maybe consider (temporarily? permanently?) hiding vote-count on posts, to make it seem less dead in here. it doesn't matter how many votes a post has; it just matters whether it's higher or lower than others. for functional reasons, at least.
this post was submitted on 14 Jun 2023
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I've got vote counts hidden in my UI so things don't feel dead for me, it also helps me resist group think to a varying extent
I don't think that's a good idea. Also, it isn't dead in here by any measure
i'm seeing nine posts in the last hour, and top rated post of all time at 680 upvotes, both figures being below 1/10th of what appear(ed) on the sub.
that's by reddit measure, which is "a" measure, the only one most of us have for reference. i suggested upvote hiding because the reduced count may be discouraging.
they are not bad in themselves, however: if i were, say, moderating this place, I'd say these numbers are too damn high because scary x3. and yes, they're high as hell for general lemmy standards; from everywhere I've looked, that's obvious.
but the "Reddit perspective" is my reasoning for my suggestion, and i think those reasons will fade away anyway as people acclimate to these new figures, much like someone gets used to big numbers being normal on Japanese restaurant menus.
thanks for running this place; i think you're doing a great job of saving some of this culture
I understand where you're coming from, and really appreciate the input but I think people will find it stranger to have no upvotes vs the community just feelig like it's in a budding phase
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Iffy
straight to gulag
TFW the other leftists wont let you try to subvert the movement into “the people’s fascism”
they are ruining leftist unity
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Because of the Reddit migration, 196 is coming up in my Lemmy feed a lot, I have no idea what it is (because you haven't made a description).
This could be your chance to gain more community members if you update your description
Well sort of the point of 196 is that you can post almost anything, the only rule is that you have to post each time before leaving. This rule isn't enforced for obvious reasons, unlike the ban against tankies.
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Unfathomably based
Ah yes, some good news today as well
Happy to see this community is starting off on the right foot
How does one get flair here?
Also, because I'm bad at image-memeing, blåhaj sounds like what you do when you've had a few and a cop pulls you over.
how tankies are still surprised that fascist apologia gets them banned in an antifascist community is beyond me
Why are they even allowed to federate here
I mean, it says in the post, they're allowd to federate but are "on probation"
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Literally
I was wondering when someone would start discriminating based on what instance you made your account on...
You can use 196 on a lemmygrad account, but because it's by definition a tankie Lemmy site, you're basically on probation.
Rude ;)
Lol you get it :D 👍
I mean I don't really see myself as a tankie, I did get temporarily banned from lemmygrad for saying that ACAB means all cops, so there's that I suppose.
That's hilarious
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Based, thanks moss