At least on the communities i follow. Every so often I come across a thread where i recognize most of the users there even in the big communities with over 30k members and I haven’t even been on lemmy that long.
I comment a lot more often than I post. Tho I don’t know if people recognize me, since I’m more active on the ich_iel side of Lemmy.
Lol I don’t usually look at usernames, and when I do it’s almost always to block someone
For me, the difference to reddit is less the participation/diversity in individual discussions. Rather, that lively debates only happen in some prominent subs. That is the one thing I miss here when comparing lemmy to reddit. On reddit, you can look for some niche hobby or some random computer game and chances are that you’ll find an active community.
Yep, that’s the one thing i miss about Reddit that isn’t here on lemmy. Oh r/sudoku how much i miss thee
Maybe [email protected] ?
I didn’t know this community existed until now. I’ll check it out
I’m everywhere!
Be the change you want to see.
Got it. Creating bot accounts now
I post more on Lemmy since I think people will actually read what I wrote. I used to post a lot on Reddit too, but that was MANY years ago.
However one of the big reasons I post is to hopefully get the conversation started. I figure with zero comments someone is less likely to post. With one stupid comment, someone might respond.
edit: Sorry, I didn’t realize how long the gif went. I love the movie, but the gif kind of undermines your point in situ, I think. I feel nothing but positive things about the content of your comment.
Thank you for your contributions to the communities!
Thank you for the service!
Did you the guy from that maymay was like the coolest guy in the world? He was very important in educating about sustainable farming practices. His death was a real tragedy.
In the community I post in and read the most, I certainly recognize almost every poster. But in all communities, I recognize the most prolific of posters, but few others.
Lemmy is still far from being another reddit. So it is definitely normal to see the same active users. For example, I see blaze alot.
I see you a lot too!
I think everybody sees blaze a lot lol
I don’t post nearly as much as I would like, because I post some stream related stuff in my own community on lemmy and don’t know want to come off as someone who is trying to advertise all the time. I have been reported for that posting to my own community, which… ya know. I get it, nobody cares about yet another streamer dude, but it is a bit intimidating almost.
If it’s any consolation, i checked out your stuff, and while i don’t really play TTRPG’s i know a couple of people who do, so I’ll be sure to recommend your stuff to them.
Am I the only one who absolutely despises people asking “Am I the only one who…” about anything? God it’s always something mundane that any idiot could dream up too. There are 8 billion people currently on the planet and who knows how many before us. No, whatever it is, no matter what, you are not the only one who anything. Ever.
I’m not sure it’s literal, more of a “I feel this way, and I don’t want to assume others do, yet I have to ask has anyone else…?”
There are many ways to say it. Starting with “am I the only one…” feels like a pretentious passive selfishness. Like people who never learn proper English to put the other person first when listing them and yourself. Not “me and my friend” but rather “my friend and I.”
womp womp
I’d say there is a handful of most active users, and plenty of those who chime in to say something once in a while.
Adding in my chime.
I dont notice it a whole lot mainly cos i dont really care who im talking to tbh. I do wonder if my username stands out tho?
It does, if only because of the font.
Be the change you want to see. Post and comment. Start a sub.
That’s more difficult than it would seem. Especially since the niche stuff i would be interested in fostering is… well… niche. And lemmy isn’t that large. YET!
What interest is it?
Have a look at [email protected] for list of existing active communities
[email protected] for people who make communities grow
Mostly just anime specific communities and other hobbies. Thanks for the info though. Maybe I’ll get around to making a community
[email protected] us usually fit for discussions about specific animes
Feel free, yesterday I discovered we had [email protected] , so sometimes it’s just there, but unknown
Might i say that you’re always doing a good job of promoting these communities as well. Kudos to you!
Happy to help !
One dedicated person is sometimes all it takes to Kickstart a community. Every lemmy comm or their subreddit ancestors started the same way
One person can suffer from “shouting into the void”. Finding at least one other regularly poster helps a lot
I’ve started a few communities. I have to admit that attempting to be the one dedicated poster has burned me out of a hobby and made me not want to post anything anymore. It certainly isn’t for everyone.
The way I do it, is not to stress about keeping up a posting schedule. I just keep posting interesting stuff I find in the community and eventually more people gather. It’s how I started /r/piracy
no way
What helps me is having the perspective that people change from moment to moment, and we don’t see enough moments in a row to pick out a pattern generally. Even if I see the same names, it helps to treat them with new eyes everytime. Also makes it easier to catch someone on a bad day but then have a nice conversation the next.
