Is there any community or communities you like the most?
Madbrad200 29 points 3 years ago
Lemmy is still in that early link aggregator stage, Reddit was like this too for awhile.
as the saying goes, be the change you wish to see...
rahmad 16 points 3 years ago
You may want to check out tildes.net -- great community, totally text focused experience. I find that tildes complements lemmy well, and end up on both (in addition to a few other sites) to get a well rounded aggregation/discussion experience.
SubArcticTundra 2 points 3 years ago
Oh nice, I'll give it a look
SubArcticTundra 2 points 3 years ago
Do you have an account on there by any chance? It seems to be invite only...
deweydecibel 1 point 3 years ago
You'll probably need to wait a bit for those, or else start one.
People were willing to write that kind of stuff on Reddit because they knew people would see it. Possibility of attention incentivizes people to put the work in.
Here...not so much. Less incentive to put effort into big text posts without more people. Lemmy's less than perfect sorting for Hot or Active is helping much either.
That's kind of how Reddit was at first, too. All of this will take shape eventually it's just not here quite yet.
jossbo 1 point 3 years ago
I've made a few text/discussion based posts on a dnd community and got good engagement. People are wrong if you give them a chance.
Be the change you want to see. It's never more true than at the beginning of something like we are now. I've only been here a month or two and I ashtray feel like I've seen Lemmy evolve over that time. It's cool!
SubArcticTundra 1 point 3 years ago
Ah, that would make sense
cod 63 points 3 years ago
Shameless plug for my community !patientgamers@sh.itjust.works which I think is quite neat. Best gaming community imo
fiat_lux 49 points 3 years ago
Almost any community named "cat" or "dog". People should post more pictures of their happy non-human family.
Please. I need a way to break up the solid pages of awful global news in my feed, and I haven't got any of my own to hug.
edited to add: here's a list of cat communities , if there are other lists for other animals let me know.
Some other animal communities I subscribe to (not exhaustive):
- illegallysmolbirbs@mander.xyz
- Tardigrades@kbin.social
- opossums@lemmy.world
- Cute@kbin.social
- redpandas@lemmy.fmhy.ml
- trashpandas@lemmy.fmhy.ml
- fosterkittens@lemmy.world
- animals@kbin.social
- wildlifephotography@lemmy.world
- awww@kbin.social
- jellyfish@lemmy.world
- animalswithjobs@lemmy.world
- bats@lemmy.world
- beebutts@lemmy.world
ndguardian 34 points 3 years ago
I’m doing my part!
partsofspeech87 27 points 3 years ago
And I’m doing my part!
ndguardian 5 points 3 years ago
My fiancé got it, as she loves sunflowers. And we appreciate you too!
fiat_lux 2 points 3 years ago
Might I also suggest you post them on any of the communities on this catsubs list - I'm sure lots of otherpeople would enjoy it too.
Navigate 17 points 3 years ago
- !illegallysmolbirbs@mander.xyz
- !Tardigrades@kbin.social
- !opossums@lemmy.world
- !Cute@kbin.social
- !redpandas@lemmy.fmhy.ml
- !trashpandas@lemmy.fmhy.ml
- !fosterkittens@lemmy.world
- !animals@kbin.social
- !wildlifephotography@lemmy.world
- !awww@kbin.social
- !jellyfish@lemmy.world
- !animalswithjobs@lemmy.world
- !bats@lemmy.world
- !beebutts@lemmy.world
NightOwl 8 points 3 years ago
I didn't need to block communities when I first started lemmy, but then predictably became necessary as time passed so went block crazy and now feed is easier again to try and find intersting communities when browsing all over news agregators.
fiat_lux 9 points 3 years ago
That's the thing though, I do want to know about the topics and events, they're important and have huge consequences. But previously I was relying on nice things from communities I enjoy hearing from to space the more painful content out.
I have learnt that nice content requires a lot more activity if it stands a chance against the sheer volume of news created. But I also know there are lots of people here who have nice content to share that would benefit us all.
NightOwl 4 points 3 years ago
I used to, but I've switched entirely over the RSS after years of relying on places like reddit for news. It's still the same news sources, but I noticed now seeing all the articles released that day how much stuff is cherry picked to submit that has the best chance of gaining traction due to alarmist headlines. So seeing a lot more of the headlines without the community algorithm that determines what is shown.
shiroininja 4 points 3 years ago
Why do people block communities instead of using the subscribed feed? It feels like too much work. Did people really browse /r/all or the front page of reddit that much? That sounds like a nightmare. No wonder people complained about the mass of low effort posts. You're subjecting yourself to them.
NightOwl 8 points 3 years ago
People are trying to find new communities to subscribe to. New has been a good way to find them.
As for Reddit that's what amazing browser extensions like RES and third party browsers like RiF were for to filter out content by blocking subs, keywords, urls, and flairs, which made /r/all a pretty pleasant experience over default.
