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Do your part, try not to lurk! (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by bitsplease@lemmy.ml to c/lemmy@lemmy.ml

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Right now the user count Lemmys is comparatively tiny when held up against reddit - but the user count isn't the thing that makes a social media site, it's the engagement

So even if you're used to lurking, try to get a little more active! Post memes, vote on posts, talk in the comments, whatever!

If people come here and see activity, content, and discussions, they're more likely to stay and contribute their own - if they come and see a ghost town, they'll just go back to reddit

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[–] wow560@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

Finally I can speak instead of fearing bots and lurkers.

[–] gangstamouse@beehaw.org 6 points 2 years ago

I'm trying to not lurk, but it's a hard habit to break

[–] Cyclonus@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Was lurking on Reddit for 10 years, made just 9 comments that whole time; when there's so much noise you don't feel you have much to add to the conversation. But us lurkers have a chance to be heard in a growing community and help shape it in some way, gotta get out of my comfort zone I guess.

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[–] bardm@lemmy.fmhy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Being new here I think I'll mostly lurk at first. But here goes my first comment anyways. Looking forward to a growing community.

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[–] nsh@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

It's hard being a lurker for so long, I only started interacting with a few smaller subreddits around sporting events and then within a year, all this crap started happening. Feel sorry for all the 3rd party developers, I used Boost and I'm glad I supported the developer over the years but can't believe how they ended up being treated. Death to Reddit

[–] jarrod@lemmy.one 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Commenting for the engagement as requested, sir.

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[–] god@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago (12 children)

i just feel so foreign still, then again, everyone does, but it's hard to find the will to interact when you feel foreign, ykwim? like being a stranger at a party, it's all fun and all but it feels pretty hard to just approach a random group of ppl and be like "henlo guys my name is johnathan and i'm here to show u my cat", lmao, but yeah you're right we gotta push it a little bit. no other way to start than by starting.

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[–] zephyr@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Sounds to me like a call for shitposters to assemble lol

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[–] grandiosocrown@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (13 children)

Agreed! I am curious with this, how did you guys find out about Lemmy? In my case, I was scrolling through Reddit and saw somebody talking about Lemmy. I researched a little bit and here I am! I would love to hear from y'all tho

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[–] samta@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

i suppose i will not lurk

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[–] ZenkorSoraz@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)