this post was submitted on 29 Jun 2023
17 points (100.0% liked)

Rugby Union

463 readers
5 users here now

Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby. This instance is for news, analysis and discussion of the sport of rugby.

Rules:

No Advertising or Self Promotion

No NSFW or Disruptive Content

No Disrespect or Drama

No Spamming or Off-Topic Content

Be Respectful

Sister Community:
[email protected]

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

I used to love browsing /r/rugbyunion before leaving that platform. It is out of season at the moment but with the world cup a couple of months away, does anybody have any ideas on how we can use the run up to the WC to grow this community?

all 9 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] RitchieMcCawsJizz 5 points 1 year ago

I don't see anyone promoting this community on r/rugbyunion. That's probably the best place to start. Chances are, some of the users are looking for somewhere to have a conversation about rugby, if Reddit pops.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I guess the easiest way is to write about it on r/rugbyunion, so people that are fed up with reddit learn about this alternative. Though I'd ask the mods first if this is ok.

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

Anyone know how you find out who the mods are?

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

On desktop there is a button to "message the mods" in the side bar.

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

If you try to "create" growth, it can seem forced (tens of posts, all from the same user, with no comments just makes places look desperate.) just needs a few of us to post news, opinions, memes, etc, fairly regularly - and, more importantly, comment on them to drive conversations.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah I am having the same problem with another community I created/mod. I saw somewhere on lemmy that once you grow to a certain size its easier to balance between lurkers and people who are active. The problem is getting to that point.

[–] Olap 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

People come for the content. Keep posting and they will come

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

Very true. Also I appreciate/am thankful everyone who has commented and posted in this community.