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Does anybody here still wish the Fediverse just had more people? (kbin.melroy.org)

submitted 1 day ago by Pyflixia@kbin.melroy.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I know and can accept the response that say I should register to X site if I want more activity. I do plan to, least with Reddit, just biding some time before I make yet the 20th disposable e-mail and probably the 100th account before it gets banned again if I cross a glass person. Glass person being someone who's so fragile on opinions and things that they'll scream 'BAN THEM BAN THEM!'.

I've been on KBin Social, Lemmy World (least 2 dedicated accounts), KBin Run, Mastodon, Blue Sky .etc

And I'd stay for a good while but I also found myself bored immediately. I check for questions to answer, it's the same questions I've seen days and weeks prior. I check around for things that are reported and they'll be hours old and some of them can be years old.

I love the idea of the Fediverse, I like some of the features that are implemented. Especially when you do ask questions on here and you're allowed to expand on it. Unlike AskReddit for example, they don't really like that and will remove your post because explaining what your question is about and backing it with an example is just unacceptable to them.

I don't know. 43,000+ people sounds a lot on paper, but in practice, it feels like you're dealing with 50 people at any given day.

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[–] LiamMayfair@lemmy.sdf.org 40 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

For me the biggest problem is not volume in general but volume of niche content. The best thing about Reddit was all the active, engaging communities that would sprawl around any niche subject you could imagine.

[–] Pyflixia@kbin.melroy.org 9 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

You know, you actually hit the nail on the head in the context I had failed to articulate. Like yes the Fediverse does have some interesting communities, but they're communities we expect of the fediverse to have that everyone else has. But, it does not have a dedicated Nostalgia community, it does not have AbruptChaos or anything else. Just the basics.

And I think if more people took on tasks like running the communities while educating people the benefits of the fediverse, then we can see a bit more growth. Because the point of the matter is if people are desperate for a Reddit alternative, they're going to want to feel like they're home. If there's nothing here that's going to help make them feel that, then they're going to just stick to Reddit for better or worse.

[–] Blaze@feddit.org 8 points 15 hours ago

But, it does not have a dedicated Nostalgia community, it does not have AbruptChaos or anything else. Just the basics.

There's only so many communities you can maintain active with 45k monthly active users

And I think if more people took on tasks like running the communities while educating people the benefits of the fediverse, then we can see a bit more growth.

Why do you think we don't?

[–] Sine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, well said

That’s why people use reddit

[–] Blaze@feddit.org 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

What niches are you in?

!newcommunities@lemmy.world has a lot of active communities on different topics

[–] djsaskdja@reddthat.com 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I miss the NBA subreddit the most. Lemmy.world has a community, but it’s not very active.

[–] Blaze@feddit.org 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

You probably need automated matches threads.

We have them on !football@lemmy.world , that helps a lot to get activity

[–] djsaskdja@reddthat.com 2 points 39 minutes ago

I think they have one. It’s just the offseason right now. Technically the preseason but I hope they turn it back on for the regular season.