I also think that mander.xyz would be a good fit. The instance administration is chill and sensible, and the instance's scope is STEM fields.
this post was submitted on 12 Apr 2025
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As long as we don't consolidate to .world I'm OK with it.
Agreed, we have to contain .world’s influence down to under 20% of the user share if we want the threadverse to be healthy.
They currently hold 32% of Lemmy’s monthly activity.
!space@lemmy.world moderators @otter@lemmy.ca and @Bitswap@lemmy.world are active.
Thoughts on consolidation, perhaps to !space@mander.xyz?
I would be good with that. The space communities could benefit from consolidation, they're active but spread out too much
I don't have a preference on which one to keep, both LW and mander.xyz seem like good choices
Now that you are moderator in both, would you be able to do the following?
- Lock !space@lemmy.world by checking "Only moderators can post to this community"
- Create one final post on !space@lemmy.world announcing the consolidation to !space@mander.xyz
- Rename the community to "[Dormant] moved to
[!space@mander.xyz](/c/space@mander.xyz)"
Agreed. Consolidation would benefit the community and likely help it grow further. I don't know much about mander.xyz, but I'm not attached to LW.
I'd be happy to continue moderating if we migrate elsewhere.
Edit: I just noticed how small mander.xyz community is, 90/month vs 4k/month.
Edit: I just noticed how small mander.xyz community is, 90/month vs 4k/month.
Those numbers can change quickly, !Television@lemm.ee went from a few dozens to 4k after consolidation
Great to hear!
!space@mander.xyz moderator @ZafiraHUN@mander.xyz is inactive.
Paging admin @Sal@mander.xyz and recent posters @Bee@mander.xyz and @Sunshine@lemmy.ca for their thoughts.
Would you be open to adding active moderators to the community?
I personally vote for !space@mander.xyz as that is a well-managed instance for the topics relating to science. The instance version number is 0.19.9.
I agree with you, that seems like the most suitable instance for this topic, in my opinion.
I'd be happy to moderate on mander.xyz if we consolidate over there.
Awesome. @Bee@mander.xyz, would you be able to add Bitswap and Otter to the moderator list of !space@mander.xyz?
@Bitswap@lemmy.world and @otter@lemmy.ca, it might help Bee if you each make a post or leave a comment on !space@mander.xyz.
Thanks! Made a comment here
Here's a local link to Otter's comment: https://mander.xyz/post/28079448/18405909
Are you able to appoint them as a moderator?
Yes, I appointed him as a moderator now.
Thanks, that's great!
How to add mods to the community? 😅
Open the drop-down menu on someone's post or comment. One of the options should be "Appoint as moderator".
Example
@Bitswap@lemmy.world can you comment on any of the community posts so I can appoint you as a moderator?
Would you be willing/interested to take on a moderator role for that community? It would be useful to have at least one moderator with a local account.
I am interested in being moderator for that community.
Thank you! Feel free to promote the community to !communitypromo@lemmy.ca to make people aware there are new mods
Awesome, thank you! I have added you as a moderator.
That's great to hear!
@Sal@mander.xyz, please add Bee to the moderator list of !space@mander.xyz at your earliest convenience.
Great, added. Thank you!
Thanks!
Spacetime does not contract, it expands
!space@sopuli.xyz moderator @ooli@sopuli.xyz is inactive.
Paging admin @QuentinCallaghan@sopuli.xyz for their thoughts.
!space@lemm.ee is unmoderated.
Paging admins @sunaurus@lemm.ee and @EllaSpiggins@lemm.ee for their thoughts.
If youd like to take over the community link me to a comment you've posted there and I'll promote you
!space@lemmy.ml moderator @Rumblestiltskin@lemmy.ml (@Rumblestiltskin@lemmy.ca?) is inactive.
Paging admin @dessalines@lemmy.ml and recent poster @yogthos@lemmy.ml for their thoughts.