Well said, but I will say reddit felt more like being out in public. So you kept your distance and didn’t really interact, but here feels more like being at someone’s house that you know. At the moment. The federation aspect is a different wrinkle but ultimately will lead to a better experience overall. No ads is a huge bonus!
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crunchycircuit@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Honestly, I think that best thing to do is just pick one or two communities that you really care about and invest a bit of your time. Make a post or two, have some back-and-forth with a friendly person in the comments. You don’t have to be a moderator to help build a community. Even just taking 30 seconds to make one post would be good enough, and might encourage someone else to make a post.
I was always more of a lurker on Reddit, but I don’t think that’s really gonna be enough if we want this place to at least get to critical mass.
ghostface@lemmy.world 10 months ago
crunchycircuit@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I agree - my level of engagement on Reddit dwindled with every unpopular decision Reddit forced on its users, and towards the end I had stopped engaging entirely, because it just felt like I would be interacting mainly with bots and hostile users. You’d constantly see bots steal others’ comments, people calling them out to no avail, and knowing that Reddit didn’t give a shit cuz it was engagement numbers to them either way really discouraged any chance of healthy discourse. Rage-baiting might be a good short-term solution for boosting engagement, but allowing or maintaining that level of hostility across the site just tires people out and drives them away.
RespectMyAuthoriteh@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I still have the community I moderate (!fitandnatural@lemmy.world) set to mod posts only, because I’m the only mod and don’t want to risk someone posting something bad while I’m not on Lemmy. We really need an approved user feature like Reddit so that vetted community members can also make posts in communities where “anyone can post” isn’t a good option.
Die4Ever@programming.dev 10 months ago
Couldn’t you toggle the mod posts only option on and off based on your availability? Maybe make a pinned post explaining it and write in the times it will be available inside that post?
Blamemeta@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Yeah. Ive picked /conservative. Ive been posting a mixture of fluff and actual posts. Early days, but it seems to be picking up speed. Just post, it works!
applejacks@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I’ve seen that it’s already gotten invaded, and most posts are mass downvoted.
crunchycircuit@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Best of luck growing the community! I wish you all the success. :)
new_acct_who_dis@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I’d check his post history before engaging. He’s trying to rebuild a spammy, dishonest right wing space in Lemmy.
He’s free to do so, but it’s just going to bring in trolls, bots, bad faith arguments, and extreme posting to sell shit.
I get that it’s inevitable, but let’s be careful what we’re encouraging.
d4rknusw1ld@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Russian bot farms need some more ukranian drones.
Blamemeta@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Thanks! I hope you successfully build whatever community you’re building too!
crunchycircuit@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Thanks! :)
new_acct_who_dis@lemmy.world 10 months ago
What’s the value of posting “fluff”? If you’re just trying to get engagement for engagement sake, why?
Blamemeta@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Trying to get engagenent, letting other conservatives know we exist, that sort of thing.
new_acct_who_dis@lemmy.world 10 months ago
You admit that you’re posting what are essentially lies in order to attract conservatives? Y’all really are just saying the quiet part out loud.
iquanyin@lemmy.world 10 months ago
i joined and am using memmy, both this week. cant see how to post, only can see how to comment.
nieceandtows@programming.dev 10 months ago
If you go to the community page, you’ll see a post button along with subscribe and about.
iquanyin@lemmy.world 10 months ago
how do i get to the community page? and is that its name? do i look for “community page” or is it called something else? (i chose a random place to ask, its fine if you’re busy or don’t like to answer such basic stuff, i will eventually figure it all out.)
nieceandtows@programming.dev 10 months ago
If you tap on the list button at the top left corner, you’ll see list of your subscribed communities. You can tap on any of them to go to that community page. You can also tap on the community name on a post in the main feed and go to that community. Lastly, you can also go to the search page and search for a community and go to its page. Let me know if you’re facing any difficulties.
leapingleopard@lemmy.world 10 months ago
And updoot! Quick n easy
applejacks@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Also, please don’t bring cringy Reddit lingo here.
ActionHank@sopuli.xyz 10 months ago
If it reaches that mass, it’s going to bring all of it, minus corporate control. But we could still end up with a corporate host hoovering up all the user base anyways, github style. Embrace, Extend, Monetize.
adolf_hitler@reddthat.com 10 months ago
aussieskibum@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Says hitler