Getting a bit frustrated about the BuyEuropean / BuyfromEU situation. Now there’s even another one, !BuyFromEU@europe.pub. I tried to bring the argument that too many communities on a niche topic splinter discussion with the admin, but they still want to keep their community open.
Don’t be (it will not help you and it won’t change a thing). Not forgetting that they’re free to do whatever they want. No one is right or wrong, it’s just… not ideal as it is ;)
Also, seeing how this is becoming kinda trendy topic relayed outside Lemmy I would not be surprised to see even more appearing. Say ‘use-european’ ‘Support-european’ ‘made-in-Europe’ (this one has my preference :p) and their obvious mirrors ‘made-in-the-EU’, ‘support-the-EU’, and so on.
I don’t know about the other users but I can’t be bothered with too many similar communities (2 is really a maximum as far as I’m concerned, after that it’s just a mess that requires way too much time/energy from me to get anything out of it). So, I will ignore trends and focus on those communities whose moderation/participation I appreciate the most ;)
My main frustration comes from the fact that instead of building a community together, we’re competing with the 3 different versions of the same community
Have you considered asking the similar communities to link to their counterparts in the sidebar? At least that way no matter what one you discover first you can find the rest pretty easily.
I think it’s something that more people are going to have to decide is a problem to make major headway. There’s a lot of instance tribalism on Lemmy and I think that makes people reluctant to consolidate right now. One group is complaining about instances that are too large, another that more communities should be folded into one place. Both can be correct, but it’s a hard sell after people have invested time and effort into another space. In time people will either adapt to checking multiple communities or they’ll come around to share your point of view.
Sometimes they do state it somewhere, either in the community info or in the stickied post. Other times when the alternative is on an instance that some users distrust then it’s more implied.
Getting a bit frustrated about the BuyEuropean / BuyfromEU situation. Now there’s even another one, !BuyFromEU@europe.pub. I tried to bring the argument that too many communities on a niche topic splinter discussion with the admin, but they still want to keep their community open.
!europePub@europe.pub for people interested
Don’t be (it will not help you and it won’t change a thing). Not forgetting that they’re free to do whatever they want. No one is right or wrong, it’s just… not ideal as it is ;)
Also, seeing how this is becoming kinda trendy topic relayed outside Lemmy I would not be surprised to see even more appearing. Say ‘use-european’ ‘Support-european’ ‘made-in-Europe’ (this one has my preference :p) and their obvious mirrors ‘made-in-the-EU’, ‘support-the-EU’, and so on.
I don’t know about the other users but I can’t be bothered with too many similar communities (2 is really a maximum as far as I’m concerned, after that it’s just a mess that requires way too much time/energy from me to get anything out of it). So, I will ignore trends and focus on those communities whose moderation/participation I appreciate the most ;)
My main frustration comes from the fact that instead of building a community together, we’re competing with the 3 different versions of the same community
Have you considered asking the similar communities to link to their counterparts in the sidebar? At least that way no matter what one you discover first you can find the rest pretty easily.
The usually do, but that doesn’t address the main issue: discussion splintering
I think it’s something that more people are going to have to decide is a problem to make major headway. There’s a lot of instance tribalism on Lemmy and I think that makes people reluctant to consolidate right now. One group is complaining about instances that are too large, another that more communities should be folded into one place. Both can be correct, but it’s a hard sell after people have invested time and effort into another space. In time people will either adapt to checking multiple communities or they’ll come around to share your point of view.
I get that, but here the new community is brand new.
Indeed ha ha
A topic I’ve thought about too. (just joined lemmy and was bit confused to why they dont merge somehow)
EDIT: Maybe be more distinct and communicate in very aggressive ways what’s unique that the other community doesnt have. Thoughts?
Sometimes they do state it somewhere, either in the community info or in the stickied post. Other times when the alternative is on an instance that some users distrust then it’s more implied.