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Do your part, try not to lurk! (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by bitsplease@lemmy.ml to c/lemmy@lemmy.ml

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Right now the user count Lemmys is comparatively tiny when held up against reddit - but the user count isn't the thing that makes a social media site, it's the engagement

So even if you're used to lurking, try to get a little more active! Post memes, vote on posts, talk in the comments, whatever!

If people come here and see activity, content, and discussions, they're more likely to stay and contribute their own - if they come and see a ghost town, they'll just go back to reddit

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[–] shinratdr@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I think part of that is the confusion around communities, how does a community on each instance mesh together? As people are being pushed away from the primary Lemmy instance due to overloading, the smaller ones look far less populated and lead people to feel that it’s a ghost town.

So when I follow /c/memes, am I following the one on my instance, the one on the first instance that created it or a hybrid of both?

[–] CheshireSnake@lemmy.one 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You're following the original. If I started a sub in lemmy.one and you then move to lemmy.ml, you can still sub to the original one. You don't need to be in a particular sub's instance to participate in it. It's great, right?

Edit: I suck at explanations.

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