Lemmygrad is happy to welcome you while hexbear is down.
Please remember, however, that we work a bit differently from hexbear. Downvotes are enabled on our instance, and that's probably the biggest thing you'll notice.
Likewise, our rules differ a bit: we are a bit more serious than hexbear and less shitposty, especially outside the dedicated communities (such as memes, genzedong, shitXsay).
Finally, and this is probably the biggest difference, we don't have the same rules about left unity and its discourse - lemmygrad is not 100% ML but leans that way heavily.
We also don't have a rule about disengaging because we promote good faith and responsibility, but of course if someone is being a dick or harassing you you should report them.
In terms of federation we're federated with about the same instances you are, and in terms of emoji we have very few compared to you.
Otherwise I hope you enjoy your time on lemmygrad while Hexbear gets fixed.
We too have emojis: o7
Hexbear has like an emoji for everything, like what the fuck is even bridgette playing basketball
I love their emojis, but I do get overwhelmed by the sheer number of them that are used sometimes. Culture shock!
I love when they make a whole 4 panel comic using emojis, so silly