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Grumpus_Maximus@thelemmy.club 14 hours ago what im sure you mean - thank you Grumpy, thank you so much for posting shit
Grumpus_Maximus@thelemmy.club 14 hours ago Comment on This sub needs more Meteorology history memes.
Grumpus_Maximus@thelemmy.club 14 hours ago what im sure you mean - thank you Grumpy, thank you so much for posting shit
CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 11 hours ago
If I meant to say that, I’d say that. I am not here for a reddit clone. I am here for community exchange. I don’t see the point in reposting everything from there mindlessly. Let’s rather build our own community.
There is nothing to say about seeing a meme somewhere and sharing it here. But I think it should be done with intent and the ability to explain the context.
Just taking everything and dump it here, I consider that spam, tbh.
I think that’s a perfectly valid opinion, and you’re entitled to it.
I just have a different view. A lot of people try Lemmy, find very little content in the communities they’re interested in, and end up going back to Reddit. To me, that’s a much bigger problem than reposting content.
I’d rather see relevant content shared here - even if it originally came from Reddit - than see people leave the Fediverse altogether. As Lemmy grows, communities can produce more original content naturally. But getting to that critical mass is difficult if new users arrive and find empty feeds.
There’s also a difference between indiscriminately dumping everything and selectively sharing content that’s likely to interest the community. I don’t think those are the same thing.
CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 10 hours ago
I don’t think you got my point. I do not care, where a post originates. Memes are made to be shared.
This is what I accuse you of. I don’t think you are making a careful choice of what fits here, what you understand and could explain in context. I do think you more or less indiscriminately dump anything off here.
You also only rarely engage in discussions in the comments, what I would argue is more important to build a community than having all the content in the world.
And in the end, even if you carefully select every meme you share fully intentional, I do think you still post too much. When almost every post in a community is posted by the same user, that is not a good sign.
so post more. I agree with you on that lemmy needs more users. thats why im here personally - I dont want to be using reddit, but its evident that reddit users are not jumping over to lemmy - in part due to lack of content.
I reject the idea that every meme needs a personal explanation, a lesson, or a long comment thread attached to it. Memes are also casual content. People should be allowed to see something funny, vote, comment if they want, and move on.
The practical issue is activity. In the latest 24-hour window, this community had 14 posts; I supplied 12 of them.
r/HistoryMemeshad roughly 40 posts in the same window. Without people consistently sharing material here, this community becomes an almost-empty alternative while people stay on Reddit because that is where the feed is active.Calling all frequent sharing “indiscriminate dumping” does not build a community. It reduces the content that gives people a reason to check in. If there is a concrete problem with a post, say what it is. If there is a proposed community-wide posting standard, state it clearly and apply it to everyone. But demanding less content, less sharing, and an explanation for every meme is not a serious growth strategy.
This reads less like a plan to improve the community and more like an attempt to make Lemmy’s feed quieter. I do not think that is a good outcome.