▲ 1596 ▼ Lemmy Active Users looking good (discuss.tchncs.de) submitted 2 years ago by squirrel@discuss.tchncs.de to c/fediverse@lemmy.world 258 comments fedilink hide all child comments Source: https://fedidb.org/software/lemmy
[–] Greyart14k@ani.social 18 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hopefully all the communities I follow on Reddit move here so I don't have to use that site. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pmk@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 2 years ago (2 children) There might be a significant number of users here waiting for everyone else to switch over to lemmy. If you start a niche community, it's a little easier for someone else to be like "It's kind of empty, but it exists on lemmy too." What you need is a critical mass of people. It usually takes time and effort to reach that, and someone must be first. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] laverabe@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago !cranetrainexcavators@lemmy.world baby. Does reddit have that? No. Didn't think so! ;) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Delphia@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) I think the problem is that theres a lot of niche communities created for an exodus from Reddit that didnt really happen. If you search for a certain community and find that yeah it exists but nobody has posted there in 6 months... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] pmk@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) It didn't happen in one big exodus, no. But maybe in the future someone will find those old posts and decide to make a new post instead of just concluding there's nothing and not doing anything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Delphia@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago I do wonder if its a help or a hinderance though. If someone wanted to start a community they might actually do something to generate interest, nobody wants to put the effort in to build up a community that the mod can just ban them from or they look and go "Its not that theres nothing, theres just no interest." permalink fedilink source parent [–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago If you search for a certain community and find that yeah it exists but nobody has posted there in 6 months... I've come across this multiple times, and have had (or seen) some success with the following: Start posting to the dormant community. There are usually still some people subscribed, so you'll get a few upvotes. Reach out to the moderators. If they don't respond, reach out to the instance administrators to request the community. After a few weeks of posting regularly, promote the community in !newcommunities@lemmy.world, and any related communities with more subscribers. I think the "if you build it they will come" adage applies quite well here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pmk@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 2 years ago (2 children) There might be a significant number of users here waiting for everyone else to switch over to lemmy. If you start a niche community, it's a little easier for someone else to be like "It's kind of empty, but it exists on lemmy too." What you need is a critical mass of people. It usually takes time and effort to reach that, and someone must be first. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] laverabe@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago !cranetrainexcavators@lemmy.world baby. Does reddit have that? No. Didn't think so! ;) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Delphia@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) I think the problem is that theres a lot of niche communities created for an exodus from Reddit that didnt really happen. If you search for a certain community and find that yeah it exists but nobody has posted there in 6 months... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] pmk@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) It didn't happen in one big exodus, no. But maybe in the future someone will find those old posts and decide to make a new post instead of just concluding there's nothing and not doing anything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Delphia@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago I do wonder if its a help or a hinderance though. If someone wanted to start a community they might actually do something to generate interest, nobody wants to put the effort in to build up a community that the mod can just ban them from or they look and go "Its not that theres nothing, theres just no interest." permalink fedilink source parent [–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago If you search for a certain community and find that yeah it exists but nobody has posted there in 6 months... I've come across this multiple times, and have had (or seen) some success with the following: Start posting to the dormant community. There are usually still some people subscribed, so you'll get a few upvotes. Reach out to the moderators. If they don't respond, reach out to the instance administrators to request the community. After a few weeks of posting regularly, promote the community in !newcommunities@lemmy.world, and any related communities with more subscribers. I think the "if you build it they will come" adage applies quite well here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] laverabe@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago !cranetrainexcavators@lemmy.world baby. Does reddit have that? No. Didn't think so! ;) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) I think the problem is that theres a lot of niche communities created for an exodus from Reddit that didnt really happen. If you search for a certain community and find that yeah it exists but nobody has posted there in 6 months... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] pmk@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) It didn't happen in one big exodus, no. But maybe in the future someone will find those old posts and decide to make a new post instead of just concluding there's nothing and not doing anything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Delphia@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago I do wonder if its a help or a hinderance though. If someone wanted to start a community they might actually do something to generate interest, nobody wants to put the effort in to build up a community that the mod can just ban them from or they look and go "Its not that theres nothing, theres just no interest." permalink fedilink source parent [–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago If you search for a certain community and find that yeah it exists but nobody has posted there in 6 months... I've come across this multiple times, and have had (or seen) some success with the following: Start posting to the dormant community. There are usually still some people subscribed, so you'll get a few upvotes. Reach out to the moderators. If they don't respond, reach out to the instance administrators to request the community. After a few weeks of posting regularly, promote the community in !newcommunities@lemmy.world, and any related communities with more subscribers. I think the "if you build it they will come" adage applies quite well here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pmk@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) It didn't happen in one big exodus, no. But maybe in the future someone will find those old posts and decide to make a new post instead of just concluding there's nothing and not doing anything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Delphia@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago I do wonder if its a help or a hinderance though. If someone wanted to start a community they might actually do something to generate interest, nobody wants to put the effort in to build up a community that the mod can just ban them from or they look and go "Its not that theres nothing, theres just no interest." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago I do wonder if its a help or a hinderance though. If someone wanted to start a community they might actually do something to generate interest, nobody wants to put the effort in to build up a community that the mod can just ban them from or they look and go "Its not that theres nothing, theres just no interest." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago If you search for a certain community and find that yeah it exists but nobody has posted there in 6 months... I've come across this multiple times, and have had (or seen) some success with the following: Start posting to the dormant community. There are usually still some people subscribed, so you'll get a few upvotes. Reach out to the moderators. If they don't respond, reach out to the instance administrators to request the community. After a few weeks of posting regularly, promote the community in !newcommunities@lemmy.world, and any related communities with more subscribers. I think the "if you build it they will come" adage applies quite well here. permalink fedilink source parent
