A good amount of the content posted to reddit was a small number of power users, and the reason you see certain communities show up more than others on lemmy is because of those power users.
Don’t be afraid to be that for your communities, even if you are the only one posting for awhile. The biggest discouragement to activity in a community is seeing the latest post is weeks to months old, and you wondering if there is anyone actually here.
The biggest problem for me is trying to make original content but I guess reddit also started with reposts from other social networks…
Seriously man. I’m trying to power user like 4 porn communities right now and recycling content is where to start. I just need someone to take up the banner for that non porn stuff like gaming and gaming circle jerk and it’ll feel like home! You can even reuse memes about Todd Howard for those! I’ll keep trying to keep people coming 😉 with the porn! You get em to stay in the refractory period!
I’m just reposting local news stories to my local community. It ain’t much, but it’s something.
That is everything. Local, regional, national, world. That’s how we share news.
you could try to make something like the one lemming on anarchychess and make a pic where the top comment changes things the next day
And my biggest problem here is that my community is a place to post trade requests for items in a game and well, I don’t need anything and I’ve already posted that I’ll answer requests for free
I also did a post mentioning the lurkers but also pointing out that they could just be people wanting to help fulfil requests too and 1 person commented saying they were and idk about the other (currently) 13 people :)
I never feel like I have something worth posting. I’m pretty boring and unoriginal.
Yeah, see, I couldn’t even come up with that
Being as good and cool as a poster takes practice.
Stop being afraid of failure!
You just lack self confidence
Lemmy has to reach a critical mass of users before the more niche communities start to grow. Most of it is all tech communities which is expected. Lucky for me thats my interests.
Yeah, I like tech too but also enjoy cleaning ancient coins. It’ll be nice if someone else found my community and it would pick up. I’m trying to post ever so often so anyone that stumbles on it will know I’m still around
Wait… If pawn stars taught me anything… Don’t you not want to clean ancient coins?
If you are buying a coin that’s already on the market as a fully attributed coin then yeah you don’t want to clean it. I buy coins that are “fresh” out of the ground so they’re literally caked with mud. They look like this so they require cleaning. Properly cleaning 2000 yr old coins is a months long process involving microscope and very deliberate & precise application of effort. For some reason I find it very relaxing, almost like a form of meditation. It’s a hobby that I’d love to share the results and talk about with others.
Shameless plug: You can see some of my Before/After pictures over at !ancientcoincleaning@lemmy.world :-)
Maybe OP is talking about those time lapse videos of power washing a driveway or restoring something rusty.
My biggest concern is that Memes are the most prevalent content in Lemmy. Its like I’m back on 9gag in the mid-2000s.
just block the memes community
There’s plenty of other content to contribute too. It just takes a little bit more effort to find it now that we’re all starting fresh.
How do you block communities? I’m getting sick of seeing memes and political content
start subscribing to things you actually want to see, then only look at those, not /all
If you are on web, there’s a literal “Block community” button, if not, you have to say which app you are on.
I am on Voyager. It is in settings.
I’m not concerned 🙃
I mean, i wouldn’t be mad it that was the case…
Well let me put it another way. Lets say your favourite meal is Steak. I don’t know what it really is, it should automatically be Pizza, but for the purposes of this metaphor, its Steak.
Imagine the only meal you will have for the rest of your life is steak. It will not be possible the enjoy that. We need variety, even if we crave for specifics. And what Lemmy currently lacks is variety. Not variety in memes its currently aceing that. But… sometimes I want Pizza not a can if beans.
*written while hungry.
Be the post you wish to see in the world.
-Mahatma Lemmy
It’s actually getting better this week, artporn fake history and true crime are finally coming to life
Don’t forget, the best way to get accurate information and stimulate discourse is to post horribly wrong information.
Wait… is this comment accurate information or horribly wrong information? 🤔
Doesn’t matter. Now we’re engaging, which means it’s working.
Pedantic autist here. You’re entirely too correct.
Same thoughts. I’ve mostly lurked from my 10 yo reddit account, but now since we’re the pioneers, gotta till the soil and work hard 'n all that.
Good work posting this.
Except I see a million memes compared to anything else
First time commenting. Hello fwiend
This is my first comment just to say that complaining about lurkers reminds me of when I first joined reddit 12ish years ago. Coming full circle!
I see communities with 50 subscribers thinking “there is no way this is sustainable” for years.
The effective community size is bigger. We just need to start figuring out how to harness the overall Lemmy community. The ecosystem will start to take shape as we use it.
You and I are from different communities but I am commenting on your content through the magic of the “front page” via Voyager.
Well… With this meaningful comment, I’m doing my part.
same
