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so i just saw this post in the new all feed ... was deleted the moment i wanted to open it for being "off topic".

pls, everyone, be nice to new users. don't just remove their first post for being "off topic". we're already having a problem of not getting enough new users (link)

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[–] PlantJam@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

we're already having a problem of not getting enough new users

Why is this a problem? Right now lemmy is small enough to mostly not draw attention from bots. It's also small enough that blocking people can actually shape the type of comments you see.

[–] Vittelius@feddit.org 22 points 1 week ago (3 children)

It's not a problem if you're into

  • (leftist) US politics
  • Linux and other IT topics
  • Star Trek
  • German Memes

As soon as you try to talk anybody else, you might find you struggle to have a community large enough to sustain a conversation

[–] PlantJam@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Point thoroughly taken, thank you for changing my mind.

yep, where's the gaming community's, the non doomer ai tech community, the political compass memes?

[–] magnue@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Sometimes I open threads with 6+ comments and there's nothing there because I blocked them all. Bliss.

[–] lightrain@forum.storstad.net 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Should fediverse stay a niche "project" for idealists? Or should it become an actual alternative?

[–] Crescent@fedinsfw.app 3 points 1 week ago

I would really like for it to become a proper reddit alternative, but that is not happening. Less because of the platform and more because of the people.

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago

Collectively this has already been answered.