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[–] jecxjo@midwest.social 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why haven't you created those communities here and go post over there that they exist outside Reddit?

[–] Salix@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Just because you create a niche community in Lemmy, doesn't mean you'll get enough people to help answer your questions. It's hard to get more people into a niche community. And don't forget that most people online are lurkers. Even if a place looks like they have a lot of subscribers, most of them don't actually post/comment.

[–] jecxjo@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

Oh i know, most of the subs i modded were tiny. But if you want to move why mot see if others want to join?

[–] Vespair@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As the saying goes, "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."

How else will those communities thrive off reddit if users like you don't start or participate in them elsewhere?

[–] Salix@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I never said that you shouldn't participate in new communities in Lemmy.

  1. The person said, "I still have to go back to Reddit since it’s the only way to get information for certain niche communities"
  2. A person replied saying why not just make the community here? (Though community could have already been made, but small or inactive)
  3. If you're looking for an answer for something right now, you'll do better asking somewhere more active. Though of course you can / should ask in both places.

Extreme example? Acquaintance asked a question in !gayfisting@lemmynsfw.com and got no answers. Will more likely get more answers in /r/Gayfisting because it has 37K members. That is a niche community.

[–] DarkMFG@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Been thinking of doing that, but haven't because:

  1. I don't think I'm active enough to create a community nor do I know how to manage it properly and allow it to grow. And,

  2. Usually I only go on Reddit for information I need right away or as soon as possible. So, Reddit is still more convenient than creating a new community for that topic.

But who knows. Maybe one day I'll get around to making community.