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What tweaks have improved your Lemmy experience? (midwest.social)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Switching from a consumer to a creator: I realized that if I want more people to engage w/ content, I have to be the change I want to see. I interact w/ content more regularly as a result
Update settings so that 'Sort Type = New': There isn't as much content as Reddit just yet, and so the default 'sort by active' threads results in seeing the same threads for too long in many communities. Changing my view to 'new' highlighted new content more clearly, and seeing others make the effort to create new conversations encouraged me to try to comment on their content.
Try the desktop/mobile/app versions: The experiences are different across the multiple platforms. Find out which one works best for your workflow

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Using https://browse.feddit.de/ to search for communities.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

+1 for this

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

My biggest issue is i can sort post sort to new as default, but if i open a post comments are sorted as hot with no ability to change it in settings.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In addition to sorting by new I recommend switching to 'all' if you currently use 'local' or 'subscribed' for the same reason - you'll get access to more content and the place will feel a lot busier.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I have discovered this is needed for now. I am used to mastodon where opening the fedi timeline is a bad idea on all but the smallest instances

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Definitely agree with the tip on sorting. I like to alternate between Active, Hot, and New Comments personally.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Honestly, kbin.social. It allows me to continue to leverage the amazing existing Lemmy corner of the Fediverse while also adding tons of interesting features and functions. Though it's based in php instead of rust, so you win some lose some I suppose lol.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm relatively new to the fediverse - what "interesting features and functions" does kbin offer?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

It integrates directly with other sources of info in the Fediverse, like mastodon. Organizes related Lemmy communities into groups called "magazines" that span many instances. Allows you to follow individuals and customize what content you see.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I'm trying to get the mLem iOS app...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I realized that if I want more people to engage w/ content, I have to be the change I want to see. I interact w/ content more regularly as a result

Yes, a good rule of thumb is to try and submit at least one good post per day. I don't know how the algorithm works here, but over on the other site, it only feeds one post into the feed of your users if your sub is small.