Madbrad200 6 points 3 years ago
I included a list of animal communities in this post here (among other fun/casual communities). Some you didn't mention:
- !aww@lemmy.ml
- !aww@lemmy.world
- !awwnverts@lemmy.world
- !birding@lemmy.world
- !bugmenagerie@possumpat.io
- !bugs@lemmy.world
- !cat@lemmy.world
- !cats@lemmy.world
- !cats@midwest.social
- !dailydoseofcute@lemmy.world
- !dogs@lemmy.world
- !foxes@lemmy.world
- !gatze@feddit.de
- !illegallysmolcats@lemmy.world
- !quackers@lemmy.world
- !shiba@lemmy.world
- !spiders@lemmy.world
cabbagee 2 points 3 years ago
I don't see a way to comment on the cat sub list but I'd like to plug !meow_irl@sopuli.xyz for cat memes.
greyscale 40 points 3 years ago
With the death of reddit, the only thing i mourned was the loss of r/196 but now I have 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Madbrad200 39 points 3 years ago
I made a list of good casual Lemmy communities recently that you might find helpful :)
foobar 18 points 3 years ago
Some of my favorite communities that are fun and active are:
DoisBigo 17 points 3 years ago
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Piracy db0
All lemmynsfw because named people and hentai.
Terevos 16 points 3 years ago
I happen to like !whatcouldgowrong@lemm.ee
Probably because I am a mod there. :-)
d0m 15 points 3 years ago
Been liking selfhosted@lemmy.world
Madbrad200 11 points 3 years ago
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fixed link
BrainisfineIthink 5 points 3 years ago
SUBSCRIBED
CeruleanRuin 2 points 3 years ago
This is delightfully random and weird.
TeaHands 13 points 3 years ago
I see we're all shilling the communities we mod, which makes sense if you think about it. So in that vein:
For more gamedev-related communities we've got a sticky post here, and for more crafting communities of all shapes and sizes there's one here!
Apart from those I've been hanging around in !ukcasual@lemmy.world since both my and its very first day here on Lemmy. Like the name suggests, basically just casual UK chatter without the scourge of politics. Lots of moaning about the weather.
!discworld@lemmy.ml could do with more Pratchett fans finding it, it's been pretty dead for the last month (not entirely surprising though as the subreddit wasn't huge either).
And another shoutout to !anarchychess@sopuli.xyz because LOL.
CeruleanRuin 1 point 3 years ago
Because if you leave off the !, your device will try to open those links in email.
oktupol 2 points 3 years ago
That one is used for linking users.
LogicalDrivel 13 points 3 years ago
!imaginarystarships@lemmy.world helps to feed my starship addiction.
SasquatchBanana 1 point 3 years ago
Are there other imaginary communities like the subreddits? Like /r/imaginarylandscapes, dwarves, elves, portals, etc. Even one that cross posts from reddit would be cool
LazaroFilm 6 points 3 years ago
Idiotaincars
itszednotzee 4 points 3 years ago
I might be a little biased but I agree
StarkillerX42 1 point 3 years ago
Holy hell
lefty7283 6 points 3 years ago
But if a plug but !astrophotography@lemmy.world if you like space pics taken by amateurs
expatriado 6 points 3 years ago
the one that is up
jimmydoreisalefty 5 points 3 years ago
Lemmy Shitpost
Great shitty memes.
CommunityLinkFixer 4 points 3 years ago
Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn't work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: !lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
HootinNHollerin 1 point 3 years ago path: 0 1994008 1994076 1995712 2002062, hotness: undefined, score: 1, children: 0
IoSapsai 5 points 3 years ago
As a cross stitcher - !lemmy_stitch@sh.itjust.works
RickAllensLeftArm 4 points 3 years ago
!connectasong@lemmy.world is pretty fun. Just be sure to sort by new.
Countmacula 3 points 3 years ago
Shameless self plug 👀
tja 2 points 3 years ago
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Fixed link
Serinus 3 points 3 years ago
!league@lemmy.ml just ain't there yet.
topinambour_rex 3 points 3 years ago
Those who end by lemmynsfw ʘ‿ʘ
Madbrad200 2 points 3 years ago
THey probably mean !shitposting@lemmygrad.ml or !lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
For 196, there's !196@lemmy.world and !196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
The last two (shitpost@lemmy.world, blahaj) are both very active.
redpen 0 points 3 years ago
Obviously biased, but c/breadtube for is my go to for left video content and discussion.
CommunityLinkFixer 9 points 3 years ago
Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn't work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: !breadtube@lemmy.world
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Does anyone know of communities where the posts are many paragraphs of OC selftext with the comments discussing it? I don't really care what the content is, but that's for format I'm looking for. So far it's just links, cat pics, and memes...
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