Anywhere you go on Lemmy, it's the same like 40 active users, plus a bunch of silent watchers, plus a constant stream of people passing thru
its true
Hey I leave comments. And half decent ones at that!
fine i'll post more
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.
Yeah. I've tried to get outta my comfort zone and post more often. Sometimes I don't have the energy and just btowse for days though.
Could you collect data and show us a chart?
Don't forget the spambots
pretty standard for forums.
And? Small community, big heart, I say.
I'm pretty sure Picard Maneuver is lemmy's main character
I ship stamets and kolanki.
I'm always looking for their comment on every popular post 😂
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)
What Blaze said, or make sure your on an instance that suits your interests and rely on Local tab as the filter.
Be it Nation (like myself at aussie zone), or special interests (like the instance "vegan theory club"). These instances Local feeds are very different from All Lemmy, and days often go by without any passing referal involving US politics.
It doesn't mean you can't participate in the All tab discussions trending across the Lemmy instances, but it does mean your own Lemmy instance provides a kind of safe harbour, or comfortable place to retreat to when the trending posts get too much.
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
We need safe spaces for everyone.
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.
👋🏻 lurker here
Cool! I'm one of 40!!!
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.
I's exactly the same as you. Big Lurker. I exhuded much lurk energy.
I think where we differed is i made an active decision to mod a community. And held myself accountable as if i have a responsibilty. Importantly i decided to be an active supporter and user of said community. I branch out a bit now, but my overwhelming set of activity is in the niches.
It seemed possible, Lemmys small enough, and my niches are plenty small enough to not feel overstretched.
As a Lemmy Worlder the perspective must be different though for you. I was talking to /u/Blaze@feddit.org about this a few weeks back, and he said it feels much more like reddit on the large lemmy instances. I imagine that must make it seem overwhelming? unnecessary? (You'd have to tell me), to think about modding communities as an avenue to getting actively involved.
I’ve always wondered how often I post compared to others. Granted no one is near the squid…
Can haz meaningless notoriety?
This isn’t really different from other websites. And it’s more than 40 users, but yeah, it’s a small number.
I don't really have this issue but I go out of my way to find new communities.
This is why I'm everywhere 😏
Maybe you should try posting more.
One of 40 reporting for duty!
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.
Henlo
Yeah, it’s kinda like that. Thankfully!
