Tl;Dr: be nice, engage in content, and don’t troll, and most people won’t be bothered.

It likely won’t annoy anyone unless your content itself is actively bothering people. A certain fungally named user posts and comments constantly and I typically enjoy their content, while another brachycephalic canid religious savior does the same but constantly stirred shit so went on my block list. Content good, melodrama bad. People will like you if you are reasonably kind, respectful, and genuine.

Usage time really is a personal choice. I track my usage and keep it to 1.5 hours (2.5 on occasion, like if I’m sick) or less daily. Otherwise, it starts to adversely affect my mental health and personal relations.

Just keep in mind that there are already plenty of political posters.

This can be applied generally to any activity, but when interacting with Lemmy starts making you feel anxious or upset, then it’s too much. It’s OK to spend a lot of time online, just make sure to take care of your mental health!

I’ve only seen you post once, and I’m already annoyed. /s

Post as much as you want.

That is the whole point of the place.

browsing local-all by new is one thing

browsing true all by new is beyond the pale

Always follow the middle path and then…BOOM!..you’re a Buddhist as well.

People sometimes get annoyed if its an overwheming amount posted at once, in one place but generally you’re fine. If you want a rough guideline, I’d say to keep it to three posts per community per day, unless its busy enough that you can blend in to the crowd.

That said, unless its against the rules, you can also just ignore the people whining. Even downvotes don’t matter as much here as on Reddit.

I think the more posts the better as it helps to keep building momentum and fresh content.

I think it depends a lot on the community and what you’re posting.

But in general, if you’re posting good quality, relevant content and not just spamming with every article you come across, engaging with people in the comments, not x-posting things to a bunch of different communities, and of course not being a dick, I don’t think there’s an issue.

You can use lemmy everyday and post everyday if you want to

The biggest key is the quality of posting. If you’re posting a fuck ton, but it’s amazing content that fits the community and does well then yeah it’s great. If you’re just reposting memes from other communities or straight up trolling then that shit gets annoying real fast.

There is no “too active”. Participate genuinely in discourse, and don’t be a spambot or clickbait poster. I think that’s really all anyone wants, regardless of if it’s Lemmy or another service.

As someone that’s been here a while, Lemmy a few years ago used to be a once-a-week thing because there wasn’t that much content. Now I have no problems using it multiple times a day and always see new stuff.

So, engage at the level you’d like to, and know that your engagement is driving others to consume and participate also.

I’ve blocked a couple bots that post seemingly every article from specific sites. It’s too bad because some of those articles were worth reading, but it was too much in my home feed, so they’re gone.

I’m here practically all day, every day. This is my home. Please pick up after yourself and respect my house.