A Fresh Start [Mod Post]

fratermus, 11 months ago

if you have any thoughts, concerns, or ideas for helping our community flourish.

I mod a couple tiny subreddits and, like you, put a link to the lemmycomm in the sidebar. I think that's a good first move.

kabe, 11 months ago

Yep, I also gave a heads-up to interested parties in our sticky post about the API changes.

It's clear that the % of members who are going to migrate here is relatively small, however I'd much rather be here with less activity than back on Reddit.

SrElsewhere, 10 months ago

I anticipate migrants will be more perceptive, intelligent, and active, than those who stay behind.

The majority over there are clueless as to what is at stake or why any of it matters beyond them being able to scroll and mindlessly benefit from the work of others. They’re users, rather than builders or facilitators. They don’t understand howthings become available for their use, but they certainly don’t want their use disturbed. It’s all like tap water or electricity to them. Open a valve, flip a switch, and here comes the magical water and light. No clue how it gets to them, but don’t you dare interfere with their use!

This domain will be initially populated with better people.

kabe, 10 months ago

Quality not quantity, one might say :)

SrElsewhere, 10 months ago

Those who don’t contribute won’t be missed.

One of the highest voted comments in my favorite former (quite small) sub, was in response to a mod’s complaint about being suspended and booted, etc. A very active and valuable contributor of long standing, the mod abdicated and announced the decision in a post. The comment, from a user I was not familiar with, “We have mods?”

What those votes pointed out was either a great number of lurkers who never contributed, or bots scanning for and downvoting posts on the subject. Either way, those voters won’t be missed.

aleph, 11 months ago

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aleph-1, 11 months ago

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