There is also !hardware@lemmy.ml, it has much more subs (~5K), but a lot less engagement. The ML community's mod also seems to have deleted their account?

I am not acquainted with the process for community consolidation and I am not sure if ML takes part in such initiatives. Do I need to reach out to the ML admins? What would be the next step if I wanted to propose !hardware@lemmy.ml to be merged into !hardware@lemmy.world ?

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[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You don't need hundreds of millions of users, though. You only need a few dozen users active in each community to make them worth while. A couple of hundred makes them downright vibrant.

Reddit-like communities with hundreds of thousands of users are a waste, and become nearly impossible to moderate effectively.

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 months ago

You only need a few dozen users active in each community to make them worth while.

A few dozen active posters is a lot by Lemmy standards. Popular topics like !movies@lemm.ee have less than 10.