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I just really hope the engagement continues and grows.
I'm pretty sure I've commented more within the last 2 days than my 8 years on Reddit lol. Engagement is definitely higher
Yeah same. When the network errors level out it will be better as well. For example anytime I comment I see an error but it actually posts.
I'm guessing you're on lemmy.world? I'm on a smaller instance so I don't get any of those errors
Yup. Hopefully it gets resolved soon, I don't want to resubscribe to everything from another instance.
@MoreCoffee@sh.itjust.works made a script for it: https://github.com/wescode/lemmy_migrate
Nice, that is perfect
Same here on world....
Curious, what app or client are you using?
wefwef.app, mostly to lemmy.world
Mlem and Memmy but having so many issues with comments and posting
Me too. Has more of a small town feel. Usually, because Iβm in Australia, my comments are buried and never get replied to because the US is sleeping. Here, people are actually engaging. Loving it so far.
Wish the sorting worked a little better in wefwef so Iβm not scrolling past the same posts each time, but otherwise feels like the reddit I joined 16 years ago (or slightly thereafter when comments were added)
I was wondering about this on WefWef. Is scrolling by the same posts a few times a sorting problem or a βthere hasnβt been any new posts yetβ problem?
Most of the reddit apps I've tried have a "hide seen" function that I feel like wefwef could really benefit from
I saw that function posted elsewhere, but I assume itβs from a desktop interface because I canβt see it in the app
I use the filter options, especially Top Day, to get newer content. Also make sure it's not set to just local content too.
Desktop or mobile browser, yes. In your account settings there's an option to "Show read posts". Uncheck it and you shouldn't see posts you've voted on on your front page anymore.
I'm pretty sure it's related to how the default sorting algorithm works, the default sort typically being Active. If the description in the docs is still accurate, I think maybe there's something a little off in the decay time*, making it so posts linger, people keep commenting & conversing in comments, which keeps posts propped up, until finally at some point activity subsides enough for it to allow other posts to show up.
*-(possibly taking too long to take effect or not being weighted heavily enough?)
Lol same here. I've actively upvoted and commented more then I've ever had. I really want this place to work and trying to be the change I wanna see
Another βsameβ from me. Iβm really trying to not lurk as much as I did on Reddit. Every bit of engagement helps.
Same. I mostly lurked on Reddit. Iβve been way more engaged here.
What kinds of posts do you comment on? Iβm finding it a bit difficult to find always active communities and discussions, which is the only thing preventing me from commenting as much as I used to with Apollo. Things like tipofmytongue, cringe, IsitBullshit, and outoftheloop along with movie and tv discussions were my frequent haunts, particularly when I canβt sleep at night, but sadly Iβm not finding the same amount of engagement here. Hopefully as we grow we can find that same level of engagement.
Reddit had so many users that hyper specialisation was possible.
There was a subreddit for every tv show. And people are coming here expecting the same. I think we'll see similar content but a bit less niche.
For instance instead of a community for every tv show it might be better to just post about any tv show in /c/television
I used to follow /r/pizza but I've seen tons of home made pizza photos in /c/foodporn
For most niche topics you can probably think of a more general community which will help drive content and critical mass.
Only way to grow these communities with niche topics is to interact with them yourself. If you want c/pizza to grow, post content and interact in it!
I only ever posted like 3 times in the last 10 years on Reddit, but I realized that in order to see this community grow I'll probably have to step up and start posting stuff too like what others have been doing for me.
I'm just going on r/all (idk what the Lemmy term is called) and sort by new. Whatever I see that interests me, like news about the world or a photo I find looks good. For now I'm just talking in whatever I find because I want to increase engagement overall. Later, when my niche communities become big enough to the point I don't need to constantly talk, I'll probably relax on my engagement.
Yep, same approach I'm taking.
For now browsing all is a good starting point. If I come across an interesting community while doing that, then I'll add it to my subscriptions.
As things grow, I'll switch more to browsing my subscribed communities.
I gotta permabanned a few months ago from r tip of my tongue because I gave an answer that the OP eventually edited into their comment to say "no" to. Fuck whichever mod did that. I really hope we get a good version or ten or that community here. I really enjoyed it back in the day. Something changed in the last couple years.
Same. I mostly lurked on Reddit. Iβve been way more engaged here.
Lol same here. I've actively upvoted and commented more then I've ever had. I really want this place to work and trying to be the change I wanna see
I just see no reason to go back to reddit so at least you're stuck with me
No take backs :)
I'm seeing some very encouraging signs here. There's a lot of discussion about the platform itself on the platform (I'm looking at you Ham Radio nuts talking about talking on the radio...) but there's a fair chunk of people discussing links and topics of interest, the thing it needs most to survive. In other words, people are actually using it for its intended purpose and seeing some success in doing so.
The technical issues are actively being solved as the platform explodes in size practically overnight.
As for that ineffable quality of how the community feels? That has yet to be determined. The bots are on the way, and it's up to humans to choose how they will conduct themselves in the face of hostile bots and astroturfers who wish to sow discord.
The level of overall 'civic engagement ' on Lemmy has been pretty great.