I’d like to invite you all to share your thoughts and ideas about Lemmy. This feedback thread is a great place to do that, as it allows for easier discussions than Github thanks to the tree-like comment structure. This is also where the community is at.

Here’s how you can participate:

  • Post one top-level comment per complaint or suggestion about Lemmy.
  • Reply to comments with your own ideas or links to Github issues related to the complaints.
  • Be specific and constructive. Avoid vague wishes and focus on specific issues that can be fixed.
  • This thread is a chance for us to not only identify the biggest pain points but also work together to find the best solutions.

By creating this periodic post, we can:

  • Track progress on issues raised in previous threads.
  • See how many issues have been resolved over time.
  • Gauge whether the developers are responsive to user feedback.

Your input may be valuable in helping prioritize development efforts and ensuring that Lemmy continues to meet the needs of its community. Let’s work together to make Lemmy even better!

  • PumpkinDrama@reddthat.comOPEnglish
    41·
    5 days ago

    There were several issues on GitHub regarding proposals on how to solve the low visibility of small communities. However, after the Scaled Sort was implemented, all those issues were closed, yet the problem persists. I continue to use Reddit the same as before because I primarily used it for niche communities, which are lacking here. The few times I’ve posted to a niche community here, I’ve either received no answers or been subject to drive-by downvotes, likely from users not even subscribed to the community. As a result, I now only post on Lemmy when the post is directed to a large community, and I use Reddit for the rest.

    • Die4Ever@retrolemmy.comEnglish
      5·
      4 days ago

      I’m not really sure this is a software issue, if anything Lemmy probably handles new and small communities better than Reddit does. We just don’t have as many users.

    • Skavau@piefed.socialEnglish
      4·
      5 days ago

      It’s funny because for new low-traffic communities now, Reddit is worse than the Fediverse in my opinion. The Fediverse has an effective catalog on every instance, you can search instances, you can rename your community to be more visible (you can’t do this on reddit). I would also suggest you look into Piefed, which has even more tools here.

    • PumpkinDrama@reddthat.comOPEnglish
      2·
      5 days ago

      Yeah because first of all, content had to be spread out across 562826 different communities for no reason other than that reddit had lots of communities, after growing for many many years. It started with just a few.

      Then 99% of those were created on Lemmy.world, and every new user was directed to sign up at Lemmy.world.

      I guess a lot of people here are younger than me and didn’t experience forums, but we had like 30 forum channels. That was enough to talk about anything at all. And I believe it’s the same here, it would have been enough. And then all channels would have easy to find content.

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