• fmstrat
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      642 years ago

      Not just number but quality. It was all memes at the start, now actual conversation is happening in more than just a few posts.

      • @BlueDepth9279@lemmy.world
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        342 years ago

        Good point! I’m hoping for some of the more niche communities to start becoming more active. Things are trending in the right direction though.

        • @grte@lemmy.ca
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          They will. My experience community building thus far is that if you can build up one anchor community to the point where people are organically sharing content and commenting, other adjacent communities will start to generate the same sorts of things with smaller subscriber bases because that anchor community is keeping people’s eyes here. Just a question of time.

          • eu
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            Speaking of sharing content, is there a way to crosspost around here yet?

            • @grte@lemmy.ca
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              Yes, when you make a post look at the line where the ‘save post’ button is at the bottom of the entry. There will be two overlapping squares. That’s the crosspost button.

                • @grte@lemmy.ca
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                  I’ve only used jerboa but I can’t seem to find a crosspost button. Every app is alpha at best though so I’m sure it will come.

        • The Picard Maneuver
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          I’m usually a lurker, but I decided to just go ahead and make one that I was missing. Something about personally wanting Lemmy to grow is motivating to me.

          I made an XCOM community on Lemmy.world, and even though I’m the only one posting so far, it’s fun to watch the subscriber count grow. Already at 50!

          • morgan423
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            52 years ago

            Please definitely don’t be discouraged in the slightest, TPM.

            Single-game forums were almost always the smallest gaming subreddits on Reddit, often times being several orders of magnitude smaller than the “gaming in general” communities.

            But that special feeling of having other people passionate about that specific game you love can’t be beat. Hang in there, and you’ll definitely grow and get that engagement in time.

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                12 years ago

                May I suggest doing an informal poll of some sort to boost engagement? I’m not that familiar with XCOM, but it’s a pretty big series with a lot of games, right? Maybe just a simple “which is your favorite XCOM game?” thread.

        • @NAS89@lemmy.world
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          32 years ago

          I’m dying with the lack of baseball communication. The biggest Baseball and Atlanta Braves communities are pretty much dead and I really miss talking ball.

      • @Thwompthwomp@lemmy.world
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        92 years ago

        You need both though. Memes and shitposts to scroll though and chuckle, and then quality stuff to engage on. Lemmys got that, and the momentum will keep it growing.

        I tried lemmy like a year or so ago, and it felt so stale. The technology is there, but the content just wasn’t. That’s clearly changed now. 😊

        • @whereisk@lemmy.world
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          42 years ago

          Would be nice if there was a way for posts to be flagged such that memes and shitposts and more serious discussions could be separated, so you could filter depending on mood.

          • Wrench Wizard
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            32 years ago

            Yep, also an easier way to explore/sign up and filter instances and their different pages. I’m new and have no idea what I’m doing regarding that. So far I’m just signing up to instances and hoping new interesting stuff appears on my page… I’m on Lemmy.world as I assume we all are, how do I view the different pages on this instance or is it all just in a singular feed?

            • Coelacanth
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              Discoverability is something that could definitely use more work. Right now I recommend the site lemmyverse.net/communities, which is searchable and shows subscriber and active user counts. It should help you find where the most populated communities for your interests are located, if they already exist over here.

              Your front page has three feeds. All is just what you’d expect. Local filters to only show posts from your home instance (lemmy.world in your case). I find it’s mostly useful if you’re registered to a smaller instance and want to keep up with local concerns.

              Home shows updates for all communities you are subscribed to.

            • @MutilationWave@lemmy.world
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              Hit the communities button near the top of the page to subscribe and view. You don’t need to sign up to more instances unless you really want to, we can post on any federated instance. It’s weird at first but you’ll get it.

        • fmstrat
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          22 years ago

          Totally agree, I don’t mean to demean the memes.

      • @thejoker8814@lemmy.world
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        32 years ago

        Totally agree! I just have been a registered reader on Reddit. Now, it’s the first time I’m participating - might be considerably because lemmy is trending. Nevertheless, I found communities and post I’m interested in within minutes - 👌🏼 whereas Reddit was mostly clutter.

      • DingDongBell
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        22 years ago

        i posted like 10 per year on reddit and did around 30+ within a week on lemmy

      • Tywele [she|her]
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        12 years ago

        I actually blocked all the meme and shitpost communities because they were flooding my all feed and they aren’t that interesting to me.

      • @GiddyGap@lemmy.world
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        12 years ago

        I’d also expect another big jump when clients like Sync and Boost get their apps for Lemmy online. That will attract an enormous amount of users from reddit.

        • fmstrat
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          12 years ago

          If you liked Sync, you should try Thunder.

