The title, really.

On Reddit, I was one of the ubiquitous lurkers. I’d like to maybe participate a little more on Lemmy, now that I’m here. I might even like to start a community, but I’m concerned about what kind of a commitment I might be getting myself into. I really have quite enough BS in my life without inviting more.

I’d be grateful for any advice, experience, or warnings folks might have. Thanks, and have a good one!

Edit: Thanks everyone for your responses! Maybe I will try my hand at a community or two!

  • comfy@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Yes, if you create a community, you are responsible for helping it grow. This includes things like writing a useful sidebar and adding an icon image.

    The good news is, you can (and usually should) ask for help and recruit moderators to help you with this.

  • MouldyC@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Thanks for asking this, and for everyone who has chimed in with advice. It is encouraging me to become more proactive.

  • Brayd@feddit.deEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I guess it’ll depend on the size of the community you create. There maybe will some time in the future where it’ll take you some time to moderate the community. But I guess that if the community gets as large as this and you don’t want to invest that much time you can look for people who’ll help you with the moderation.