We can make this a great interesting place and more people will join
Hey! I’m keeping this as it’s targeted at new users from Reddit. However, in future please find another community to post this on, because it is not related to the lemmy.world instance specifically.
So you were going to remove this extremely important message for Lemmy growth only because you think it is targeted towards Lemmy users? It is targeted toward lemmy.world and Lemmy users thats why I putted it there, the message is more important than just being wrong community. The message is important. It is the second most upvoted post for a reason
Instead of locking every post and giving very bad impresion to new users can you just do a read before post and delete the NEW content that is unrelated? Everyone would apreciate that
I don’t lurk just to lurk, I just have nothing to say most of the time. Still waiting on the niche reddit communities I was a part of to make it here, if they ever do.
Same here! Though, I’m also a chronic upvoter, so I hope that makes up for it.
Upvoting is also important to make the best content appear on top
Upvoting isn’t working for me. I click it, watch it change, then after about 2 seconds the upvote goes away.
I was having the same problem, but if you refresh the page it should stay blue :)
And comment if you even have something remotely decent to say. And add a profile picture.
Be the change you want to see! In one week I’ve made more comments on here than the last two years on Reddit. If the communities you want don’t exist, start them up and post the type of content you’d like to see.
But how does one even start your favorite subredditd again? I want to do Aquariums but have no clue
lemmy.ca/c/aquariums exists and could definitely use some content
First search “aquariums” and see if someone has an aquarium community running - they are roaring into existence hot and fast!
That quote is so good
Ditto, feels like we are just standing around a big semi empty gymnasium waiting to find all the other weirdos who like what we like again.
I only lurked on reddir but here saying something feels more impactful somehow. Post some fleeting thoughts to begin with, it helps to pump up our rookie numbers.
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Was a total lurker in reddit. No accounts, nothing. Just browsing the subreddits.
But I joined lemmy just to help the cause. And put up a good fight.
Yeah. I’m seeing myself using it more and more.
Full-time lurker here, I’m trying, but going from content consumption to content sharing is a weird mindset change.
Try starting small. Reply more. Little things like that. Everything helps. Remember that we are interested in what you have in your life that you would like to tell us about.
Remember that we are interested in what you have in your life
This really hits. Cool to be a part of a small community like this:)
I also was a lurker but making content can be fun
The barrier to entry is way lower in a community this size. You don’t have to have the most witty thing to say or the hottest meme to share. Your comments and posts will probably be seen by more people than in the “viral or bust” of a bigger site. It’s a totally different kind of usage and definitely makes me feel more engaged
Yeah, I’m realizing that and it feels great.
Getting from “I reddit” to “lemmy post that” is hard, but I agree it’s necessary to grow the communities.
I’m not interested in maintaining a community (I don’t have the time to be a moderator), but I have been trying to comment as much as I can. Also, if you think you have something to post about, just make a post.
lil fun fact: Participating in social media can actually boost your mental health, while lurking around out of FOMO, doomscrolling , whatever else can make you less happy.
source:https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/social-media-positive-mental-health/
I’m guilty of said doom scrolling. I’m gonna do a thing though and break the cycle! :)
Interesting, thanks for linking (see, I’m trying to engage and not just lurk)
More importantly, talk about stuff besides Reddit!
I tried using Voat 6(?) years ago when there was a similar (but smaller-scale) protest. The fact that a lot of Voat users were those chased out of hate subs was part of the problem, but the other part of the problem was that half the content was “look how much better we are than reddit”.
Discussion about reddit is fine (it is still a big site), but we need our own content too.
I’m a bit of an introvert, even online. But HEY look at me participating here with my first ever lemmy comment! Small steps, right?
That’s what I’ve been trying to do myself. I’m really not an interactive kind of person on these online communities. I’m almost always a lurker, but I’m really trying to push myself to be more active, because I want an open-source and federated Reddit alternative (and ActivityPub in general) to succeed!
i would post but for now i don’t have anything to post. I was more of a commenter on reddit anyway
I wish I could just share my enthusiasm with everybody, but I get very anxious that what I’d find interesting people will find dull or maybe even troll… that’s something I experienced with actual Reddit, I guess, and now it has carried over pretty much everywhere. I’ll try my best because I want to contribute to a better experience not just for me but everybody!
Also…DON’T MAKE TOO MANY COMMUNITIES!!! I know we all have our favorite niche subreddits that we’ll miss, but we need to reach a critical mass with a core set…and then organically break out communities into more niche communities.
I’d also like to post more but worry that I’m being narcissistic…Not everyone likes my weirdly-tuned ukulele music.
Most users on any given platform are gonna be lurkers
