• @[email protected]English
    11•2 years ago

    This is a better metric than registered users. I’m enjoying this early stage of lemmy where everyone seems eager to use the platform. It’s giving the same vibes as the old forums I used to participate in the early days of the internet. We just need more content creators and we are set!

    • Venutian SpringEnglish
      3•2 years ago

      The comment sections have been pretty engaging in the communities that are getting established quickly, but I can’t wait for more people to start posting. I have a community for SpacePorn and it’s just me posting things and almost 100 people watching with the very rare occasional comment popping up. It’s a little frustrating feeling like I have to keep entertaining everyone, when I just want others to join in 😅.

      • milesEnglish
        4•2 years ago

        I’m in a similar situation in [email protected]. Getting people engaged is a bit like getting people to dance at a party, many people want to but someone has to break the ice… things I’ve tried is pinning a post asking people to stop by and say hi, also comment on each post so there’s something to latch onto, people won’t click in with 0 comments. You can also try a joke post to break the ice, in the case of SpacePorn you could combine a picture of a galaxy and a swimsuit model and say “Am I doing this right?!?” or something; it’s stupid but hopefully it makes someone laugh.

      • OverzeetopEnglish
        1•2 years ago

        I’ve got a piece of glass (fused silica, actually) that’s flown on multiple shuttle missions. Does that count?

        * To be clear it’s a piece of glass from a 1” thick experiment window that failed it’s flaw growth recertification test (mostly due to human error) after being used several times. It was the biggest piece left after the explosion. 😁

    • @[email protected]English
      0•2 years ago

      yep! I’m not much of a conversation starter but love diving into comments, let’s hope it keeps growing

      • @[email protected]English
        1•2 years ago

        Same. I‘m missing a lot of niche hobby subs (duh) over here which I’m mainly active on, and that‘s about it, honestly. Design and performance could be a lot better too. I‘ll stick around and see where it goes.

    • Omar KhayyámEnglish
      1•2 years ago

      As long as a good amount of us refugees contribute to help make this a vibrant and interesting community by sharing thoughts and interests, this should go pretty well. I’m loving it so far. Cheers!

  • candyman337English
    2•2 years ago

    Yes yeees, amazing, keep making your users hate you reddit, hehehehe

  • TCGMEnglish
    2•2 years ago

    LINE GO UP

    LINE GO UP

    This kind of growth is absolutely insane.

  • @[email protected]English
    2•2 years ago

    Just joined. I really hope this kicks off, because it would be sad to see reddit prosper after all the greedy nonsense.

      • @[email protected]English
        1•2 years ago

        50 thousand registered users all at once on an instance with no posts and no activity. Lurkers usually don’t need to make accounts. It’s very suspicious.

  • Anarch157aEnglish
    2•2 years ago

    Next part of the Fediverse I’d like to see grow like that is PeerTube, so we can flip the Red Site a (few thaousands of) middle finger.

    • @[email protected]English
      4•2 years ago

      I think that is more complicated, as the channels need to generate revenue. Additionally, videos take up much more storage, and there is no option to select an instance like Lemmy. I only see options to selfhost.

      • @[email protected]English
        1•2 years ago

        I’m not sure what you mean about no option to select an instance. Here is an example instance with open signups: https://libre.video. You can find more here: https://the-federation.info/platform/29

        Youtubers could gradually switch to PeerTube by uploading videos to both sites for now. They would make money the same way they do currently - through sponsorships and donations. I’m sure many of them can afford to host their own instance.

  • SoPunnyEnglish
    2•2 years ago

    Woot woot!

    I’ve been commenting here more than I did on Reddit where I lurked accountless on old.reddit, let’s hope the trend continues.

      • SoPunnyEnglish
        2•2 years ago

        Exactly. This right here is a microcosm of that. I discussed poetry with someone last night. I haven’t discussed that in years! It’s nice here.

      • SoPunnyEnglish
        1•2 years ago

        Ps, I just saw how many posts you’ve created and wanted to thank you for all the effort you are putting in here. I spend a ton of time surfing, and appreciate all the work that the technical people are doing to allow us to have a new home.

          • SoPunnyEnglish
            1•2 years ago

            Trying too. I think a free social media place to exchange ideas is incredibly important for democracy etc all that stuff.