt 6.7% 33.3% 23.1% -36.0% -5.9% 220.0% -61.9%
    Fediverse 4.6% 2.1% -12.7% 21.5% 34.4% 52.9%

    Tracker Comparison^[1,2]^:

    Software FediList^[1]^ FediDB ^[2]^
    Piefed+Pylova 6814 6815
    Lemmy 33891 31592
    Mbin 860 625
    Threadiverse 41565 39032
    Mastodon 732079 673924
    NodeBB 39620 18671
    Pixelfed 324976 333579
    Peertube 79239 35304
    Loops 4064 4083
    Snac 4639 72
    Bookwyrm 8570 1909
    NeoDB 1852 1837
    Friendica 2913 2718
    Forgejo 836 32
    Catodon 217 217
    Funkwhale 411 80
    Vernissage 247 246
    Flohmarkt 16 0
    Fediverse 1241244 1111704
    • Source: [1] Fedilist with calibrated Fedindex covering 20261017 to 20261011 and calibrated Fediverse-Observer (dead) covering 20261010 to 20221130, [2] FediDB, Analysis Code

    Notes:

    1. Threadiverse is Piefed, Lemmy, and Mbin. Fediverse only accounts for listed software [17], not the other [~555] activitypub enabled software.
    2. Daily Fedilist data gathering began 20261018. Data before 20261018 is calibrated to Fedilist data via 5-point calibration curves (not ideal). FediDB only provides a current snapshot (snapshot within the last 15 minutes, no time series data).
    3. FediDB seems to use unclear math to get there counts and overestimate the MAU on most software (see previous post, if interested in learning more).

    Edit: fixed/removed a Mbin duplicate that caused a relatively large MAU decrease (150 MAU) in the MBin data.

    12
    Growth of the Fediverse (20261029) (piefed.zip)
     

    MAU Peak (in last 7 Days):

    • Snac (4675, All-Time Peak)
    • Catodon (198, All-Time Peak)

    Positive Daily Growth (6+ of last 7 Days):

    • Catodon (6/7)

    Weekly Growth (>3%, >500 MAU):

    • NodeBB (+3.9%)
    • Pixelfed (+17.0%)
    • Friendica (+40.9%)

    Note: Data is from 3 separate data sources and spliced together with 5-point calibration curves. Expect oddities.

    Remarks:

    • After a >2 week hiatus, this post is back! Let me know if you see any issues.
    • I do see the -127.1% Forgejo value. Calibration curves for parallel datasets aren't used, if they don't have to be, for a reason. I'm considering implementing currently I've implemented solutions.
    • I did just delete the last week of data for NodeBB and Vernissage (annoying capitalization bug, now fixed). My backup was a week old, so have to do some work to rebuild that data. So, that'll probably be my next item to tackle :(
    • Since Fediverse-Observers graphs are no more, I was thinking of building out graphs for these posts. Alternatively, I can spend the time trying to build out a different analysis (instance on-boarding effects). Let me know if you have a preference.

    Monthly Active Users^[1]^:

    Software Current Yesterday[1D] Last Week[7D] Last Month[30D] 3 Months Ago[90D] 6 Months Ago[180D] 1 Year Ago[365D] All-Time Maximum
    Piefed+Pylova 6728 6720 6652 6874 7522 4785 1654 7540
    Lemmy 37464 37461 38004 33771 37679 37999 38192 73393
    Mbin 834 865 890 929 1087 766 762 3980
    Threadiverse 45026 45046 45546 41574 46288 43550 40608
    Mastodon 748138 716802 755887 730985 699542 622941 589008 2736180
    NodeBB 40324 40344 38998 39475 52749 56908 31079 66653
    Pixelfed 336541 330430 274123 492189 137605 116319 109688 538854
    Peertube 80747 81192 82438 88676 67062 60785 30171 95948
    Loops 4030 3985 3946 3803 4123 4069 177 29956
    Snac 3958 4017 4661 4634 4388 3565 3349 4675
    Bookwyrm 7373 4310 4240 7838 2226 3594 4597 13680
    NeoDB 1837 1823 1842 1749 1753 1804 1730 2027
    Friendica 3109 3281 3220 3221 2589 2538 1616 4926
    Forgejo 726 761 816 641 503 489 2437 3484
    Catodon 205 192 148 117 98 116 0 205
    Funkwhale 441 446 454 275 353 558 631 1126
    Vernissage 234 227 259 278 238 155 94 309
    Flohmarkt 16 16 12 12 24 21 9 42
    Fediverse 1272705 1232872 1216590 1415467 1019541 917412 815194

    Difference^[1]^:

    Software -1 Day[1D] -1 Week[7D] -1 Month[30D] -3 Months[90D] -6 Months[180D] -1 Year[365D] -All-Time Maximum
    Piefed+Pylova 8 76 -146 -794 1943 5074 -812
    Lemmy 3 -540 3693 -215 -535 -728 -35929
    Mbin -31 -56 -95 -253 68 72 -3146
    Threadiverse -20 -520 3452 -1262 1476 4418
    Mastodon 31336 -7749 17153 48596 125197 159130 -1988042
    NodeBB -20 1326 849 -12425 -16584 9245 -26329
    Pixelfed 6111 62418 -155648 198936 220222 226853 -202313
    Peertube -445 -1691 -7929 13685 19962 50576 -15201
    Loops 45 84 227 -93 -39 3853 -25926
    Snac -59 -703 -676 -430 393 609 -717
    Bookwyrm 3063 3133 -465 5147 3779 2776 -6307
    NeoDB 14 -5 88 84 33 107 -190
    Friendica -172 -111 -112 520 571 1493 -1817
    Forgejo -35 -90 85 223 237 -1711 -2758
    Catodon 13 57 88 107 89 0 0
    Funkwhale -5 -13 166 88 -117 -190 -685
    Vernissage 7 -25 -44 -4 79 140 -75
    Flohmarkt 0 4 4 -8 -5 7 -26
    Fediverse 39833 56115 -142762 253164 355293 457511

    Change (%)^[1]^:

    Software -1 Day[1D] -1 Week[7D] -1 Month[30D] -3 Months[90D] -6 Months[180D] -1 Year[365D] -All-Time Maximum
    Piefed+Pylova 0.1% 1.1% -2.1% -10.6% 40.6% 306.8% -10.8%
    Lemmy 0.0% -1.4% 10.9% -0.6% -1.4% -1.9% -49.0%
    Mbin -3.6% -6.3% -10.2% -23.3% 8.9% 9.4% -79.0%
    Threadiverse -0.0% -1.1% 8.3% -2.7% 3.4% 10.9%
    Mastodon 4.4% -1.0% 2.3% 6.9% 20.1% 27.0% -72.7%
    NodeBB -0.0% 3.4% 2.2% -23.6% -29.1% 29.7% -39.5%
    Pixelfed 1.8% 22.8% -31.6% 144.6% 189.3% 206.8% -37.5%
    Peertube -0.5% -2.1% -8.9% 20.4% 32.8% 167.6% -15.8%
    Loops 1.1% 2.1% 6.0% -2.3% -1.0% 2176.8% -86.5%
    Snac -1.5% -15.1% -14.6% -9.8% 11.0% 18.2% -15.3%
    Bookwyrm 71.1% 73.9% -5.9% 231.2% 105.1% 60.4% -46.1%
    NeoDB 0.8% -0.3% 5.0% 4.8% 1.8% 6.2% -9.4%
    Friendica -5.2% -3.4% -3.5% 20.1% 22.5% 92.4% -36.9%
    Forgejo -4.6% -11.0% 13.3% 44.3% 48.5% -70.2% -79.2%
    Catodon 6.8% 38.5% 75.2% 109.2% 76.7% 0.0% 0.0%
    Funkwhale -1.1% -2.9% 60.4% 24.9% -21.0% -30.1% -60.8%
    Vernissage 3.1% -9.7% -15.8% -1.7% 51.0% 148.9% -24.3%
    Flohmarkt 0.0% 33.3% 33.3% -33.3% -23.8% 77.8% -61.9%
    Fediverse 3.2% 4.6% -10.1% 24.8% 38.7% 56.1%

    Tracker Comparison^[1,2]^:

    Software FediList^[1]^ FediDB ^[2]^
    Piefed+Pylova 6728 6683
    Lemmy 37464 31164
    Mbin 834 611
    Threadiverse 45026 38458
    Mastodon 748138 672954
    NodeBB 40324 18272
    Pixelfed 336541 284012
    Peertube 80747 36734
    Loops 4030 3984
    Snac 3958 58
    Bookwyrm 7373 1820
    NeoDB 1837 1810
    Friendica 3109 2665
    Forgejo 726 33
    Catodon 205 198
    Funkwhale 441 84
    Vernissage 234 228
    Flohmarkt 16 0
    Fediverse 1272705 1061310
    • Source: [1] Fedilist with calibrated Fedindex covering 20261017 to 20261011 and calibrated Fediverse-Observer (dead) covering 20261010 to 20221130, [2] FediDB, Analysis Code

    Notes:

    1. Threadiverse is Piefed, Lemmy, and Mbin. Fediverse only accounts for listed software [17], not the other [~555] activitypub enabled software.
    2. Daily Fedilist data gathering began 20261018. Data before 20261018 is calibrated to Fedilist data via 5-point calibration curves (not ideal). FediDB only provides a current snapshot (snapshot within the last 15 minutes, no time series data).
    3. FediDB seems to use unclear math to get there counts and overestimate the MAU on most software (see previous post, if interested in learning more).

    Edit: Partly done altering the calibrations to be more accurate. Going to add another step that should help smooth out the calibrations more. Added and crossed out some wording.

    Edit 2: Added a decay to the calibration curve. Should help reduce the oddities while still allowing for the calibration to smooth the transition between datasets.

    Edit 3: Fixed missing data for NodeBB and Vernissage. Won't be updating this week's post with the data (code isn't set up to specify a start date, so rerunning it has the data and analysis for today rather than 2 days ago.

