• Delphia@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    I think the problem is that theres a lot of niche communities created for an exodus from Reddit that didnt really happen.

    If you search for a certain community and find that yeah it exists but nobody has posted there in 6 months…

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      8 months ago

      It didn’t happen in one big exodus, no. But maybe in the future someone will find those old posts and decide to make a new post instead of just concluding there’s nothing and not doing anything.

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        8 months ago

        I do wonder if its a help or a hinderance though.

        If someone wanted to start a community they might actually do something to generate interest, nobody wants to put the effort in to build up a community that the mod can just ban them from or they look and go “Its not that theres nothing, theres just no interest.”

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      8 months ago

      If you search for a certain community and find that yeah it exists but nobody has posted there in 6 months…

      I’ve come across this multiple times, and have had (or seen) some success with the following:

      • Start posting to the dormant community. There are usually still some people subscribed, so you’ll get a few upvotes.
      • Reach out to the moderators. If they don’t respond, reach out to the instance administrators to request the community.
      • After a few weeks of posting regularly, promote the community in [email protected], and any related communities with more subscribers.

      I think the “if you build it they will come” adage applies quite well here.