• BrikoX@lemmy.zipEnglish
    5·
    2 months ago

    I don’t like “big” instances, since they tend to quickly walk back on their promised goals once they no longer can manage their size. So when I joined Lemmy it was on a smaller now defunct vlemmy.net instance. The idea of operating and moderating the community was not that appealing, but it was a way to promote the instance, so I started !globalnews@vlemmy.net and !databreaches@vlemmy.net. It was a slow start, but they grew over time, reaching 1000/400 subscribers respectively and then the admin killed the instance and vanished. That was a lesson.

    After that, I joined lemmy.zip, it was tiny then, but it had a lot of things going for it, multiple admins, multiple communication channels, transparent finances and good base rules. What it lacked was content. So I had to decide if it was worth my time to start over by creating another community and help it grow. I re-started !globalnews@lemmy.zip and !databreaches@lemmy.zip and just started posting without any expectations. It was an outlet to share what I found interesting or what caught my eye. Eventually, people started commenting, and organic discussions started happening. I expanded the number of communities I moderate now, but the principles are the same. No expectations.

    So the reason for all this backstory is that I stay motived by believing in the project and wanting to help good instances to grow. If not for Lemmy I wouldn’t be posting anywhere else, never moderated on Reddit, never even posted on Reddit, was a habitual lurker there.

    Just find topics you are interested in, maybe set up an RSS client and share the content that you find interesting yourself.

  • sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3·
    2 months ago

    I’m kind of giving up. When I came over during the Reddit APIpocolypse, I tried to post as much as I could. My posts here don’t get much engagement, and only seem to reach a small audience, so it doesn’t feel like it’s worth the effort.

    I still try to post and comment, but it feels like a slog sometimes.

    • misk@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      Don’t ever think it’s up to you or any individual to carry the success of Lemmy or individual communities. Post what you think is worth sharing and don’t force yourself if you don’t feel like it. If Lemmy is to be more popular it will be on the backs of many people collectively.

  • UKFilmNerd@feddit.ukEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    It’s a little disconcerting when I post stuff and people (I assume) down vote it because they can’t be bothered to read past the headline.

    I posted a video to an almost dead Tron community with Joseph Kosinski talking about Tron Legacy being released in 4K.

    But, again, I assume, because the video thumbnail and description was all about Top Gun Maverick…⬇️👇⬇️👇⬇️

    • Blaze@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      I chose my current instance because they disable downvotes for this reason. At least it’s one less vector of negativity

      • chunkystyles@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        0·
        2 months ago

        You say that, but I recently had a comment deleted and got banned from a community on that instance. I wasn’t being a jerk or anything. The mod was power tripping.

        • Blaze@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
          1·
          2 months ago

          Sorry to hear, there are power tripping mods everywhere.

          You can always try to escalate to the admins (even though sometimes they don’t want to interfere with communities)