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How do you deal with being the only one posting in a community (aka "shouting into the void")? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm not gonna lie, sometimes it feels a bit lonely. I try to post on a few generic communities

Sometimes I can be the only poster for a few weeks. Makes me requestion the relevance of posting at all. I started posting to [email protected] recently just because at least my posts are widely seen, and other people post there as well.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

I haven't been posting / commenting as much recently because I've been busy with life stuff, but I do like seeing the posts (ex. I enjoy seeing the Lego posts). It would be nice to have more comments, but otherwise I usually upvote or save the post

One thing I've noticed is that even on Reddit, there are more posts with lots of upvotes and no comments. I'm not sure why that is

I'm planning to get posting again, but what I've found is that a lot of posts in the niche communities didn't go anywhere. Then every now and then a post takes off and a lot of people see it.

Best is when other people start posting too (ex. [email protected] ). I guess it takes time for an active contributor with similar interests to find the community, since others might not encounter enough content outside of Lemmy to post them

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

A lot of people simply are lurkers. I know so many people irl who browse sites like reddit, 9gag, news sites or whatever all the time, and never in their life would consider to post comments.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Oh, definitely. The 90 lurkers - 9 commenters - 1 poster ratio seems to apply on Lemmy too. It might even be less, because it would mean that out of 50k people, there would be 500 posters?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Best is when other people start posting too (ex. [email protected] ). I guess it takes time for an active contributor with similar interests to find the community, since others might not encounter enough content outside of Lemmy to post them

Definitely. I'm kind of waiting to find another poster on most of my communities, feels almost like searching for a soulmate ha ha

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

I’m kind of waiting to find another poster on most of my communities, feels almost like searching for a soulmate ha ha

Yeah, even one other poster is definitely motivating. Shout-out to @[email protected] for their posts in [email protected] and [email protected]!

[–] llamacoffee 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Bro! The feeling is mutual!

Just trying to keep adding interesting content to the community, in the hopes that other reddit migrators find a place full of good stuff and discover what a breath of fresh air we have here.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Welcome here!

[–] Serinus 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

[email protected] please! I know you people are out there.

Just contribute anything. Early participation is important.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ah, it's you, welcome here! I haven't followed the LoL scene since a while, but I'll try to contribute

[–] Serinus 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

MSI starts on Wednesday morning.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I see! I just posted, it's not much but it's a start

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

even on Reddit, there are more posts with lots of upvotes and no comments. I’m not sure why that is

Could these be from repost bots?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Most probably