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?
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We’re actually in contact with the r/Medicine moderation team over in !medicine@mander.xyz. We never ended up formally announcing a partnership / official status because everyone got busy, but it’s something I want to go back to at some point. There are a lot of amazing medicine/healthcare communities on Reddit that could benefit from an alternative here
See also this post for other medical spaces: https://lemmy.ca/post/6611650
I also think that Mastodon healthcare people could be interested in a community here, if there is a good way to reach them and let them know it exists
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That’s the goal for the community eventually!
I don’t think there are enough medical professionals making that content yet, so in the meantime I’ve been trying to share news/updates relevant to medical professionals. I’m happy to make any changes to the community to help meet those needs.
It seems to be a chicken-egg situation like other niche communities. While it’s mostly laypeople right now, it might just need a few medical professionals to start making text posts there, and then others can find the community over time.
I can also do more promo for it
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I just hope more come here. I miss the actual content. We do have similar communities, but there are less posts / comments.
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.
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
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.
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
I won’t leave until I am the only one left
Honestly, in a scenario where most of the most prolific poster leave, I don’t give Lemmy a month before the thing becomes completely empty.
Laaate reply, but: 1) it seems to me there’s a big bloc of users who truly despise Reddit, and would go anywhere else but back, 2) there seems to be a pretty big bloc of users who are comfortable with the size and nature of Lemmy, and don’t want to go anywhere else AFAIK.
