If at all possible, lol
Why?!?! Don’t you like it here? You realize the quality degrades as more ppl arrive?
Dont be a traitor, keep your mouth shut.
I would rather not. Lemmy is not Reddit.
- Be friendly to other Lemmites. Encourage them to post and comment.
- Post and comment whenever you can.
- If you have niche hobbies or interests, try posting about them into an appropriate community.
Social networks and message boards get more popular as they get more users. Bring friendly and posting regularly should help us maintain the user base.
Lemmites, that’s a good word.
Bigger isn’t necessarily better
This.
Yeah, sure , but I believe there is a Goldilocks zone we are not yet in
That’s not what she said :'(
It’s a reoccurring statement but I miss the niche subreddits. Yes I know I can start my own but Im not looking to become a moderator.
But why ?
Network effects are quite difficult to overcome. Lemmy’s largest influxes of users have been when Reddit does something unpopular enough to warrant people looking for other places. Same was true when Reddit became popular because Digg made bad decisions, or Facebook when MySpace did.
The answer is that Lemmy almost assuredly will never be as popular, but at least its future is not dictated by the profits of a company, or censorship imposed by or on that company.
The best we can do is make Lemmy a viable alternative (it is) and ensure it is of a high quality.
I personally enjoy that Lemmy isn’t as popular as Reddit. It feels more home-grown and friendly because it’s not as large. That being said, contributing to and engaging with the content you enjoy is a good start. Finding a niche here can be great and there are tons of interesting communities to contribute to!
Ooooh, no thank you.
Have you seen that place? Gives me the icks.
we dont.
Why?
I’d say concentrate on quality over quantity.
Exactly. I sort through the top 6 hours or top daily. There’s not a lot of posts, but they are all high quality ones.
Reddit is the opposite. I have to go through trash to reach a few good posts. Bigger =/ better
I don’t want lemmy to become as popular as Reddit
lemmy is better than reddit, popularity will ruin it.
Big L take
which are all you make, always.
Keep bringing it up on Reddit.
When I’m on Reddit, which is only if I fully exhaust myself on Lemmy that day, and I see someone complaining about Reddit, I make a point to let them know about Lemmy.
Why do people always go for Reddit as this comparison? It’s not even the most popular social media. Is it because the question “How can we make Lemmy as popular as Facebook” makes it clear why that isn’t something the users would want?
I imagine it’s because Reddit is closer to the format of Lemmy and it’s something we’re more familiar with. I also wouldn’t have known that Facebook was more popular because it’s not something that anyone in my circle uses, but a lot of them use Reddit.
Its like did no one use forums before Reddit? NeoGaf, Linux Questions, planet quake.