    • @Saneless@lemmy.world
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      52 years ago

      It just definitely needed to hit a critical mass. Enough that people had enough to read, stick around, and post themselves. Which in turn created a place that new people felt had enough content.

    • @Bushwhack@lemmy.world
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      I thought I was gonna be able to quit Reddit full time. Didn’t look for a few days, then did. Still check since some niche communities aren’t over here (or active) yet so I have to go there. But I only still check every few days (I was a several time a day redditor so usage is down) and I’ll check Lemmy at least once or twice a day now.

      • @trambe@lemmy.world
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        32 years ago

        Yeah same, most communities i frequent on Reddit haven’t transitioned yet or is still tiny so I kinda juggle between the two apps.

        Lemmy is nice for tech and nerdy subreddits but that’s pretty much it rnow

      • @Today@lemmy.world
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        12 years ago

        Same. Last night i went in and deleted all of my subscriptions except for the 3 i really want to keep checking in on.

  • @SharkyPants@lemmy.world
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    252 years ago

    We all need to post this on reddit. Spread the word that this platform is booming and more people will come over!

    • Dandroid
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      172 years ago

      Just don’t post links. I tested it myself and they will shadow remove your comment.

      • @Mantis_Toboggan@lemmy.world
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        72 years ago

        I posted one yesterday on a major Subreddit. It did get a bit of hate. Couple of people signed up. Some of that hate seems to be bots, complaining that there’s no mobile app, and that it looks like old Reddit.

        I’ll keep monitoring, to see if it gets shadow removed. I bet a lot of the major subreddits are running on skeleton crews, so they can’t get everything.

        • Dandroid
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          12 years ago

          It’s possible they changed their policy. I posted links when the blackout was happening.

  • Wrench Wizard
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    242 years ago

    It’s insane how well this timeline syncs with reddit’s API bs!

    From the very first day spez announced the API changes and steadily increasing until most of the 3pa shut down then BAM. Good for Lemmy and hopefully bad for reddit!

  • revs
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    152 years ago

    I feel like when I browse All I still just see the same 20 posts

  • @Djangofett@lemmy.ca
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    142 years ago

    Hype is real. Feels like this is the place to be. Reddit 2011 vibes with the high quality discussions. It’ll only get better. To the fediverse and beyond!

    • @EdibleFriend@lemmy.world
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      42 years ago

      Reddit user of 12 years here. God I hope this place takes off like Voat was supposed to. Reddit has just changed so damn much. I was honestly sick of the place since before the crazy app meltdown.

      • Celediel
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        42 years ago

        I’ve got high hopes for Lemmy, and the Fediverse in general. Voat’s issue was it was a haven for fascists and fascist sympathizers, and a centralized site made that the general vibe. The federated model makes it so they can do what they want in their own little corner of shit, and the rest of us can ignore them like they deserve.

      • @criscodisco@lemmy.world
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        22 years ago

        The only issue I have right now is that reddit is a good source of technical answers. Kind of like SE without the dismissive, condescending douchebag attitude that seems to be automatic there. Every single time it sounds like they are replying to someone that is actively bothering them. Like dude, you came on the website, checked the forums, and decided to answer. I didn’t send you a text or some shit.

        • @EdibleFriend@lemmy.world
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          12 years ago

          As one of those long time users… yeah. That’s going to be an issue. So much of my Googling is blah blah blah Reddit

      • @charles@lemmy.ca
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        I think there’s a decent chance it will. At the bare minimum, it already feels much better to me than voat ever did.

    • @hogart@lemmy.world
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      32 years ago

      I wonder what the first topic of Mondays meeting at Reddit HQ will be? And if the overall feeling is gonna be positive or negative? Oh I wonder.

    • @alien@lemm.ee
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      22 years ago

      Sameee… I pre-registered to download it soon as it comes out. Once its here it’ll really feel like I never left reddit 😅

  • I Like Eggs
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    62 years ago

    I love it here.

    (I wonder if they’re getting worried yet.)

  • dub
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    I definitely held out thinking they would change their mind about the API but day finally came and I made a Lemmy account and didn’t look back

    • @cptgonzo@lemmy.world
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      I just switched over for good the other day when Boost stopped working and I honestly can’t say I miss it too much. Still working on getting my feed how I’d like it but the more people join the easier it’ll be.

    • chrizbie
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      12 years ago

      Hey I like you’re name that’s a great idea

    • Joe B
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      I closed my subs on the 12th - Re-opened on the 14th. polled redditors if i should stay shut or open, They said close until reddit backs off. shut it down again. then deleted my account after the first verge article came out about u/spez saying this blackout will pass and everything will be back to normal and some other stuff. i knew then he wouldn’t change!

  • Flying Squid
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    42 years ago

    I’m not saying it’s because of beans, but it’s probably because of beans.