Hello guys,
No Weekly Thread this week and probably not in the foreseeable future as I need to deal with personal matters that will reduce the time I have available for the community.
Like I always said, I don't own the community, if I'm anything it's its janitor.
So, if anyone is willing to pick up this role of janitor/mod/admin I will gladly give them all the keys. And if you're feeling like keeping publishing the Weekly Thread or want to change the banner/icons I will also give you the source files for all our illustrations (I used Inkscape to create them).
If no one wants to that's fine too. I will keep the Mod hat for the time being and do my best but I won't publish that much.
Edit: if you miss a (much) more active community, don't forget about our older cousin r/journaling. With their 2 million or so user base they always have a lot more going on.
Thx, a lot. I have no clear idea how much or even how long this business will take so I'd rather not promise anything I won't be able to hold. I will do my best to keep posting, though ;)
I created a repo which contains all the source files you need to create a new illustration (it also contains the banner illustration and the community icon). They are SVG files (a standard/open format) created using Inkscape (a free vector illustration app available for Linux, Windows and Mac), the font you will need if you want to keep the same design is called 'Annie use your telescope', it's free.
BTW, I had prepared an illustration for the WT#13 already( it(s just that I could not find the time to write the post). It's in the exports folder) feel free to use it if the theme inspires you: beginning without spending too much, as I do think too many people don't realize how cheap it can be to journal be it analog or digital. You're more than welcome to use or to not use it. If you don't I'll still try to publish it as a standard post, later on... as soon as I can ;)
Also, would you want to become Moderator? Not that there is a lot of of work but it may come handy and you get a shiny badge :p
Hey Libb, first I'd like to thank you for providing all the materials, very nice of you. Unfortunately, I didn't find the time or inspiration to write a post last week, also I'm more of a lurker on social media. I don't think I'm a worthy replacement for you :-D . You can assign moderator privileges to me if you like, I'll try to keep this community free of spam or whatever.
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Don't feel sorry, it's great that you wanted to give it a chance, I appreciate it. I will keep the repo available, if anyone wants to use it (here, or anywhere else).
There is no issue either if no one can post regularly around here as the community will simply fall a sleep, like it once was, up until someone shows up willing to give it another chance. Or maybe not and it would just mean that journaling is too much of a niche topic for Lemmy's limited actual user base? That we can't tell, but at least we have tried to make it a more lively community.
BTW, if anyone is looking for a more active journaling community, I updated the OP with a link to our cousin from r/journaling. With their 2 million or so user base, they've a lot more going on.