The only successful example I found the other day was https://old.reddit.com/r/FloatingIsFun/, now !FloatingIsFun@fedia.io

If a few other communities could move over there, that would help make the platform more active.

There is a banned subreddit that recently moved here (I won’t mention it to avoid them getting raided, but if you browse All you probably know which one I’m talking about), that was very interesting, and some proof that the current tools (the websites, the mobile apps, the interfaces) could work for people outside of the usual “tech / Linux / FOSS” bubble.

What do you think?

  • poVoq@slrpnk.netEnglish
    10·
    6 days ago

    We had a few such attempts in the past, but experience shows that Reddit mods have limited influence on that. Even if they are really trying to move over people it ends up being only a small minority and after a few weeks/months they all go back.

    What we need is more homegrown communities that grow naturally by attracting people.

    • Blaze@reddthat.comOPEnglish
      3·
      6 days ago

      What we need is more homegrown communities that grow naturally by attracting people.

      That’s probably the biggest issue.

      How are people supposed to hear about Lemmy at the moment?

      • a few subs like /r/RedditAlternatives
      • a comment that might mention it, but quickly removed or deleted

      Reddit got really popular when it started to become the “one place to find answers about anything”. And it still is to an extend. While Reddit is still there, it will be hard for Lemmy to really emerge.

      We’ve been stagnating at 48k-50k for the last few months, there is a risk of more and more people leaving over time, leading to the end of the platform

  • SnowMeowXP@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    6 days ago

    I just hope more come here. I miss the actual content. We do have similar communities, but there are less posts / comments.

    • Blaze@reddthat.comOPEnglish
      2·
      6 days ago

      I guess we all hope, but we can probably also take some actions.

      With the natural user inertia, I don’t see people leaving Reddit in mass except if some communities start to actively doing it.

      • SnowMeowXP@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        6 days ago

        I miss xbox and playstation (all their permutations). Also malelivingspace. The other subbreddits are starting to get vague in my mind. I have been here for a year, so I don’t remember the others.

  • Kerb@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    1·
    6 days ago

    the only reason i visit reddit for nowdays are the fgc subs (stuff like r/StreetFighter & r/Fighters)

    i also think gaming comunitys in general are a good fit, because they bridge the gap between IT nerds and a more casual userbase

    • Blaze@reddthat.comOPEnglish
      2·
      6 days ago

      I usually use links that way because that’s how they come up using the dropdown suggestions from the Lemmy web UI.

      Probably something to open a ticket for on the GitHub