    10
    Growth of the Instances (20261027) (piefed.zip)
     

    MAU Growth (Highest #):

    • Piefed: fedinsfw.app (19), 2 weeks in a row
    • Lemmy: lemmy.zip (46)
    • Mbin: kbin.earth (13), 2 weeks in a row

    MAU Growth (>3%, >30 MAU):

    • Piefed: piefed.world (5.9%, 2 weeks in a row), quokk.au* (4.3%), nord.pub (4.1%, 2 weeks in a row)
    • Lemmy: none
    • Mbin: kbin.earth (9.8%, 3 weeks in a row), thebrainbin.org (5.7%, 3 weeks in a row), kbin.melroy.org (5.9%, 2 weeks in a row)

    Users Returning from Absence (MAU, HYAU):

    • Piefed: piefed.zip (1:HYAU), piefed.world (1:MAU, 2 weeks in a row), quokk.au* (5:MAU), retrofed.com (1:MAU), kopitalk.net (1:MAU)
    • Lemmy: infosec.pub (1:MAU)
    • Mbin: kbin.melroy.org (1:MAU, 2 weeks in a row), moist.catsweat.com (1:MAU)

    Stickiest Instance: Out of Weekly Active Users, how many are active in a given day (DAU/WAU; >30 MAU, >180 Days Active):

    • Piefed: piefed.ca (76%)
    • Lemmy: hexbear.net (68%)

    Stickiest Instance: Out of Monthly Active Users, how many are active in a given day (DAU/MAU; >30 MAU, >180 Days Active):

    • Piefed: piefed.ca (58%)
    • Lemmy: hexbear.net (53%, 2 weeks in a row)

    Stickiest Instance: Out of Half-Year Active Users, how many are active in a given month (MAU/HYAU; >30 MAU, >180 Days Active):

    • Piefed: piefed.blahaj.zone (63%)
    • Lemmy: hexbear.net (66%, 10 weeks in a row)
    • Mbin: kbin.earth (48%, 2 weeks in a row)

    Most Prolific Users

    Most Posts per Day per User (>30 MAU):

    • Piefed: feddit.online (1.12, 6 weeks in a row)
    • Lemmy: thelemmy.club (0.42, 2 weeks in a row)
    • Mbin: tardigram.com (0.48, 18 weeks in a row)

    Most Comments per Day per User (>30 MAU):

    • Piefed: quokk.au* (0.85)
    • Lemmy: hexbear.net (1.07, 4 weeks in a row)
    • Mbin: thebrainbin.org (0.41)

    Notes:

    • "*" in the Piefed server names denotes they are using the soft-fork Pylova. I'm going to count them as Piefed servers unless a hard schism occurs.
    • *AU: * Active Users (D: Daily, W: Weekly, M: Monthly, HF: Half-Year). TU: Total Users

    Monthly Active Users (Piefed):

    Server Current Yesterday[1D] Last Week[7D] Last Month [28D] 3 Months Ago [91D]
    fedinsfw.app 3615 3624 3596 3595 3910
    piefed.social 1481 1485 1514 1521 1668
    piefed.zip 272 271 276 272 215
    piefed.ca 260 259 258 268 279
    piefed.blahaj.zone 223 221 222 225 169
    piefed.world 197 197 186 167 190
    feddit.online 148 148 150 140 151
    quokk.au* 96 95 92 98 81
    anarchist.nexus* 53 54 58 61 71
    nord.pub 51 52 49 51 44
    tarte.nuage-libre.fr 37 37 38 41 46
    retrofed.com 27 27 20 18 21
    multiverse.soulism.net 20 21 17 20 22
    kopitalk.net 19 18 13 10 11
    wetshav.ing 14 14 14 14 14
    feddit.fr 12 13 12 16 20
    ero.ani.social 10 10 10 12 40
    bookwyr.me 10 9 11 12 9
    pf.korako.me 7 7 7 6 7
    piefed.zeromedia.vip* 5 5 6 7 3
    Sum 6557 6567 6549 6554 6971
    Average 328 328 327 328 349
    Standard Deviation 839 841 838 838 914

    Monthly Active Users (Lemmy):

    Server Current Yesterday[1D] Last Week[7D] Last Month [28D] 3 Months Ago [91D]
    lemmy.world 12641 12718 12622 12694 13282
    lemmy.zip 2226 2216 2180 2195 2134
    sh.itjust.works 2195 2183 2192 2193 2261
    lemmy.ml 1791 1790 1783 1825 1889
    feddit.org 1438 1451 1457 1482 1529
    hexbear.net 1279 1283 1290 1328 1394
    lemmy.ca 1242 1243 1247 1286 1260
    lemmy.dbzer0.com 1234 1237 1225 1253 1268
    lemmy.blahaj.zone 949 951 935 907 907
    programming.dev 789 786 782 800 841
    discuss.tchncs.de 636 641 649 650 676
    lemmygrad.ml 602 602 591 591 558
    sopuli.xyz 555 553 556 565 570
    lemmy.today 438 442 438 420 410
    feddit.uk 348 345 342 347 333
    infosec.pub 282 277 275 297 303
    reddthat.com 274 277 273 289 291
    jlai.lu 256 262 258 257 260
    beehaw.org 235 234 230 240 253
    thelemmy.club 234 237 235 236 220
    Sum 29644 29728 29560 29855 30639
    Average 1482 1486 1478 1493 1532
    Standard Deviation 2703 2719 2699 2714 2842

    Monthly Active Users (Mbin):

    Server Current Yesterday[1D] Last Week[7D] Last Month [28D] 3 Months Ago [91D]
    fedia.io 408 411 435 460 461
    tardigram.com 146 150 146 146 141
    kbin.earth 145 143 132 129 129
    thebrainbin.org 37 37 35 32 37
    kbin.melroy.org 36 35 34 26
    rimworld.gallery 25 25 28 33 22
    moist.catsweat.com 24 24 22 18 20
    gehirneimer.de 21 21 18 19 12
    mbin.linuxnation.social 7 7 7 6 5
    k.fe.derate.me 6 5 6 5 5
    trepa.me 6 7 8 9
    incremental.social 5 6 5 1
    agora.energieincomune.com 3 3 3 3 31
    bin.pivox.net 1 1 1 1 1
    mbin.cocopoops.com 1 1 1
    Sum 871 870 881 892 866
    Average 58 62 63 64 67
    Standard Deviation 108 112 117 123 127

    MAU - Difference (Piefed):

    Server -1 Day[-1D] -1 Week[-7D] -1 Month [28D] -3 Month [91D]
    fedinsfw.app -9 19 20 -295
    piefed.social -4 -33 -40 -187
    piefed.zip 1 -4 0 57
    piefed.ca 1 2 -8 -19
    piefed.blahaj.zone 2 1 -2 54
    piefed.world 0 11 30 7
    feddit.online 0 -2 8 -3
    quokk.au* 1 4 -2 15
    anarchist.nexus* -1 -5 -8 -18
    nord.pub -1 2 0 7
    tarte.nuage-libre.fr 0 -1 -4 -9
    retrofed.com 0 7 9 6
    multiverse.soulism.net -1 3 0 -2
    kopitalk.net 1 6 9 8
    wetshav.ing 0 0 0 0
    feddit.fr -1 0 -4 -8
    ero.ani.social 0 0 -2 -30
    bookwyr.me 1 -1 -2 1
    pf.korako.me 0 0 1 0
    piefed.zeromedia.vip* 0 -1 -2 2
    Sum -10 8 3 -414
    Average -0 0 0 -21
    Standard Deviation 2 10 13 80

    MAU - Difference (Lemmy):

    Server -1 Day[-1D] -1 Week[-7D] -1 Month [28D] -3 Month [91D]
    lemmy.world -77 19 -53 -641
    lemmy.zip 10 46 31 92
    sh.itjust.works 12 3 2 -66
    lemmy.ml 1 8 -34 -98
    feddit.org -13 -19 -44 -91
    hexbear.net -4 -11 -49 -115
    lemmy.ca -1 -5 -44 -18
    lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 9 -19 -34
    lemmy.blahaj.zone -2 14 42 42
    programming.dev 3 7 -11 -52
    discuss.tchncs.de -5 -13 -14 -40
    lemmygrad.ml 0 11 11 44
    sopuli.xyz 2 -1 -10 -15
    lemmy.today -4 0 18 28
    feddit.uk 3 6 1 15
    infosec.pub 5 7 -15 -21
    reddthat.com -3 1 -15 -17
    jlai.lu -6 -2 -1 -4
    beehaw.org 1 5 -5 -18
    thelemmy.club -3 -1 -2 14
    Sum -84 84 -211 -995
    Average -4 4 -11 -50
    Standard Deviation 18 13 26 148

    MAU - Difference (Mbin):

    Server -1 Day[-1D] -1 Week[-7D] -1 Month [28D] -3 Month [91D]
    fedia.io -3 -27 -52 -53
    tardigram.com -4 0 0 5
    kbin.earth 2 13 16 16
    thebrainbin.org 0 2 5 0
    kbin.melroy.org 1 2 10
    rimworld.gallery 0 -3 -8 3
    moist.catsweat.com 0 2 6 4
    gehirneimer.de 0 3 2 9
    mbin.linuxnation.social 0 0 1 2
    k.fe.derate.me 1 0 1 1
    trepa.me -1 -2 -3
    incremental.social -1 0 4
    agora.energieincomune.com 0 0 0 -28
    bin.pivox.net 0 0 0 0
    mbin.cocopoops.com 0 0
    Sum -4 -11 -22 -37
    Average -0 -1 -2 -3
    Standard Deviation 2 8 16 18

    MAU - Change (%, Piefed):

    Server -1 Day[-1D] -1 Week[-7D] -1 Month [28D] -3 Month [91D]
    fedinsfw.app -0.2% 0.5% 0.6% -7.5%
    piefed.social -0.3% -2.2% -2.6% -11.2%
    piefed.zip 0.4% -1.4% 0.0% 26.5%
    piefed.ca 0.4% 0.8% -3.0% -6.8%
    piefed.blahaj.zone 0.9% 0.5% -0.9% 32.0%
    piefed.world 0.0% 5.9% 18.0% 3.7%
    feddit.online 0.0% -1.3% 5.7% -2.0%
    quokk.au* 1.1% 4.3% -2.0% 18.5%
    anarchist.nexus* -1.9% -8.6% -13.1% -25.4%
    nord.pub -1.9% 4.1% 0.0% 15.9%
    tarte.nuage-libre.fr 0.0% -2.6% -9.8% -19.6%
    retrofed.com 0.0% 35.0% 50.0% 28.6%
    multiverse.soulism.net -4.8% 17.6% 0.0% -9.1%
    kopitalk.net 5.6% 46.2% 90.0% 72.7%
    wetshav.ing 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
    feddit.fr -7.7% 0.0% -25.0% -40.0%
    ero.ani.social 0.0% 0.0% -16.7% -75.0%
    bookwyr.me 11.1% -9.1% -16.7% 11.1%
    pf.korako.me 0.0% 0.0% 16.7% 0.0%
    piefed.zeromedia.vip* 0.0% -16.7% -28.6% 66.7%
    Sum
    Average 0.1% 3.6% 3.1% 4.0%
    Standard Deviation 3.6% 14.4% 26.5% 33.5%

    MAU - Change (%, Lemmy):

    Server -1 Day[-1D] -1 Week[-7D] -1 Month [28D] -3 Month [91D]
    lemmy.world -0.6% 0.2% -0.4% -4.8%
    lemmy.zip 0.5% 2.1% 1.4% 4.3%
    sh.itjust.works 0.5% 0.1% 0.1% -2.9%
    lemmy.ml 0.1% 0.4% -1.9% -5.2%
    feddit.org -0.9% -1.3% -3.0% -6.0%
    hexbear.net -0.3% -0.9% -3.7% -8.2%
    lemmy.ca -0.1% -0.4% -3.4% -1.4%
    lemmy.dbzer0.com -0.2% 0.7% -1.5% -2.7%
    lemmy.blahaj.zone -0.2% 1.5% 4.6% 4.6%
    programming.dev 0.4% 0.9% -1.4% -6.2%
    discuss.tchncs.de -0.8% -2.0% -2.2% -5.9%
    lemmygrad.ml 0.0% 1.9% 1.9% 7.9%
    sopuli.xyz 0.4% -0.2% -1.8% -2.6%
    lemmy.today -0.9% 0.0% 4.3% 6.8%
    feddit.uk 0.9% 1.8% 0.3% 4.5%
    infosec.pub 1.8% 2.5% -5.1% -6.9%
    reddthat.com -1.1% 0.4% -5.2% -5.8%
    jlai.lu -2.3% -0.8% -0.4% -1.5%
    beehaw.org 0.4% 2.2% -2.1% -7.1%
    thelemmy.club -1.3% -0.4% -0.8% 6.4%
    Sum
    Average -0.2% 0.4% -1.0% -1.6%
    Standard Deviation 0.9% 1.3% 2.6% 5.3%

    MAU - Change (%, Mbin):

