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I'm going to miss AITA. Even if someone makes it a community, it will take a long time to populate.

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[–] RespectfullyNo@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't be afraid to create your own communities!

[–] Frz@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think what’s scaring a lot of people off is moderation. I’ve considered creating a few communities myself but I’ve never been one for managing. I try to do my part by interacting with communities that have been created and driving activity. Huge kudos to those who are founding these communities though.

[–] RespectfullyNo@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just do it! It takes about 30 seconds to create one. It's going to take a long time before these communities, especially the more niche ones, require full-time moderation. Something like AskLemmy might be a big undertaking, but other niche subs are going to take awhile before it's too much for one person.

And hopefully by that time, others could help out with mod duties :)

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I did that twice on Reddit. One time, the sub was flooded with spam and adverts. 90% of posts were ads from the same commercial account. The second was overrun with hate speech and threats and I just had to shut it down (admittedly it was a sensitive subject at a heated time).