its true
There are dozens of power users but I think there are some users that are encountered frequently in some places, particularly in communities that are local to the user. It would be neat to know if I have any notoriety at all. I’m easiest to spot on lemmy.ca communities if anywhere.
I’ve noticed a handful of users become active, inactive and active again, whether it’s life stuff or whether they got temp banned. I won’t provide any examples because I don’t want to make this about someone’s personal life.
This place never needs to be as big as reddit, just the fact there is a “stream” of users posting and commenting makes Lemmy feel alive. It was much quieter when I first joined (a few months prior to the creation of Lemmy.world), there might have 10-20 new posts a day on the whole site. I’m happy with it.
I’m pretty sure Picard Maneuver is lemmy’s main character
One of 40 reporting for duty!
40? There’s one guy with multiple accounts.
It’s all one guy. Giant guy in outer space!
More like giant squid. Who happens to be flying. Occasionally he forgets to change accounts before posting.
pretty standard for forums.
I post randomly and without logic to confuse the sand worms.
It’s true, I told myself I’d post more often but, lurking is a habit.
Same.
Oftentimes I just can’t get into the topic being discussed or I don’t have a well thought out opinion, so I’d rather enjoy reading what others think.
I wish there was more content here sometimes, but I’m not allowed to complain until I contribute more myself.
This isn’t really different from other websites. And it’s more than 40 users, but yeah, it’s a small number.
I’ll have you know I’ve been to some pretty dank places on Lemmy, where 40 active users would be an improbable, and frankly questionable, validation. I’ve seen things.
In addition to the 1% rule that Blaze mentioned, there is the concept of tribes. Lemmy/MBin have fostered a tribal culture. Those that don’t follow in line with that culture are more fringe and as a result receive a different ratio of up votes to downvotes. It helps people find their place in our tribe, but it can also be off putting and result in a sort of self-exile.
I’m not saying this limitation is good or bad. I personally find the views here refreshing even if I don’t always agree with them. To me, it’s a comfortable little microcosm of the human experience. But it is just that, a microcosm.
If you want more people to contribute, we either have to evangelize and recruit and/or celebrate a more open culture.
Right now it feels more like the beginnings of Reddit. My concern is if we make a goal to get bigger, we’ll also fall into the trappings of current Reddit.
Is there anywhere or any way you can recommend to get rid of US politics in my feed? Seems like theres a lot of that (I don’t mind a little but not every second post)
Just block a lot for communities.
And a filters using https://lemmy.world/post/24545370
Great points and well said. Lemmy needs small community tools to really be a open platform for everyone
- unlisting a small community from all
- only allowing subscribers to vote on small communities
- posting requirements for small communities (account must be x old, have x votes, have some voting ratio, etc)
We need safe spaces for everyone.
And? Small community, big heart, I say.
I’ve always wondered how often I post compared to others. Granted no one is near the squid…
👋🏻 lurker here
Cool! I’m one of 40!!!