    Server -1 Day[-1D] -1 Week[-7D] -1 Month [28D] -3 Month [91D]
    fedia.io -0.7% -6.2% -11.3% -11.5%
    tardigram.com -2.7% 0.0% 0.0% 3.5%
    kbin.earth 1.4% 9.8% 12.4% 12.4%
    thebrainbin.org 0.0% 5.7% 15.6% 0.0%
    kbin.melroy.org 2.9% 5.9% 38.5%
    rimworld.gallery 0.0% -10.7% -24.2% 13.6%
    moist.catsweat.com 0.0% 9.1% 33.3% 20.0%
    gehirneimer.de 0.0% 16.7% 10.5% 75.0%
    mbin.linuxnation.social 0.0% 0.0% 16.7% 40.0%
    k.fe.derate.me 20.0% 0.0% 20.0% 20.0%
    trepa.me -14.3% -25.0% -33.3%
    incremental.social -16.7% 0.0% 400.0%
    agora.energieincomune.com 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% -90.3%
    bin.pivox.net 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
    mbin.cocopoops.com 0.0% 0.0%
    Sum
    Average 0.5% -0.8% 5.6% 37.1%
    Standard Deviation 6.9% 11.0% 19.9% 115.0%

    Retention (Piefed):

    Notes:

    • Returning from Absence (Change in MAU over day – Change in Total Users over day):
    • No longer used accounts (users who changed which account they use or have left permanently) will cause a '-1' after 1-month (MAU) or 6-months (HYAU). Re-utilizing an account after an absence will cause a '+1'.
    • A positive number shows how many users who haven’t be active in over a month (MAU) or half-year (HYAU) have returned to activity. A negative number means (x) users have stayed away for greater than 1 month (MAU) or 6 months (HYAU).
    • DAU/WAU: Roughly shows how ‘sticky’ the server is, on a day per week basis. The higher the number the more Weekly Active Users are active in a given day.
    • DAU/MAU: Roughly shows how ‘sticky’ the server is, on a day per month basis. The higher the number the more Monthly Active Users are active in a given day.
    • MAU/HYAU: Roughly shows how ‘sticky’ the server is, on a month per half-year basis. The higher the number the more Half-Year Active Users are active in a given month.
    • MAU/Total: Roughly indicates short term growth.
    • HYAU/Total: Roughly indicates medium term growth.
    • Relative: Roughly indicates how stickiness or growth compares across instances, relative to how long they have been active (natural logorithmic fit). Positive percent indicates they have an (x)% higher stickiness/growth compared to other instances active for the same amount of time.
    Retention (Current) Returning from Absence (MAU, -7D) Returning from Absence (HYAU, -7D) DAU/WAU (%) DAU/MAU (%) MAU/HYAU (%) MAU/HYAU (%, Relative, >10 MAU) MAU/Total Users (%, Relative, >10 MAU) HYAU/Total Users (%, Relative, >10 MAU) Server Active (Days)
    fedinsfw.app -102 -105 50% 31% 47% 3% 13% 9% 248
    piefed.social -41 -78 68% 44% 52% 1% -12% -10% 1027
    piefed.zip -13 1 71% 48% 63% 30% 35% 3% 499
    piefed.ca -1 -2 76% 58% 55% 14% -39% -47% 508
    piefed.blahaj.zone -2 -3 70% 54% 63% 30% 26% -4% 508
    piefed.world 1 -5 43% 23% 47% -4% -20% -17% 506
    feddit.online -9 -6 63% 43% 44% -16% -19% 1% 1222
    quokk.au* 5 -5 71% 42% 52% -1% 36% 45% 1209
    anarchist.nexus* -5 0 62% 34% 34% -29% -25% 6% 434
    nord.pub -3 0 40% 29% 46% 0% 14% 14% 266
    tarte.nuage-libre.fr -1 0 67% 43% 49% -3% 3% 8% 793
    retrofed.com 1 -1 74% 52% 42% -9% 6% 17% 253
    multiverse.soulism.net -3 -8 31% 25% 32% -31% -49% -25% 286
    kopitalk.net 1 0 42% 26% 58% 19% 3% -13% 487
    wetshav.ing -1 0 67% 43% 61% 27% 74% 37% 438
    feddit.fr 0 -1 40% 17% 33% -32% -44% -18% 552
    ero.ani.social 0 0 33% 10% 18% 113
    bookwyr.me -2 -1 75% 60% 46% 501
    pf.korako.me 0 0 57% 57% 88% 854
    piefed.zeromedia.vip* 0 0 75% 60% 42% 396
    Sum -175 -214
    Average -9 -11 59% 40% 48% -0% 0% 0% 555
    Standard Deviation 24 28 15% 15% 15% 20% 33% 23% 312

    Retention (Lemmy):

    Retention (Current) Returning from Absence (MAU, -7D) Returning from Absence (HYAU, -7D) DAU/WAU (%) DAU/MAU (%) MAU/HYAU (%) MAU/HYAU (%, Relative, >10 MAU) MAU/Total Users (%, Relative, >10 MAU) HYAU/Total Users (%, Relative, >10 MAU) Server Active (Days)
    lemmy.world -325 -365 54% 37% 56% 9% 3% 0% 1243
    lemmy.zip -80 -90 54% 37% 53% 3% 168% 176% 1235
    sh.itjust.works -30 -27 58% 40% 64% 23% 1% -12% 1240
    lemmy.ml -34 -61 52% 34% 54% -2% -50% -43% 2157
    feddit.org -31 -23 61% 43% 63% 28% 249% 182% 855
    hexbear.net -17 -23 68% 53% 66% 29% -32% -44% 1178
    lemmy.ca -42 -40 55% 38% 59% 7% 51% 55% 2128
    lemmy.dbzer0.com -14 -38 58% 42% 61% 18% -2% -13% 1232
    lemmy.blahaj.zone -8 -14 61% 45% 63% 19% 44% 28% 1394
    programming.dev -35 -46 52% 35% 56% 8% 1% 0% 1238
    discuss.tchncs.de -15 -5 54% 39% 62% 19% 29% 14% 1244
    lemmygrad.ml -12 -99 56% 38% 55% -1% -14% -3% 2195
    sopuli.xyz -13 -8 50% 37% 64% 16% 51% 44% 2082
    lemmy.today -14 -15 59% 42% 57% 11% 116% 105% 1238
    feddit.uk -4 -16 51% 39% 64% 24% 16% -1% 1236
    infosec.pub 1 -3 48% 34% 58% 11% -9% -13% 1268
    reddthat.com -2 -4 58% 42% 59% 13% -28% -32% 1239
    jlai.lu -8 -6 53% 36% 57% 11% 86% 77% 1221
    beehaw.org -2 -13 48% 28% 50% -8% -74% -68% 1810
    thelemmy.club -160 -151 50% 28% 36% -30% -46% -19% 1231
    Sum -845 -1047
    Average -42 -52 55% 38% 58% 10% 28% 22% 1433
    Standard Deviation 76 83 5% 6% 7% 14% 78% 68% 398

    Retention (Mbin):

    Retention (Current) Returning from Absence (MAU, -7D) Returning from Absence (HYAU, -7D) MAU/HYAU (%) MAU/HYAU (%, Relative, >10 MAU) MAU/Total Users (%, Relative, >10 MAU) HYAU/Total Users (%, Relative, >10 MAU) Server Active (Days)
    fedia.io -27 -12 39% 4% -36% -37% 1235
    tardigram.com -7 -4 47% -1% -2% -1% 129
    kbin.earth -1 -5 48% 25% 51% 26% 1039
    thebrainbin.org -2 -1 38% 2% 18% 20% 1229
    kbin.melroy.org 1 0 37% -3% 4% 10% 1227
    rimworld.gallery -5 -3 20% -46% -60% -25% 1204
    moist.catsweat.com 1 -3 36% -5% -16% -9% 1203
    gehirneimer.de 0 -2 47% 24% 40% 17% 1225
    mbin.linuxnation.social 0 0 54% 110
    k.fe.derate.me 0 0 27% 1226
    trepa.me -2 0 43% 630
    incremental.social -1 0 38% 1016
    agora.energieincomune.com 0 0 5% 208
    bin.pivox.net 0 0 100% 559
    mbin.cocopoops.com 100% 1098
    Sum -43 -30
    Average -3 -2 45% 0% -0% 0% 889
    Standard Deviation 7 3 25% 22% 37% 22% 438

    Piefed Activity

    Note:

    • 'C-H': Current - Historic
    • 'Historical' rates are going to be biased toward being lower than current (fewer users before now/historically). '+' values indicate growth and/or more activity, '-' values shrinking and/or less active than historically.
    Activity Posts/Day (Last Week [7D] (C-H)) Posts/Day/MAU (Last Week [7D] (C-H)) Comments/Day (Last Week [7D] (C-H)) Comments/Day/MAU (Last Week [7D] (C-H)) (P+C)/Day (Last Week [7D] (C-H)) (P+C)/Day/MAU (Last Week [7D] (C-H))
    fedinsfw.app 189 (+4) 0.05 (-0.05) 15 (-110) 0.00 (-0.03) 204 (-107) 0.06 (-0.09)
    piefed.social 71 (+13) 0.05 (-0.04) 162 (-45) 0.11 (-0.14) 233 (-33) 0.15 (-0.18)
    piefed.zip 17 (-1) 0.06 (-0.06) 113 (+11) 0.41 (-0.37) 130 (+10) 0.47 (-0.43)
    piefed.ca 38 (+12) 0.15 (-0.10) 182 (+95) 0.71 (-0.33) 221 (+108) 0.85 (-0.43)
    piefed.blahaj.zone 20 (-8) 0.09 (-0.13) 79 (-14) 0.36 (-0.42) 98 (-23) 0.44 (-0.54)
    piefed.world 29 (-1) 0.16 (-0.16) 89 (-11) 0.48 (-0.53) 118 (-12) 0.63 (-0.70)
    feddit.online 169 (+159) 1.12 (-0.06) 48 (+30) 0.32 (-0.12) 217 (+190) 1.44 (-0.17)
    quokk.au* 27 (+15) 0.29 (-0.13) 79 (+53) 0.85 (-0.27) 106 (+68) 1.15 (-0.40)
    anarchist.nexus* 0 (-2) 0.00 (-0.03) 34 (-15) 0.59 (-0.83) 34 (-17) 0.59 (-0.86)
    nord.pub 1 (0) 0.02 (-0.02) 30 (+12) 0.62 (-0.36) 31 (+12) 0.64 (-0.38)
    tarte.nuage-libre.fr 5 (0) 0.13 (-0.14) 7 (-1) 0.20 (-0.21) 12 (-2) 0.32 (-0.35)
    retrofed.com 12 (+11) 0.59 (-0.02) 12 (+3) 0.60 (-0.40) 24 (+14) 1.19 (-0.42)
    multiverse.soulism.net 0 (-1) 0.01 (-0.08) 9 (-8) 0.50 (-0.98) 9 (-10) 0.51 (-1.06)
    kopitalk.net 0 (0) 0.01 (-0.04) 0 (-1) 0.01 (-0.05) 0 (-1) 0.02 (-0.08)
    wetshav.ing 1 (0) 0.08 (-0.05) 4 (+1) 0.27 (-0.21) 5 (+1) 0.35 (-0.26)
    feddit.fr 2 (-1) 0.13 (-0.20) 0 (-2) 0.01 (-0.15) 2 (-2) 0.14 (-0.35)
    ero.ani.social 0 (-1) 0.00 (-0.11) 0 (0) 0.04 (-0.01) 0 (-1) 0.04 (-0.12)
    bookwyr.me 1 (0) 0.08 (-0.05) 16 (+12) 1.42 (-0.26) 16 (+11) 1.49 (-0.31)
    pf.korako.me 19 (+15) 2.69 (-0.20) 0 (0) 0.00 (-0.06) 19 (+15) 2.69 (-0.25)
    piefed.zeromedia.vip* 0 (0) 0.07 (-0.03) 4 (-1) 0.60 (-0.65) 4 (-1) 0.67 (-0.68)
    Sum 601 (+214) 5.78 (-1.70) 883 (+9) 8.10 (-6.38) 1483 (+220) 13.84 (-8.06)
    Average 30 (+11) 0.29 (-0.08) 44 (0) 0.40 (-0.32) 74 (+11) 0.69 (-0.40)
    Standard Deviation 54 (+36) 0.62 (+0.06) 56 (+38) 0.36 (+0.26) 85 (+58) 0.65 (+0.26)

