V4ubanShould we start crossposting content from Reddit?
i don't have a big stake since this is a community i don't really take part in, but i will say when i see those bot posts that are just grabbing reddit posts and tossing them here i don't really engage with them.
i feel compelled to comment on posts that were made with intention by a user that will actually see my input. it might add content but to me it seems like it would kind of be filler, less substantial than an actual poster making a thread.
That's a fair take. On the other hand, we might need to artificially create some engagement so that new joiners are more inclined to visit Lemmy. That should probably be over once the community is large enough
yeah, it's a bit of an uphill battle to create communities online with how centralized the internet has gotten, especially on a whole different platform than where most users congregate. it might be a reasonable concession to make.
though i'd hope new users can take up the task of generating content themselves, that's what platforms like this are made for. best way to nurture a culture of posting and engaging is to post and engage, which there should be enough users for at this point i think. it's a bit idealistic though, not an easy issue.
KabeThe problem is that the vast majority of users just lurk, a minority just comment, and maybe less than one in a hundred actually submit content.
Take yourself as an example - it's great you've been actively commenting but you haven't actually submitted anything for people to engage with yet. And therein lies the problem.
At this early growth stage, Lemmy/Kbin need as much content as possible so that new users see the value in joining. If that means that mods have to take stuff from Reddit and submit it here, then so be it.
yeah, i do my best to add input and discussion to the platform, but like a lot of users, i lurk, or at least did historically. so it's a habit i've been trying to break on here. i comment to add bits of input when i can but i've never really had the posting mindset. i am making it a point to add to discussion here, but i have to work on starting some myself 😅.