Realized it’s been a while

  • ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.netEnglish
    9·
    1 month ago

    !buyitforlife@slrpnk.net has seen some recent activity, though considering how many monthly visitors it has, I’m a bit surprised it’s not more active (partially my fault, I haven’t posted there in quite some time).

    !mealtimevideos@lemmy.world has been doing quite well thanks to @TehBamski@lemmy.world, @scientific_railroads@lemmy.world, and @FenrirIII@lemmy.world for consistently posting excellent videos! You guys rock! 😄

    • anon6789@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      1 month ago

      I had noticed the posts popping up and it was nice to see.

      One thing I find about the BIFL forums is that it ends up being a lot of the same things over and over again, because, well, they’re the things that lasted, most likely because they are simple things. Perhaps you could have an item of the week, such as what over the ear headphones have lasted you the longest, what sneaker took more of a beating than you ever thought it could, etc. More things that get used everyday but maybe not BIFL god tier like a cast iron pan, but something you would like to get 5-10 years out of. Speed Queens are great, but most people only buy a washer/dryer every decade or so, so there isn’t much conversation to be had in a small user base like we have here. I saw the sidebar says it doesn;t technically have to be “for life”, just above average durable.

    • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      1 month ago

      This is a problem I see all over Lemmy. I’ll find communities and think “Oh cool!” but then notice the last post is from a year ago. Then I’ll notice they have like 24 subscribers. Then I’ll notice they only have one mod who hasn’t posted ANYTHING ANYWHERE in 1 year.

      So I give up on that community, despite being interested in the content. With that said, I’m NOT interested in sim racing. Unless this is somehow a community about the Maxis game The Sims, from 24 years ago, and someone made a way for them to go racing. THAT would be awesome.

      • Carrolade@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 month ago

        We have mechanisms for transferring sub ownership, so once the community is made, any individual can bring it back to life with some effort. It’s really just a population thing though, we’re not quite big enough to support really niche interests yet.

        It’s also a small issue of people thinking that other people will grow their communities for them, in a sort of “if you build it, they will come” mentality. This is false 99% of the time, and only works if you’re arriving at just the right time to spin up a community that there is a huge amount of demand for. Almost all communities are built off of months of regular, dedicated posting by a single individual though, which is usually the creator.

        Anyways though, this’ll resolve in time if the service continues to grow over the years.

        • Blaze (he/him)@feddit.orgOPEnglish
          2·
          1 month ago

          This is false 99% of the time, and only works if you’re arriving at just the right time to spin up a community that there is a huge amount of demand for. Almost all communities are built off of months of regular, dedicated posting by a single individual though, which is usually the creator.

          Very true