    Lemmy Activity

    Activity Posts/Day (Last Week [7D] (C-H)) Posts/Day/MAU (Last Week [7D] (C-H)) Comments/Day (Last Week [7D] (C-H)) Comments/Day/MAU (Last Week [7D] (C-H)) (P+C)/Day (Last Week [7D] (C-H)) (P+C)/Day/MAU (Last Week [7D] (C-H))
    lemmy.world 524 (-115) 0.04 (-0.05) 4060 (-1723) 0.32 (-0.46) 4584 (-1841) 0.36 (-0.51)
    lemmy.zip 123 (+36) 0.06 (-0.04) 680 (+263) 0.31 (-0.19) 802 (+298) 0.37 (-0.23)
    sh.itjust.works 101 (-22) 0.05 (-0.06) 949 (-307) 0.43 (-0.57) 1050 (-330) 0.48 (-0.63)
    lemmy.ml 94 (-8) 0.05 (-0.06) 728 (+209) 0.41 (-0.29) 822 (+201) 0.46 (-0.35)
    feddit.org 57 (-36) 0.04 (-0.06) 403 (-163) 0.28 (-0.39) 460 (-200) 0.32 (-0.45)
    hexbear.net 120 (-244) 0.09 (-0.28) 1385 (-3433) 1.07 (-3.73) 1506 (-3677) 1.17 (-4.02)
    lemmy.ca 156 (+104) 0.12 (-0.04) 749 (+321) 0.60 (-0.34) 905 (+425) 0.73 (-0.38)
    lemmy.dbzer0.com 52 (-4) 0.04 (-0.05) 545 (+23) 0.45 (-0.43) 597 (+18) 0.49 (-0.47)
    lemmy.blahaj.zone 50 (+12) 0.05 (-0.04) 519 (+165) 0.56 (-0.38) 569 (+177) 0.61 (-0.42)
    programming.dev 36 (+12) 0.05 (-0.03) 189 (-55) 0.24 (-0.31) 225 (-43) 0.29 (-0.34)
    discuss.tchncs.de 26 (+1) 0.04 (-0.04) 197 (-42) 0.30 (-0.37) 223 (-42) 0.34 (-0.41)
    lemmygrad.ml 36 (-12) 0.06 (-0.08) 274 (+9) 0.46 (-0.45) 310 (-2) 0.52 (-0.53)
    sopuli.xyz 37 (+1) 0.07 (-0.06) 192 (+29) 0.35 (-0.29) 229 (+30) 0.41 (-0.36)
    lemmy.today 53 (+37) 0.12 (-0.04) 355 (+161) 0.81 (-0.44) 408 (+198) 0.93 (-0.48)
    feddit.uk 45 (+13) 0.13 (-0.09) 163 (-10) 0.48 (-0.51) 208 (+2) 0.61 (-0.60)
    infosec.pub 30 (+4) 0.11 (-0.09) 71 (-22) 0.26 (-0.34) 101 (-18) 0.37 (-0.43)
    reddthat.com 18 (-71) 0.07 (-0.32) 129 (-12) 0.47 (-0.52) 147 (-83) 0.54 (-0.84)
    jlai.lu 13 (-9) 0.05 (-0.09) 59 (-40) 0.23 (-0.38) 72 (-49) 0.28 (-0.47)
    beehaw.org 7 (-11) 0.03 (-0.08) 46 (-98) 0.20 (-0.63) 53 (-109) 0.23 (-0.70)
    thelemmy.club 100 (+76) 0.42 (-0.10) 95 (+55) 0.40 (-0.17) 194 (+131) 0.83 (-0.27)
    Sum 1678 (-236) 1.69 (-1.70) 11788 (-4670) 8.63 (-11.19) 13465 (-4914) 10.34 (-12.89)
    Average 84 (-12) 0.08 (-0.08) 589 (-234) 0.43 (-0.56) 673 (-246) 0.52 (-0.64)
    Standard Deviation 111 (+71) 0.08 (+0.08) 889 (+861) 0.21 (+0.76) 997 (+926) 0.24 (+0.81)

    Mbin Activity

    Activity Posts/Day (Last Week [7D] (C-H)) Posts/Day/MAU (Last Week [7D] (C-H)) Comments/Day (Last Week [7D] (C-H)) Comments/Day/MAU (Last Week [7D] (C-H)) (P+C)/Day (Last Week [7D] (C-H)) (P+C)/Day/MAU (Last Week [7D] (C-H))
    fedia.io 2 (-10) 0.00 (-0.03) -63 (-198) -0.14 (-0.31) -61 (-208) -0.14 (-0.34)
    tardigram.com 69 (-182) 0.48 (-1.72) 42 (-119) 0.29 (-1.10) 112 (-300) 0.77 (-2.82)
    kbin.earth 11 (+5) 0.09 (-0.05) 38 (-6) 0.29 (-0.33) 50 (0) 0.38 (-0.38)
    thebrainbin.org 5 (+4) 0.14 (-0.03) 14 (+9) 0.41 (-0.12) 19 (+13) 0.55 (-0.16)
    kbin.melroy.org 0 (-1) 0.01 (-0.03) -14 (-27) -0.41 (-0.41) -14 (-28) -0.40 (-0.43)
    rimworld.gallery 0 (0) 0.02 (-0.01) 0 (-1) 0.01 (-0.02) 1 (0) 0.02 (-0.04)
    moist.catsweat.com 0 (-1) 0.00 (-0.04) 4 (-4) 0.19 (-0.37) 4 (-5) 0.19 (-0.40)
    gehirneimer.de 0 (0) 0.01 (-0.01) 3 (+2) 0.17 (-0.06) 3 (+2) 0.17 (-0.07)
    mbin.linuxnation.social 0 (0) 0.02 (-0.06) 0 (0) 0.00 (-0.05) 0 (-1) 0.02 (-0.11)
    k.fe.derate.me 0 (0) 0.00 (-0.01) -0 (0) -0.02 (-0.06) -0 (0) -0.02 (-0.07)
    trepa.me 0 (0) 0.00 (0) 0 (0) 0.00 (-0.01) 0 (0) 0.00 (-0.01)
    incremental.social 0 (0) 0.00 (-0.03) 0 (0) 0.00 (-0.08) 0 (-1) 0.00 (-0.10)
    agora.energieincomune.com () () () () () ()
    bin.pivox.net 0 (0) 0.00 (-0.08) 0 (0) 0.00 (-0.04) 0 (0) 0.00 (-0.12)
    mbin.cocopoops.com () () () () () ()
    Sum 87 (-185) 0.77 (-2.10) 24 (-344) 0.79 (-2.96) 114 (-528) 1.54 (-5.05)
    Average 7 (-14) 0.06 (-0.16) 2 (-26) 0.06 (-0.23) 9 (-41) 0.12 (-0.39)
    Standard Deviation 19 (+51) 0.13 (+0.47) 25 (+61) 0.21 (+0.30) 39 (+97) 0.30 (+0.75)

    Software Comparison:

    Notes:

    • [1] % does not include single user servers.
    • Alive servers are responsive servers with > 0 MAU.

    Uniformity Method 1: Relative MAU Standard Deviation (%)^1^ - More accurate representation of uniformity.
    Uniformity Method 2: Median to Mean (>10 MAU, %) - More distribution-shape dependent and more variable with fewer data points.

    Meta Analysis (Current) Servers Servers (Alive %, #) Average Alive Server Age (Days) Avg Users per Alive Server^1^ Single User Servers (% of Alive, (#)) Uniformity Method 1 (Lower Better) Uniformity Method 2 (Higher Better)
    Piefed 110 54% (59) 401 169 34% (20) 9% 18%
    Lemmy 596 49% (294) 927 254 56% (164) 4% 19%
    Mbin 23 65% (15) 889 66 13% (2) 13% 34%
    • Sources: List of Instances - Fedilist, Analysis Code
    • "*" in the Piefed server names denotes they are using the soft-fork Pylova. I'm going to count them as Piefed servers unless a hard schism occurs.

    Notes:

    1. Up to the top 20 most populated (MAU) instances are analyzed.
    2. Mbin nodes do not provide Daily or Weekly stats.
    3. Please let me know if you have any calculations you would like me to run.
    4. I can now selectively remove servers from the Analysis. If you see any servers that shouldn't be there, let me know (with a reason).
    5. I can now easily selectively identify servers running forks. If you see any servers that aren't identified as such, let me know.
    15
    Weekly Thread – Identifying Community Gaps (piefed.zip)
     

    The goal of these posts is to identify community gaps that people want filled, but not to arbitrarily create communities to "fill those gaps". Instead put together teams that can/will work together to sustain their communities (many hands make light work).

    To that end, I'm looking for anyone's input about potential communities (not necessarily to be created anytime soon). Some ideas about potential input (don't need to answer any or all the questions):

    • Is there an inactive community you would like to subscribe and/or post to? (No pressure to try and revive it)
    • Do you have an idea for a new community? (It would be helpful if you provide some detail about what the community would be focused on and what sort of posts it would contain)
    • Do you have a suggested community name? (Not required, but if you have an idea, feel free to share)
    • Do you have a suggested community instance/server? (Some servers have significantly different views on different topics)
    • Are you willing to be a community mod? (Not to pressure you, just to provide support, if indicated)

    Discussion of a working guide to be added to the sidebar has been suggested. It's been confirmed that Piefed has the functionality for each community to have its own wiki (and I've found the feature, currently playing around with it a bit).

    The guide could contain:

    • Beginners guide to the fediverse (many exist), perhaps a quick overview (with links to more extensive breakdowns) before jumping into the threadiverse (Thanks ImmortalColeSlaw @lemmy.today)
    • On-boarding/quick breakdown of the threadiverse with relevant terms
    • Demographics. Know demographic sets: Fedecan 2025, Lemmy.nz 2025, Any others?
    • Suggestion of types of posts (ex. opinion requests, question-answer)
    • Utilizing past Reddit posts and their most useful user comments along with the image itself. Description, Example. Thanks JohnnyEnzyme @piefed.social
    • Any other suggestions?

    Started Communities:

    Suggested Communities - Potential subscribers or active users:

    • Mahjong
      • missingno @fedia.io
    • Deer (images)
      • Auster @thebrainbin.org
    • Rooftops (pictures of rooftops, rooftop gardens, cozy rooftop spaces)
      • Potential subscribers: squirrel @cake.kobel.fyi, vicinus @piefed.zip
    • CottageIndustry (users can offer items they make for sale)
      • This idea probably needs some additional considerations (spam, payment, fraud, etc.) before actualizing. Some initial commentary here.
      • billionsandbillions @piefed.social

    Suggested Feeds:

    • Hand&Eye (showcase anything made with your hands (only physical, nothing digital))
      • Examples: Woodworking, leathercraft, pottery, soap, candles, baskets, clothes, bookbinding, stained glass, glass blowing, bags etc.
      • billionsandbillions @piefed.social

    Struggling Communities (if you can, throw a post/comment their way):

    Also, let us know if you have any suggestions about this community or post.

