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JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 1 week agoThis is my analysis too. And why, instead of just upvoting posts that interest me, I try to think of something to say about them too. The dreaded “0 comments” is never a good look no matter how we much we tell ourselves that it doesn’t matter.
For this reason I tend to believe that many communities just have too much primary content. Too many posts and not enough comments.
Thought experiment. 2 communities:
- /c/one has 15 posts per day, 5 of them with 3 comments, the other 10 with none
- /c/two has 3 posts per day with 5 comments each
Which is the healthier community?
Deceptichum@quokk.au 1 week ago
My experience is that it’s more like this:
Not every post is a hit, so if you cast wide you’re likely to get a greater return on comments as something is bound to attract attention. The way the sorting works is that the 5 posts with 3 comments will show at the top and the 0 posts will drop off view, showing an active community.
JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I’m trying to think of something to say in riposte in order to boost the comment count.
Deceptichum@quokk.au 1 week ago
Riposte? What a fun word, I should incorporate that.
This thread is doing well for engagement, go sort by new and comment on something ;)
Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 1 week ago
Maybe we need a sort/filter for posts with 0 comments… Might be worth submitting a feature request on Lemmy and PieFed?