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I dont notice it a whole lot mainly cos i dont really care who im talking to tbh. I do wonder if my username stands out tho?
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There are prolific posters and some bots that post nearly half of the content that gets popular on a particular day. Commentors I think there's a healthy mix of regulars and users I don't recognize.
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The fediverse makes communities feel even smaller since even widely connected nodes have instances they aren't networked with, so even a massive userbase can feel like a small neighborhood, because as an individual user, that's what you're going to see with your account pegged to any given instance.
Hey, GrammarPolice! Nice to see you again today! Take care, see you later!
Reddit was much larger, but it was the same and noticeable when you were active enough.
My rule of thumb was, if 100 people see a post, 10% vote on it, 1% comment on it.
There's also the fact that most active users that also comment regularly, don't browse the hot page but catch the posts earlier. So there will always be names that show up more often than others, that have already said what's going to be said.
On Lemmy there's a lot of instances that are kind of radical and have a vast interest in spreading their radical ideology in other instances, so they'll show up as well on a regular depending on the topic.
I gotta admit that I didn't start noticing regular users yet, only the trolls that I tag.
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For me, the difference to reddit is less the participation/diversity in individual discussions. Rather, that lively debates only happen in some prominent subs. That is the one thing I miss here when comparing lemmy to reddit. On reddit, you can look for some niche hobby or some random computer game and chances are that you'll find an active community.
Yep, that's the one thing i miss about Reddit that isn't here on lemmy. Oh r/sudoku how much i miss thee
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Commenting not so much, but posting is almost exclusively done by a regular few. Reddit was already like that, but Lemmy is infinitely smaller so it becomes obviously apparent.
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I don't pay much attention to user names so I haven't noticed
In the community I post in and read the most, I certainly recognize almost every poster. But in all communities, I recognize the most prolific of posters, but few others.
I recognize most of the users there even in the big communities with over 30k members
Communities with 30k members could really do with pruning the completely inactive ones. It's not like there's any commercial reasons to pretend that places are busier than they actually are.
absolutely. careful pruning and caretaking is how you nurture good communities. excellent comment.
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Yep, maybe it would benefit from more advertisement but I decided to not recommend it until I experience it for some time. It took me a week or two to realize that I don't like moderation at lemmy-world for example, I would definitely recommend choosing other instances, and then, it takes time to figure out which ones are worth recommending. Some are extremist far-left/far-right, some are at risk of shutting down if admin gets bored and decides to stop paying for hosting from his personal money.
After the reddit exodus I started creating memes for the first time and posting them on Lemmy. I've learned that it's harder to be funny than I thought. Also a lot of time/effort and I have actually important things in my life that I focus on. Reposting was also kinda fun but what's the point really
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I do not have the time to post / comment usually.
A place has to be seeded for a forest to grow...
Somebody has to do the job since normal person only reads, maybe upvote.
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no way
Without a doubt
No I haven't seen it
Do you also happen to have MPD?
Does anyone recognize me?! I need validation for my useless contributions. Valor and accolades!
Small town vibes where you actually recognize people at the grocery store kinda thing.
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I have no idea what you're talking about, says the chump who has a series of precisely 103 formulaic knife reviews posted here.
Want to know about a really weird knife? Go check out what a tecpatl is.
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There's definitely regulars I recognize, but still plenty more I don't.
Yeah, there are a handful of extremely prolific posters who are awesome and keep the whole thing fresh. Then there are a couple dozen that I see at least a few times a week if not more. After that, I see a mix of familiar and unfamiliar faces.since I scroll All.
But even reddit had a similar pattern on a larger scale proportionate to the userbase. There were like a dozen prolific posters (or bots) whose threads got the most engagement even when they were reposts of someone else'searlier post.
I like to think of it like movies and tv, where a few prolific actors and actresses are everywhere and in things that get a lot of attention, but there are also a ton of people also participating but without as much attention because they are in fewer popular things.
If someone browses hot or new they will absolutely see the same few people the majority of the time since those are the most active people. Browse Active and there are a lot more that arrived a few hours after the post was made.
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Roll-call for the lurkers! (If u want, no pressure)
I'm not usually an internet commentor, but I try to chip in on Lemmy sometimes. I think most people just treat it like the rest of social media today, where the smart idea is to just lurk
I guess it makes sense that the majority of the userbase is just lurkers
Be the change you want to see.
Got it. Creating bot accounts now
It's a smaller neighborhood here dude.
I see that now
cozy. lets just think of It as cozy, why don't we... ahhh, much better!
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Because it is dawg.
Total users are like ballpark 1 million, and most don't post much or at all -- e.g the 1-9-90 rule.
By comparison Reddit and twitter are the most trafficed sites on the internet