    Edit: changed JohnnyEnzyme @piefed.social appreciation, so they don't get pinged every weekly post.

    14
    Growth of the Instances (20261020) (piefed.zip)
     

    MAU Growth (Highest #):

    • Piefed: fedinsfw.app (43)
    • Lemmy: lemmy.blahaj.zone (18), 2 weeks in a row
    • Mbin: kbin.earth (10)

    MAU Growth (>3%, >30 MAU):

    • Piefed: piefed.world (6.3%), anarchist.nexus* (7.4%), nord.pub (8.9%)
    • Lemmy: lemmy.today (3.8%)
    • Mbin: kbin.earth (8.2%, 2 weeks in a row), thebrainbin.org (12.9%, 2 weeks in a row), kbin.melroy.org (25.9%)

    Users Returning from Absence (MAU, HYAU):

    • Piefed: piefed.world (4:MAU), anarchist.nexus* (4:MAU), nord.pub (1:MAU), feddit.fr (1:HYAU)
    • Lemmy: none
    • Mbin: kbin.melroy.org (1:MAU), k.fe.derate.me (1:MAU)

    New!
    Stickiest Instance: Out of Weekly Active Users, how many are active in a given day (DAU/WAU; >30 MAU, >180 Days Active):

    • Piefed: piefed.blahaj.zone (81%)
    • Lemmy: jlai.lu (70%)

    New!
    Stickiest Instance: Out of Monthly Active Users, how many are active in a given day (DAU/MAU; >30 MAU, >180 Days Active):

    • Piefed: piefed.blahaj.zone (64%)
    • Lemmy: hexbear.net (51%)

    Stickiest Instance: Out of Half-Year Active Users, how many are active in a given month (MAU/HYAU; >30 MAU, >180 Days Active):

    • Piefed: piefed.zip (66%, 8 weeks in a row)
    • Lemmy: hexbear.net (66%, 9 weeks in a row)
    • Mbin: kbin.earth (45%)

    Most Prolific Users

    Most Posts per Day per User (>30 MAU):

    • Piefed: feddit.online (1.51, 5 weeks in a row)
    • Lemmy: thelemmy.club (0.48)
    • Mbin: tardigram.com (0.60, 17 weeks in a row)

    Most Comments per Day per User (>30 MAU):

    • Piefed: piefed.ca (0.86)
    • Lemmy: hexbear.net (1.18, 3 weeks in a row)
    • Mbin: kbin.earth (0.49)

    Notes:

    • "*" in the Piefed server names denotes they are using the soft-fork Pylova. I'm going to count them as Piefed servers unless a hard schism occurs.
    • *AU: * Active Users (D: Daily, W: Weekly, M: Monthly, HF: Half-Year). TU: Total Users

    Monthly Active Users (Piefed):

    Server Current Yesterday[1D] Last Week[7D] Last Month [28D] 3 Months Ago [91D]
    fedinsfw.app 3596 3575 3553 3575 3658
    piefed.social 1514 1504 1482 1520 1606
    piefed.zip 276 272 277 259 211
    piefed.ca 258 255 256 268 266
    piefed.blahaj.zone 222 220 219 235 172
    piefed.world 186 185 175 168 180
    feddit.online 150 148 147 146 150
    quokk.au* 92 94 98 100 82
    anarchist.nexus* 58 58 54 67 73
    nord.pub 49 49 45 49 45
    tarte.nuage-libre.fr 38 40 40 41 45
    retrofed.com 20 20 20 20 21
    multiverse.soulism.net 17 16 16 22 17
    wetshav.ing 14 14 14 13 15
    kopitalk.net 13 15 13 13 11
    feddit.fr 12 13 13 23 20
    bookwyr.me 11 11 11 11 8
    ero.ani.social 10 10 9 19 31
    pf.korako.me 7 7 8 7 6
    piefed.zeromedia.vip* 6 5 5 6 2
    Sum 6549 6511 6455 6562 6619
    Average 327 326 323 328 331
    Standard Deviation 838 833 827 834 858

    Monthly Active Users (Lemmy):

    Server Current Yesterday[1D] Last Week[7D] Last Month [28D] 3 Months Ago [91D]
    lemmy.world 12622 12601 12619 12777 13337
    sh.itjust.works 2192 2196 2187 2218 2277
    lemmy.zip 2180 2189 2194 2222 2156
    lemmy.ml 1783 1790 1806 1854 1886
    feddit.org 1457 1461 1448 1497 1539
    hexbear.net 1290 1290 1308 1337 1368
    lemmy.ca 1247 1241 1234 1332 1260
    lemmy.dbzer0.com 1225 1223 1222 1251 1258
    lemmy.blahaj.zone 935 927 917 918 890
    programming.dev 782 783 778 827 834
    discuss.tchncs.de 649 649 651 652 686
    lemmygrad.ml 591 591 591 591 569
    sopuli.xyz 556 557 556 563 574
    lemmy.today 438 438 422 437 407
    feddit.uk 342 348 347 346 333
    infosec.pub 275 277 274 301 298
    reddthat.com 273 273 272 284 291
    jlai.lu 258 257 262 256 253
    thelemmy.club 235 234 231 232 217
    beehaw.org 230 227 234 236 250
    Sum 29560 29552 29553 30131 30683
    Average 1478 1478 1478 1507 1534
    Standard Deviation 2699 2695 2699 2732 2855

    Monthly Active Users (Mbin):

    Server Current Yesterday[1D] Last Week[7D] Last Month [28D] 3 Months Ago [91D]
    fedia.io 435 439 469 461 459
    tardigram.com 146 145 149 151 143
    kbin.earth 132 131 122 127 131
    thebrainbin.org 35 35 31 33 34
    kbin.melroy.org 34 30 27 27
    rimworld.gallery 28 28 30 36 23
    moist.catsweat.com 22 22 19 16 23
    gehirneimer.de 18 16 17 19 13
    trepa.me 8 7 8 7
    mbin.linuxnation.social 7 8 8 7 5
    incremental.social 6 5 3 3 1
    k.fe.derate.me 6 6 4 5 5
    agora.energieincomune.com 3 3 4 3 30
    ferment.site 1 1 1 2
    bin.pivox.net 1 1 1 1 1
    Sum 882 877 893 896 870
    Average 59 58 60 64 67
    Standard Deviation 113 114 122 123 127

    MAU - Difference (Piefed):

    Server -1 Day[-1D] -1 Week[-7D] -1 Month [28D] -3 Month [91D]
    fedinsfw.app 21 43 21 -62
    piefed.social 10 32 -6 -92
    piefed.zip 4 -1 17 65
    piefed.ca 3 2 -10 -8
    piefed.blahaj.zone 2 3 -13 50
    piefed.world 1 11 18 6
    feddit.online 2 3 4 0
    quokk.au* -2 -6 -8 10
    anarchist.nexus* 0 4 -9 -15
    nord.pub 0 4 0 4
    tarte.nuage-libre.fr -2 -2 -3 -7
    retrofed.com 0 0 0 -1
    multiverse.soulism.net 1 1 -5 0
    wetshav.ing 0 0 1 -1
    kopitalk.net -2 0 0 2
    feddit.fr -1 -1 -11 -8
    bookwyr.me 0 0 0 3
    ero.ani.social 0 1 -9 -21
    pf.korako.me 0 -1 0 1
    piefed.zeromedia.vip* 1 1 0 4
    Sum 38 94 -13 -70
    Average 2 5 -1 -4
    Standard Deviation 5 12 10 32

    MAU - Difference (Lemmy):

    Server -1 Day[-1D] -1 Week[-7D] -1 Month [28D] -3 Month [91D]
    lemmy.world 21 3 -155 -715
    sh.itjust.works -4 5 -26 -85
    lemmy.zip -9 -14 -42 24
    lemmy.ml -7 -23 -71 -103
    feddit.org -4 9 -40 -82
    hexbear.net 0 -18 -47 -78
    lemmy.ca 6 13 -85 -13
    lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 3 -26 -33
    lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 18 17 45
    programming.dev -1 4 -45 -52
    discuss.tchncs.de 0 -2 -3 -37
    lemmygrad.ml 0 0 0 22
    sopuli.xyz -1 0 -7 -18
    lemmy.today 0 16 1 31
    feddit.uk -6 -5 -4 9
    infosec.pub -2 1 -26 -23
    reddthat.com 0 1 -11 -18
    jlai.lu 1 -4 2 5
    thelemmy.club 1 4 3 18
    beehaw.org 3 -4 -6 -20
    Sum 8 7 -571 -1123
    Average 0 0 -29 -56
    Standard Deviation 6 10 40 161

    MAU - Difference (Mbin):

    Server -1 Day[-1D] -1 Week[-7D] -1 Month [28D] -3 Month [91D]
    fedia.io -4 -34 -26 -24
    tardigram.com 1 -3 -5 3
    kbin.earth 1 10 5 1
    thebrainbin.org 0 4 2 1
    kbin.melroy.org 4 7 7
    rimworld.gallery 0 -2 -8 5
    moist.catsweat.com 0 3 6 -1
    gehirneimer.de 2 1 -1 5
    trepa.me 1 0 1
    mbin.linuxnation.social -1 -1 0 2
    incremental.social 1 3 3 5
    k.fe.derate.me 0 2 1 1
    agora.energieincomune.com 0 -1 0 -27
    ferment.site 0 0 -1
    bin.pivox.net 0 0 0 0
    Sum 5 -11 -15 -30
    Average 0 -1 -1 -2
    Standard Deviation 2 10 8 11

    MAU - Change (%, Piefed):

    Server -1 Day[-1D] -1 Week[-7D] -1 Month [28D] -3 Month [91D]
    fedinsfw.app 0.6% 1.2% 0.6% -1.7%
    piefed.social 0.7% 2.2% -0.4% -5.7%
    piefed.zip 1.5% -0.4% 6.6% 30.8%
    piefed.ca 1.2% 0.8% -3.7% -3.0%
    piefed.blahaj.zone 0.9% 1.4% -5.5% 29.1%
    piefed.world 0.5% 6.3% 10.7% 3.3%
    feddit.online 1.4% 2.0% 2.7% 0.0%
    quokk.au* -2.1% -6.1% -8.0% 12.2%
    anarchist.nexus* 0.0% 7.4% -13.4% -20.5%
    nord.pub 0.0% 8.9% 0.0% 8.9%
    tarte.nuage-libre.fr -5.0% -5.0% -7.3% -15.6%
    retrofed.com 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% -4.8%
    multiverse.soulism.net 6.2% 6.2% -22.7% 0.0%
    wetshav.ing 0.0% 0.0% 7.7% -6.7%
    kopitalk.net -13.3% 0.0% 0.0% 18.2%
    feddit.fr -7.7% -7.7% -47.8% -40.0%
    bookwyr.me 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 37.5%
    ero.ani.social 0.0% 11.1% -47.4% -67.7%
    pf.korako.me 0.0% -12.5% 0.0% 16.7%
    piefed.zeromedia.vip* 20.0% 20.0% 0.0% 200.0%
    Sum
    Average 0.2% 1.8% -6.4% 9.6%
    Standard Deviation 6.1% 7.1% 15.9% 50.9%

