One thing I think Lemmy could use more of is recurring community events. We have great discussions, but there aren't many activities that bring people together over several days or weeks.

A few ideas I've been thinking about:

A live, expanding username crossword where people volunteer their usernames and each new one has to connect to the existing puzzle. Community scavenger hunts. Weekly trivia challenges. Screenshot or photography contests. Geography and history guessing games. Seasonal community events that become traditions.

These don't necessarily need to be built into Lemmy itself. They could simply be community-run events that moderators host on a regular basis.

One thing I like about the username crossword idea is that it becomes a living record of the people who participated. As more users join, the puzzle grows into one large connected community creation.

Stuff like that... I'm curious what others think.

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[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

A fun event I saw on a message board was a hotseat rimworld game. Someone started a world played for a bit then posted the save next person picked it up played it a bit and posted it.

It was pretty fun.

[–] Yezzey@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

yea shit like this! Create lore..

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think this is what the gaming community should be about. Its always peeved me that the gaming community on here and reddit are always filled with slop news and 0 gaming content.

[–] Prathas@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

Well, what message board was that hot seat game save system on? I don't own that game, but you can always start something like that.