... I'm not a mod
this post was submitted on 30 Jun 2023
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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted, clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts: 1
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- All posts must be showerthoughts
- The entire showerthought must be in the title
- No politics
- If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
- A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
- If you feel strongly that you want politics back, please volunteer as a mod.
- Posts must be original/unique
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If you made it this far, showerthoughts is accepting new mods. This community is generally tame so its not a lot of work, but having a few more mods would help reports get addressed a little sooner.
Whats it like to be a mod? Reports just show up as messages in your Lemmy inbox, and if a different mod has already addressed the report the message goes away and you never worry about it.
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not with that attitude
Not a mod so far.
I'm a rocker!
I dare you to start a community
Huh? I am not a mod, I am just an user of lemmy.world
Would you like to be? I have a NSFW community that will likely need extra help.
Haha thanks for the invite but I don't want to be a mod because it is just a lot of work. Good luck for your community tho 👍
I've thought about starting communities here but my interests seem too niche.
Start it anyway and just post images or guides from your interest.
Might as well go all Kevin Costner here I guess!
Just because you are into slugs in teal cravats it doesn't mean it is a niche as you think.
maybe I will finally meet My People!
Rule 34 man, power to you
I started a community but it's one that requires other people lmao
I got a couple lurkers but nothing else so far
Maybe not mods, but we're the ones most engaged with the community
I still don't understand how this site works. I sort by Active and get posts from 2 days ago, sort by hot and get posts from last week, and I sort by new to get 10 second old posts.
Your sorting is working properly. When you sort by active, you’ll get posts that people are actively commenting on. When you sort by hot, you’ll get posts that lots of people are looking at, and when you sort by new, well, those are the new posts… so 10 seconds seems about right.
It works the same on Reddit. It’s just that there’s a lot more users, a lot more engagement and a lot more overall content over there.
Hot's also bugged atm. It's been fixed in the newest version, 18.0, but many instances are waiting for version 18.1 to update their servers.
Are we?
I guess I technically mod a community with one post (mine) and 2 subscribers (me and somebody)
That's how it starts! 🤣
I got 2 posts (both mine) and 4 subscribers (including me) 👀
Am I doing well??
Twice as well as me!
I started /r/LaborWave as a joke and like 100 people deep REAL communists showed up thinking it was supposed to be a serious platform for their message. lol
Never been a mod and currently not a mod
I was. Then deleted the whole shebang. I rather write idiot comments than be in charge of anything, especially my own personal blog. I'm not interested in any particular niche that you can come chat about tbh. I am, but not really. I just like using lemmy as a journal lol same way I used reddit. But I do appreciate something when I see it. I love the small self starter vibe, and I can sort by all and interact with everything and entertain myself.
Shit you're kinda right
You can totally start your own subreddit and be a mod too.