    MAU - Change (%, Lemmy):

    Server -1 Day[-1D] -1 Week[-7D] -1 Month [28D] -3 Month [91D]
    lemmy.world 0.2% 0.0% -1.2% -5.4%
    sh.itjust.works -0.2% 0.2% -1.2% -3.7%
    lemmy.zip -0.4% -0.6% -1.9% 1.1%
    lemmy.ml -0.4% -1.3% -3.8% -5.5%
    feddit.org -0.3% 0.6% -2.7% -5.3%
    hexbear.net 0.0% -1.4% -3.5% -5.7%
    lemmy.ca 0.5% 1.1% -6.4% -1.0%
    lemmy.dbzer0.com 0.2% 0.2% -2.1% -2.6%
    lemmy.blahaj.zone 0.9% 2.0% 1.9% 5.1%
    programming.dev -0.1% 0.5% -5.4% -6.2%
    discuss.tchncs.de 0.0% -0.3% -0.5% -5.4%
    lemmygrad.ml 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.9%
    sopuli.xyz -0.2% 0.0% -1.2% -3.1%
    lemmy.today 0.0% 3.8% 0.2% 7.6%
    feddit.uk -1.7% -1.4% -1.2% 2.7%
    infosec.pub -0.7% 0.4% -8.6% -7.7%
    reddthat.com 0.0% 0.4% -3.9% -6.2%
    jlai.lu 0.4% -1.5% 0.8% 2.0%
    thelemmy.club 0.4% 1.7% 1.3% 8.3%
    beehaw.org 1.3% -1.7% -2.5% -8.0%
    Sum
    Average -0.0% 0.1% -2.1% -1.8%
    Standard Deviation 0.6% 1.3% 2.6% 5.1%

    MAU - Change (%, Mbin):

    Server -1 Day[-1D] -1 Week[-7D] -1 Month [28D] -3 Month [91D]
    fedia.io -0.9% -7.2% -5.6% -5.2%
    tardigram.com 0.7% -2.0% -3.3% 2.1%
    kbin.earth 0.8% 8.2% 3.9% 0.8%
    thebrainbin.org 0.0% 12.9% 6.1% 2.9%
    kbin.melroy.org 13.3% 25.9% 25.9%
    rimworld.gallery 0.0% -6.7% -22.2% 21.7%
    moist.catsweat.com 0.0% 15.8% 37.5% -4.3%
    gehirneimer.de 12.5% 5.9% -5.3% 38.5%
    trepa.me 14.3% 0.0% 14.3%
    mbin.linuxnation.social -12.5% -12.5% 0.0% 40.0%
    incremental.social 20.0% 100.0% 100.0% 500.0%
    k.fe.derate.me 0.0% 50.0% 20.0% 20.0%
    agora.energieincomune.com 0.0% -25.0% 0.0% -90.0%
    ferment.site 0.0% 0.0% -50.0%
    bin.pivox.net 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
    Sum
    Average 3.2% 11.0% 12.2% 36.7%
    Standard Deviation 8.2% 30.2% 29.4% 143.5%

    Retention (Piefed):

    Notes:

    • Returning from Absence (Change in MAU over day – Change in Total Users over day):
    • A positive number shows how many users who haven’t be active in over a month (MAU) or half-year (HYAU) have returned to activity. A negative number means (x) users have stayed away for greater than 1 month (MAU) or 6 months (HYAU).
    • No longer used accounts (users who changed which account they use or have left permanently) will cause a '-1' after 1-month (MAU) or 6-months (HYAU). Re-utilizing an account after an absence will cause a '+1'.
    • DAU/WAU: Roughly shows how ‘sticky’ the server is, on a day per week basis. The higher the number the more Weekly Active Users are active in a given day.
    • DAU/MAU: Roughly shows how ‘sticky’ the server is, on a day per month basis. The higher the number the more Monthly Active Users are active in a given day.
    • MAU/HYAU: Roughly shows how ‘sticky’ the server is, on a month per half-year basis. The higher the number the more Half-Year Active Users are active in a given month.
    • MAU/Total: Roughly indicates short term growth.
    • HYAU/Total: Roughly indicates medium term growth.
    • Relative: Roughly indicates how stickiness or growth compares across instances, relative to how long they have been active (natural logorithmic fit). Positive percent indicates they have an (x)% higher stickiness/growth compared to other instances active for the same amount of time.
    Retention (Current) Returning from Absence (MAU, -7D) Returning from Absence (HYAU, -7D) DAU/WAU (%) DAU/MAU (%) MAU/HYAU (%) MAU/HYAU (%, Relative, >10 MAU) MAU/Total Users (%, Relative, >10 MAU) HYAU/Total Users (%, Relative, >10 MAU) Server Active (Days)
    fedinsfw.app -107 -104 54% 35% 47% 9% 20% 10% 241
    piefed.social -27 -50 65% 45% 52% 1% -10% -7% 1020
    piefed.zip -11 -4 77% 54% 66% 39% 42% 2% 492
    piefed.ca -5 -5 78% 59% 55% 16% -38% -47% 501
    piefed.blahaj.zone -4 -3 81% 64% 63% 33% 29% -3% 501
    piefed.world 4 -5 60% 36% 45% -6% -21% -17% 499
    feddit.online -2 -3 69% 48% 44% -15% -19% 2% 1215
    quokk.au* -8 -4 61% 34% 48% -8% 28% 49% 1202
    anarchist.nexus* 4 -2 63% 38% 37% -21% -15% 6% 427
    nord.pub 1 -1 59% 41% 46% 6% 19% 13% 259
    tarte.nuage-libre.fr -3 0 59% 42% 50% 0% 6% 8% 786
    retrofed.com 0 0 77% 50% 33% -23% -10% 17% 246
    multiverse.soulism.net 0 -2 69% 53% 26% -40% -52% -19% 279
    wetshav.ing 0 0 70% 50% 64% 37% 87% 36% 431
    kopitalk.net 0 0 50% 38% 46% -1% -20% -20% 480
    feddit.fr -1 1 60% 25% 32% -32% -43% -16% 545
    bookwyr.me -1 0 83% 46% 50% 6% -5% -11% 494
    ero.ani.social 0 0 25% 20% 18% 106
    pf.korako.me 0 0 86% 86% 88% 847
    piefed.zeromedia.vip* 0 0 100% 50% 46% 389
    Sum -160 -182
    Average -8 -9 67% 46% 48% 0% -0% 0% 548
    Standard Deviation 24 25 16% 14% 15% 23% 35% 22% 312

    Retention (Lemmy):

    Retention (Current) Returning from Absence (MAU, -7D) Returning from Absence (HYAU, -7D) DAU/WAU (%) DAU/MAU (%) MAU/HYAU (%) MAU/HYAU (%, Relative, >10 MAU) MAU/Total Users (%, Relative, >10 MAU) HYAU/Total Users (%, Relative, >10 MAU) Server Active (Days)
    lemmy.world -350 -457 64% 43% 56% 7% 0% -2% 1236
    sh.itjust.works -38 -49 57% 42% 64% 21% -1% -14% 1233
    lemmy.zip -170 -121 56% 38% 52% -0% 158% 170% 1228
    lemmy.ml -68 -42 51% 34% 54% -6% -54% -46% 2150
    feddit.org -17 -25 65% 47% 64% 29% 256% 184% 848
    hexbear.net -28 -24 66% 51% 66% 27% -33% -44% 1171
    lemmy.ca -34 -43 60% 42% 59% 4% 40% 47% 2121
    lemmy.dbzer0.com -23 -37 59% 43% 60% 14% -6% -13% 1225
    lemmy.blahaj.zone -9 -27 63% 46% 62% 16% 37% 25% 1387
    programming.dev -33 -44 52% 35% 55% 5% -1% -1% 1231
    discuss.tchncs.de -4 -12 54% 38% 63% 19% 29% 13% 1237
    lemmygrad.ml -18 -18 56% 38% 50% -12% -22% -3% 2188
    sopuli.xyz -16 -18 69% 50% 64% 13% 42% 36% 2075
    lemmy.today -10 -17 59% 43% 57% 9% 112% 103% 1231
    feddit.uk -9 -7 64% 45% 62% 18% 11% -1% 1229
    infosec.pub -6 -11 52% 38% 56% 7% -14% -16% 1261
    reddthat.com -7 -6 67% 48% 58% 11% -30% -33% 1232
    jlai.lu -19 -14 70% 45% 58% 10% 83% 74% 1214
    thelemmy.club -143 -153 46% 26% 37% -30% -46% -20% 1224
    beehaw.org -5 -7 44% 27% 48% -14% -75% -69% 1803
    Sum -1007 -1132
    Average -50 -57 59% 41% 57% 7% 24% 20% 1426
    Standard Deviation 83 101 7% 7% 7% 14% 79% 67% 398

    Retention (Mbin):

    Retention (Current) Returning from Absence (MAU, -7D) Returning from Absence (HYAU, -7D) MAU/HYAU (%) MAU/HYAU (%, Relative, >10 MAU) MAU/Total Users (%, Relative, >10 MAU) HYAU/Total Users (%, Relative, >10 MAU) Server Active (Days)
    fedia.io -33 -11 42% 15% -28% -36% 1228
    tardigram.com -9 -1 48% -1% -2% -1% 122
    kbin.earth -3 -2 45% 21% 48% 24% 1032
    thebrainbin.org 0 -3 38% 4% 20% 17% 1222
    kbin.melroy.org 1 0 35% -3% 5% 10% 1220
    rimworld.gallery -3 -7 23% -37% -53% -24% 1197
    moist.catsweat.com 0 -1 32% -12% -19% -6% 1196
    gehirneimer.de -1 -3 41% 13% 29% 16% 1218
    trepa.me -1 0 57% 623
    mbin.linuxnation.social -2 0 54% 103
    incremental.social 0 0 46% 1009
    k.fe.derate.me 1 -1 27% 1219
    agora.energieincomune.com -1 -1 5% 201
    ferment.site 0 0 11% 551
    bin.pivox.net 0 0 100% 552
    Sum -51 -30
    Average -3 -2 40% 0% 0% 0% 846
    Standard Deviation 9 3 22% 18% 33% 21% 441

    Piefed Activity

    Note:

    • 'C-H': Current - Historic
    • 'Historical' rates are going to be biased toward being lower than current (fewer users before now/historically). '+' values indicate growth or more activity, '-' values shrinking or less active than previously.
    Activity Posts/Day (Last Week [7D] (C-H)) Posts/Day/MAU (Last Week [7D] (C-H)) Comments/Day (Last Week [7D] (C-H)) Comments/Day/MAU (Last Week [7D] (C-H)) (P+C)/Day (Last Week [7D] (C-H)) (P+C)/Day/MAU (Last Week [7D] (C-H))
    fedinsfw.app 204 (+20) 0.06 (-0.05) 208 (+85) 0.06 (-0.03) 412 (+104) 0.12 (-0.09)
    piefed.social 50 (-8) 0.03 (-0.04) 52 (-156) 0.03 (-0.14) 102 (-165) 0.07 (-0.18)
    piefed.zip 16 (-2) 0.06 (-0.06) 134 (+33) 0.49 (-0.36) 150 (+31) 0.54 (-0.43)
    piefed.ca 39 (+13) 0.15 (-0.10) 219 (+134) 0.86 (-0.33) 258 (+147) 1.01 (-0.43)
    piefed.blahaj.zone 27 (-1) 0.12 (-0.13) 111 (+19) 0.51 (-0.42) 138 (+17) 0.63 (-0.55)
    piefed.world 24 (-6) 0.14 (-0.17) 124 (+25) 0.71 (-0.56) 147 (+17) 0.84 (-0.74)
    feddit.online 222 (+214) 1.51 (-0.05) 59 (+42) 0.40 (-0.12) 281 (+255) 1.91 (-0.16)
    quokk.au* 38 (+26) 0.39 (-0.11) 69 (+43) 0.71 (-0.25) 107 (+70) 1.09 (-0.37)
    anarchist.nexus* 1 (-1) 0.01 (-0.04) 43 (-6) 0.80 (-0.89) 44 (-7) 0.81 (-0.93)
    nord.pub 2 (+1) 0.04 (-0.03) 28 (+10) 0.62 (-0.38) 30 (+11) 0.66 (-0.41)
    tarte.nuage-libre.fr 4 (-1) 0.11 (-0.13) 8 (0) 0.20 (-0.20) 13 (-1) 0.31 (-0.34)
    retrofed.com 1 (0) 0.03 (-0.05) 14 (+6) 0.71 (-0.38) 15 (+6) 0.74 (-0.43)
    multiverse.soulism.net 1 (0) 0.08 (-0.08) 18 (+1) 1.15 (-1.00) 20 (+2) 1.23 (-1.08)
    wetshav.ing 1 (0) 0.08 (-0.05) 5 (+2) 0.37 (-0.20) 6 (+2) 0.45 (-0.25)
    kopitalk.net 0 (0) 0.03 (-0.04) 0 (-1) 0.00 (-0.05) 0 (-1) 0.03 (-0.08)
    feddit.fr 1 (-2) 0.08 (-0.19) 0 (-2) 0.00 (-0.14) 1 (-3) 0.08 (-0.34)
    bookwyr.me 1 (0) 0.05 (-0.05) 13 (+9) 1.17 (-0.27) 13 (+8) 1.22 (-0.33)
    ero.ani.social 0 (-1) 0.00 (-0.13) 0 (0) 0.00 (-0.02) 0 (-1) 0.00 (-0.15)
    pf.korako.me 23 (+19) 2.88 (-0.13) 0 (0) 0.00 (-0.05) 23 (+19) 2.88 (-0.18)
    piefed.zeromedia.vip* 0 (0) 0.06 (-0.04) 4 (-1) 0.74 (-0.76) 4 (-1) 0.80 (-0.79)
    Sum 655 (+271) 5.91 (-1.67) 1109 (+243) 9.53 (-6.55) 1764 (+510) 15.42 (-8.26)
    Average 33 (+14) 0.30 (-0.08) 55 (+12) 0.48 (-0.33) 88 (+26) 0.77 (-0.41)
    Standard Deviation 64 (+48) 0.69 (+0.05) 69 (+53) 0.38 (+0.28) 114 (+79) 0.70 (+0.28)

    Lemmy Activity

    Activity Posts/Day (Last Week [7D] (C-H)) Posts/Day/MAU (Last Week [7D] (C-H)) Comments/Day (Last Week [7D] (C-H)) Comments/Day/MAU (Last Week [7D] (C-H)) (P+C)/Day (Last Week [7D] (C-H)) (P+C)/Day/MAU (Last Week [7D] (C-H))
    lemmy.world 587 (-52) 0.05 (-0.05) 4466 (-1324) 0.35 (-0.46) 5053 (-1379) 0.40 (-0.51)
    sh.itjust.works 110 (-13) 0.05 (-0.06) 1047 (-210) 0.48 (-0.57) 1157 (-224) 0.53 (-0.63)
    lemmy.zip 61 (-26) 0.03 (-0.04) 972 (+558) 0.44 (-0.19) 1032 (+531) 0.47 (-0.23)
    lemmy.ml 100 (-2) 0.06 (-0.06) 627 (+109) 0.35 (-0.29) 727 (+106) 0.40 (-0.34)
    feddit.org 31 (-63) 0.02 (-0.06) 438 (-129) 0.30 (-0.39) 469 (-192) 0.32 (-0.46)
    hexbear.net 119 (-246) 0.09 (-0.28) 1539 (-3298) 1.18 (-3.70) 1659 (-3545) 1.27 (-3.98)
    lemmy.ca 135 (+84) 0.11 (-0.04) 727 (+300) 0.59 (-0.35) 861 (+383) 0.70 (-0.39)
    lemmy.dbzer0.com 58 (+2) 0.05 (-0.05) 512 (-10) 0.42 (-0.43) 570 (-9) 0.47 (-0.47)
    lemmy.blahaj.zone 61 (+23) 0.07 (-0.04) 309 (-45) 0.34 (-0.39) 371 (-21) 0.40 (-0.43)
    programming.dev 38 (+14) 0.05 (-0.03) -39 (-285) -0.05 (-0.32) -1 (-271) -0.00 (-0.35)
    discuss.tchncs.de 23 (-2) 0.04 (-0.04) 209 (-30) 0.32 (-0.37) 232 (-33) 0.36 (-0.41)
    lemmygrad.ml 44 (-4) 0.07 (-0.08) 266 (+1) 0.45 (-0.45) 311 (-1) 0.53 (-0.53)
    sopuli.xyz 43 (+7) 0.08 (-0.06) 198 (+35) 0.36 (-0.29) 241 (+42) 0.43 (-0.36)
    lemmy.today 64 (+48) 0.15 (-0.04) 355 (+162) 0.84 (-0.46) 419 (+210) 0.99 (-0.49)
    feddit.uk 46 (+14) 0.13 (-0.09) 144 (-30) 0.41 (-0.50) 190 (-16) 0.55 (-0.59)
    infosec.pub 84 (+58) 0.31 (-0.09) 87 (-6) 0.32 (-0.34) 170 (+51) 0.62 (-0.43)
    reddthat.com 16 (-73) 0.06 (-0.33) 140 (-1) 0.51 (-0.52) 156 (-75) 0.57 (-0.85)
    jlai.lu 12 (-10) 0.05 (-0.08) 60 (-39) 0.23 (-0.38) 72 (-49) 0.27 (-0.46)
    thelemmy.club 110 (+87) 0.48 (-0.10) 75 (+35) 0.32 (-0.17) 185 (+122) 0.80 (-0.27)
    beehaw.org 8 (-10) 0.03 (-0.07) 67 (-78) 0.29 (-0.62) 75 (-87) 0.32 (-0.69)
    Sum 1750 (-164) 1.98 (-1.69) 12199 (-4285) 8.45 (-11.19) 13949 (-4457) 10.40 (-12.87)
    Average 88 (-8) 0.10 (-0.08) 610 (-214) 0.42 (-0.56) 697 (-223) 0.52 (-0.64)
    Standard Deviation 123 (+70) 0.11 (+0.08) 993 (+805) 0.24 (+0.75) 1110 (+863) 0.27 (+0.80)

    Mbin Activity

    Activity Posts/Day (Last Week [7D] (C-H)) Posts/Day/MAU (Last Week [7D] (C-H)) Comments/Day (Last Week [7D] (C-H)) Comments/Day/MAU (Last Week [7D] (C-H)) (P+C)/Day (Last Week [7D] (C-H)) (P+C)/Day/MAU (Last Week [7D] (C-H))
    fedia.io 4 (-8) 0.01 (-0.03) 131 (-4) 0.28 (-0.29) 135 (-12) 0.29 (-0.31)
    tardigram.com 89 (-171) 0.60 (-1.74) 58 (-109) 0.39 (-1.12) 147 (-281) 0.99 (-2.86)
    kbin.earth 9 (+3) 0.08 (-0.05) 60 (+16) 0.49 (-0.35) 69 (+19) 0.57 (-0.41)
    thebrainbin.org 4 (+3) 0.14 (-0.04) 11 (+6) 0.35 (-0.14) 15 (+9) 0.49 (-0.18)
    kbin.melroy.org 0 (-1) 0.02 (-0.04) 8 (-5) 0.29 (-0.49) 8 (-6) 0.30 (-0.52)
    rimworld.gallery 0 (0) 0.00 (-0.01) 0 (-1) 0.00 (-0.02) 0 (-1) 0.00 (-0.03)
    moist.catsweat.com 0 (-1) 0.02 (-0.04) 1 (-7) 0.08 (-0.43) 2 (-7) 0.09 (-0.48)
    gehirneimer.de 0 (0) 0.03 (-0.01) 4 (+3) 0.22 (-0.06) 4 (+3) 0.24 (-0.07)
    trepa.me 0 (0) 0.00 (0) 0 (0) 0.00 (-0.01) 0 (0) 0.00 (-0.01)
    mbin.linuxnation.social 0 (0) 0.00 (-0.06) 0 (0) 0.00 (-0.05) 0 (-1) 0.00 (-0.11)
    incremental.social 1 (+1) 0.24 (+0.03) 0 (0) 0.00 (-0.16) 1 (0) 0.24 (-0.13)
    k.fe.derate.me 0 (0) 0.07 (+0.01) 0 (0) 0.11 (-0.05) 1 (+1) 0.18 (-0.05)
    agora.energieincomune.com () () () () () ()
    ferment.site 0 (0) 0.00 (-0.02) 0 (0) 0.00 (-0.01) 0 (0) 0.00 (-0.03)
    bin.pivox.net 0 (0) 0.00 (-0.08) 0 (0) 0.00 (-0.04) 0 (0) 0.00 (-0.12)
    Sum 107 (-174) 1.21 (-2.08) 273 (-101) 2.21 (-3.22) 382 (-276) 3.39 (-5.31)
    Average 8 (-12) 0.09 (-0.15) 20 (-7) 0.16 (-0.23) 27 (-20) 0.24 (-0.38)
    Standard Deviation 24 (+46) 0.16 (+0.46) 38 (+30) 0.17 (+0.30) 52 (+76) 0.28 (+0.73)

    Software Comparison:

    Notes:

    • [1] % does not include single user servers.
    • Alive servers are responsive servers with > 0 MAU.

    Uniformity Method 1: Relative MAU Standard Deviation (%)^1^ - More accurate representation of uniformity.
    Uniformity Method 2: Median to Mean (>10 MAU, %) - More distribution-shape dependent and more variable with fewer data points.

    Meta Analysis (Current) Servers Servers (Alive %, #) Average Alive Server Age (Days) Avg Users per Alive Server^1^ Single User Servers (% of Alive, (#)) Uniformity Method 1 (Lower Better) Uniformity Method 2 (Higher Better)
    Piefed 110 53% (58) 393 173 34% (20) 9% 15%
    Lemmy 596 48% (289) 917 241 53% (152) 3% 19%
    Mbin 23 65% (15) 846 67 13% (2) 14% 32%
    • Sources: List of Instances - Fedilist, Analysis Code
    • "*" in the Piefed server names denotes they are using the soft-fork Pylova. I'm going to count them as Piefed servers unless a hard schism occurs.

    Notes:

    1. Up to the top 20 most populated (MAU) instances are analyzed.
    2. Mbin nodes do not provide Daily or Weekly stats.
    3. Please let me know if you have any calculations you would like me to run.
    4. I can now selectively remove servers from the analysis. If you see any servers that shouldn't be there, let me know (with a reason).
    5. I can now easily selectively identify servers running forks. If you see any servers that aren't identified as such, let me know.

    Edit: Removed extra line between some table headers and content that were breaking the table formatting. Also, there are rare times I miss a day of gathering data, but I can generally guarantee I have data for the days I post. So, I changed the analyzed days to multiples of 7, from [1,7,30,90] to [1,7,28,91].

    Edit 2: fixed broken table formatting that showed up on mobile.
    Edit 3: Added more explanation to "Returning from Absence" statistic.
    Edit 4: Changed up "Activity" tables to be more readable.

    1
    [Policy] Professionals to Remote Locations (piefed.zip)
     

    Note: No AI/LLM was used for this post or content (Not in the ideation, resource-gathering, writing, editing, posting, or anything else).

    Level Emphasis (local, state, national): Local
    Location Emphasis (rural, urban, suburban): Rural

    Incentivized Behavior
    Current: Professional takes on risk to live and work in a limited market area.
    Goal: Community provided financial security to a professional to live and work in a limited market area.

    Potential Financial Effects
    Slightly higher costs due to hiring additional employees (targeted professionals) and their equipment/space, with lower cost-of-living costs for community members. The new government professional(s) can provide services at a fee (as normal). The community’s difficultly in recruiting these professionals may be due to the small market size, as such the professional may not have enough ‘activity’ to cover their cost. The cost not covered would be taken on by the government (slightly increasing costs). Since the professional(s) are government employees they don’t have to charge sufficiently to expect a profit (reducing cost-of-living for community members).

    Introduction
    Professionals (physicians, plumbers, mechanics, electrician, etc.) in small towns/communities can have a difficult time sustaining a business/livelihood. The relatively small number of potential customers in their location limit their potential revenue and may prevent them from making a profit or even breaking even.

    Given this obvious revenue reality, it can be difficult for small towns to recruit professionals into their community, and can drive existing professionals leave. This can cause a reduction in available services and help lead to the extinction of a small town.

    Proposed Solution
    An avenue being explored to counter this, in certain small towns, is to make those professionals government employees. [Ref 1]

    By making the professional a government employee they do not have to worry about keeping a business afloat and have will financial security to maintain a livelihood. The professional also does not have to worry about many of the extra stressors that running a business entails (managing the location/building/lease, advertising, payment/some financial aspects, etc.).

    Additionally, by the service not being a business, it doesn’t need to make a profit. So, the government employed professional can provide their service to community members at a lower rate, lowering the cost of living in the area.

    In Practice
    Setting up a professional workspace and equipment are often non-trivial expenses. The government may have extra, unused locations/buildings/rooms that the professional can utilize that are already being paid for/owned by the government. Alternatively, the government can take on the burden of renting space for the professional.

    By the government providing the “tools of trade”, replacement of a leaving professional can be done easily and with little issue (location and tools are ready and available to the new profession).

    Risks/Mitigations

    1. Risk (“Unnecessary Expense”): Government employed professional does not bring in the required revenue to pay for their employment.
      Mitigation: This would be a community decision, to determine if that professional’s provided services are worth taking a financial loss on (paying higher tax).
      Alternatively, an option of ‘sharing’ the professional could be reached between a couple/multiple town governments (assuming the professional is willing to live in different towns throughout the year). See “Horizontal Support/Collaboration” policy for more information on how this could work.

    2. Risk (“Government not Funding Upgrades”): Given a government's general goal of not paying for unnecessary expenses, getting upgrades to old/worn-out/out-of-date tools/equipment could be difficult. They may be seen as a large unexpected and unnecessary expense, as the previous tools/equipment “have been working”.
      Mitigation: I think this could come down to how the services expenses are calculated. By putting equipment/tool depreciation as a regular expense that needs to be paid into an account for “replacing/upgrading”, new equipment/tool purchase, no longer become a one time expense, but a planned for cost that is pulled from a relevant account without causing a spike in the regular budget.

    Sources
    Ref 1: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/cities-hiring-family-doctor-1.7638292

    Edit: Added No AI/LLM use notice.

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    [Policy] Community Based Loans (piefed.zip)
     

    Note: No AI/LLM was used for this post or content (Not in the ideation, resource-gathering, writing, editing, posting, or anything else).

    Level Emphasis (local, state, national): Any
    Location Emphasis (rural, urban, suburban): Any

    Incentivized Behavior
    Current: Funded project where bank owners profit
    Goal: Funded project where community members profit

    Potential Financial Effects
    No Effect Expected. Assuming the government gives the same rate of return to community as they would have to outside loan/bond holders. It’s possible community members would be willing to participate at a lower rate, as they will be getting the project’s benefit on top of the financial return.

    Introduction
    Often times a community doesn’t have the funds upfront for a large project. To allow for the project to be funded the government will take out a bond/loan to pay for the project. The bond/loan would be for a significant length of time years/decades.

    The bond/loan pays interest on top of the principal to the bond/loan holder increasing the total cost of the bond/loan. The interest is the profit the bond/loan holders gain from providing the funding. Generally this interest will go people outside of the community.

    Proposed Solution
    By focusing on getting bond/loans funded from the community, the profit for projects that benefit the community can also go to the community. Given that governments are generally stable, this would allow for a low risk area for community members to invest their money that also provides a benefit to their community as a whole.

    If a bond/loan does not reach the required threshold to fund the project, traditional funding agents can be sought to bridge the gap, allow for the project to proceed with at least some of the profit going to community members.

    In Practice
    Community members would sign up for the bond/loan/fund with how much they would be willing to invest.

    If there are more people/money than required, the selection of individuals could done by first to sign up, a lottery, or a percent (alt. equal) amount from all members that reaches the required total. I would suggest a percent or equal amount from all members to get greater buy-in from the community and spread the profit more broadly. Of course if some members’ allotted contribution is less than the calculated average, those members’ contribution would only be to their limit and the remaining members average contribution would be higher as a result.

    As often happens, unexpected expenses occur and some of the funding members may need to withdraw their allotted funds. This would be allowable assuming there is someone else to take their place. Alternatively, an additional bond/loan could be obtained to cover the deficit, with the withdrawing member taking any penalties (ex. due to interest rate being higher than when the fund was originally obtained).

    To keep things from being too chaotic, there would likely need to be set times for withdraws (monthly or quarterly). Anyone who wished to withdraw funds would need to signal that with significant advanced warning of the withdrawal windows (ex. 30 days).

    Expansion
    While this is intended for community projects, this could be expanded to reduce costs to home buyers or home owners, by providing mortgages at lower rates or buying out existing mortgages and providing replacements at lower rates.

    As individuals can default on their mortgages, their home would need to be used as collateral and be worth what the community loan was worth.

    This could also be expanded to business or startups, though I expect that those types of loans would need higher collateral, as businesses have a significant failure rate, and their assets are unlikely to cover any large loan.

    These types of loans would, of course, be subject to the same community member opt-in/selection that community projects would be. As in they would have to actively signal that they wanted their provided funds to be available for these use-cases.

    Contract Type Overview
    Bond: a fixed-income loan, issued by corporations and governments to multiple investors. Treasury Bonds mature after 20 to 30 years. However, short-term bonds (those with maturities under 3 years) also exist. [Ref 1]

    Loan: a structured agreement between a lender and a borrower. In exchange for receiving money, the borrower agrees to repay that amount (called the principal), plus interest. Some loans may require collateral (an asset that secures the loan in case the borrower can’t pay). [Ref 1]

    Risks/Mitigations

    1. Risk (“Spending Spree”): Local government sees a large amount of available funds and starts to fund projects of dubious benefit.
      Mitigation: By allowing community members to select only what projects they are willing to fund can help prevent projects of dubious merit.

    2. Risk (“Government Bankruptcy”): If the government goes bankrupt the community members can lose their invested funds. This bankruptcy could be from mismanagement or active corruption, where government officials siphoned funds to individuals and/or businesses which caused cost overruns.
      Mitigation: Transparency of government activity and oversight by community members can reduce this risk.
      Additionally, projects that require the awarded business to takeout a “Lifetime/Completion Bond” (discussed in “Purchasing (Guaranteed for Lifetime)” proposal) can somewhat mitigate this risk, as an insurance company would be the backstop to any failure of the awarded business to complete work.
      Another potential option is higher government backing (Ex. in US bank accounts are backed by FDIC or NCUSIF up to $250k). [Ref 2]

    Sources
    Ref 1: https://www.citi.com/personal-loans/learning-center/basics/bond-vs-loan
    Ref 2: https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/fdic-vs-ncua/

    Edit: Removed duplicate words.

    Edit 2: Added No AI/LLM use notice.

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    [Policy] Expanded Library Economy (piefed.zip)
     

    Note: No AI/LLM was used for this post or content (Not in the ideation, resource-gathering, writing, editing, posting, or anything else).

    Level Emphasis (local, state, national): Local
    Location Emphasis (rural, urban, suburban): Any

    Incentivized Behavior
    Current: Community members have to own or rent tools at high prices from business (often large business).
    Goal: Library expand their offerings to include tools, allowing community members short term access to them without cost.

    Potential Financial Effects
    Costs could be negligible to low cost. Depending on how much of an overlap current librarian staffing can handle a potential influx of new community members and how costly acquiring tools are. See In Practice section for more details on how this could be potentially achieved without increased costs.

    Introduction
    When a community member needs to do maintenance or renovation of their home or belongings they either need to own the required tools or rent them.

    As tools, especially specialty tools, can be quite expensive to buy and for most people only need to be utilized a single or few days out of a year or even decade, it doesn’t make sense for them to buy and store them. Tool rental businesses take advantage of this and charge exorbitant prices (prices can be 1/3 the purchase price per day rented).

    Proposed Solution
    A set up to solve this already exists in libraries. They lend books (possibly other things depending on the library) for short durations to community members. The goal would be to expand library services to include tools (can be expanded beyond tools as well). [Ref 1]

    In Practice
    Community members would be able to reserve tools for desired days (within reason). With a ‘librarian’ checking them out and in. The checking procedure would ensure they were in good condition and functional, any damage or breaking of the equipment would be charged to the community member.

    To reduce implementation costs, librarians could set distinct hours for tool lending and return. Outside of those select hours librarians would be focused on their typical work (books). From my experience working at a location that rented equipment, returning is typically within the first hour of opening (ex. 0800-0900, 8-9am) and renting equipment was in the last 2 hours of the day (ex. 1500-1700, 3-5pm).

    For obtaining the tools to lend, there is the potential that libraries could receive discounted or free equipment from manufacturers. This would be in the vein of how software companies often provide their software free or discounted to students, to get the students into their ‘ecosystem’ so they become lifelong customers.

    Risks/Mitigations

    1. Risk (“Reservation Abuse”): Someone reserves an item to the point that it essentially becomes a personal item. Mitigation: If someone has checked out an item in the last (x) days, they can’t reserve the item. However, they would still be able to check it out, if available.

    Sources
    Ref 1: https://lacountylibrary.org/tools/

    Edit 2: Added No AI/LLM use notice.

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    August in Servo: CSS Grid, text selection, and more! (servo.org)
     

    Servo 0.6.0 contains all of the changes we landed in August, which came out to 417 commits!

    The big news is that we’ve turned on support for CSS Grid by default (@nicoburns, #45621). This has had a huge positive impact on the visual appearance of many websites!

    In the 6 weeks (September 1st to October 18th), Web Platform Tests (WPT) Pass Rates went from:

    • Score: 65.1% -> 67.8% (+2.7%)
    • Sub-Score: 92.4% -> 93.4% (+1.0%)

    My very rough understanding is a web browser becomes "usable" between 70-80%. So not too far off the lower end. Presumably "usable" within the next few months to a year.

    Edit: Subtraction is hard (changed "+1.2%" to "+1.0%").

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