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New Communities

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A place to post new communities all over Lemmy for discovery and promotion.

Rules

The rules for behavior are a straight carry over of Mastodon.World's rules. You can click the link but we've reposted them here in brief, as a guideline. We will continue to use the Mastodon.World rules as the master list. Over all, be nice to each other and remember this isn't a community built around debate. For the rules about formatting your posts, scroll down to number 2.

1. Follow the rules of Mastodon.world, which can be found here.

A. Provide an inclusive and supportive environment. This means if it isn't rulebreaking and we can't be supportive to them then we probably shouldn't engage.

B. No illegal content.

C. Use content warnings where appropriate. This means mark your submissions NSFW if need be.

D. No uncivil behavior. This includes, but is not limited to: Name Calling; Bullying; Trolling; Disruptive Commenting; or Personal Criticisms.

E. No Harrassment. As an example in relation to Transgender people this includes, deadnaming, misgendering, and promotion of conversion therapy. Similarly Misogyny, Misandry, and Racism are also banned here.

2. Include a community or instance title and description in your post title. - A following example of this would be New Communities - A place to post new communities or instances all over Lemmy for discovery and promotion.

3. Follow the formatting. - The formatting as included below is important for people getting universal links across Lemmy as easily as possible.

Formatting

Please include this following format in your post:

[link text](/c/community@instance.com)

This provides a link that should work across instances, but in some cases it won't

You should also include either:

!community@instance.com

or instance.com/c/community

FAQ:

Q: Why do I get a 404?

A: At least one user in an instance needs to search for a community before it gets fetched. Searching for the community will bring it into the instance and it will fetch a few of the most recent posts without comments. If a user is subscribed to a community, then all of the future posts and interactions are now in-sync.

Q: When I try to create a post, the circle just spins forever. Why is that?

A: This is a current known issue with large communities. Sometimes it does get posted, but just continues spinning, but sometimes it doesn't get posted and continues spinning. If it doesn't actually get posted, the best thing to do is try later. However, only some people seem to be having this problem at the moment.

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I often come across ideas for new communities (sometimes I even have them myself), but I'm not always sure whether they would get traction.

How about a "suggest a community" community, where people can post suggestions, and get feedback on the idea, maybe tweak it a bit to be more useful, and also look for co-moderators?

It could act in parallel to !newcommunities@lemmy.world

Anyone have any ideas for how this could work better? Anyone want to co-moderate one?

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[–] Microw@lemm.ee 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] naught101@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Awesome, thanks!

[–] naught101@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Hey Mods, any chance you could add some links to some.of the communities mentioned here to the sidebar?

@Akhuyan@lemmy.world @technopagan@lemmy.world @Imotali@lemmy.world @Maggoty@lemmy.world

[–] e0qdk@reddthat.com 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

There's more-or-less already an active community for that: !communitypromo@lemmy.ca

From their description:

Promote your favourite communities here, or ask about a community you are looking for

A post titled like "Is there a community for TOPIC?" with text in the body indicating you're interested in making one if not would likely do well there.

[–] naught101@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That seems much more like this community, !newcommunities@lemmy.world ...

[–] e0qdk@reddthat.com 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

There's a lot of overlap, but the other is a bit more general purpose (not just new communities). I joined both to help with community discovery.

[–] naught101@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Makes sense. It would be good if the mods added links between them to each community's sidebar.

[–] Bl4ze@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] naught101@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Not quite the same thing, but that looks very complimentary, thanks!

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

It's not the single purpose of the community, but there have been threads were people discuss a community before creating or reviving one

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 4 points 6 days ago (2 children)
[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

With a name like that, no wonder why I never found it.

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Yes, but first you would need to know that: 411 = “I can’t find a specific community because it doesn’t have a logical name, so can you help me out.” Ironically, the name 411 embodies the problem perfectly.

This is giving me some serious chicken and egg vibes.

[–] naught101@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

It's riffing off a Canadian/US telephone directory. Agreed, not a universally useful name..

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Really? I had to look it up, and I found out that it was shut down in late 80s.

So that’s good to know next time I happen to be speaking with someone who is both old enough and from a particular part of the world.

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

it was shut down in late 80s.

Interesting, i worked for 411 untill '98 and my daughter's mother worked there into 2001 at least.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 days ago

Apparently there’s a mistake. Feel free to update the article.

[–] naught101@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

That seems like a related, but different thing. More like a community search?

Also the name is meaningless outside Canada, so not that easy to find for the rest of us..

edit, sorry Canada and the US: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/411_(telephone_number)

[–] Alice@hilariouschaos.com 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Desired Lemmy communities

!dlc@hilariouschaos.com

Info:

Have an idea for a community that doesn't exist yet? Or a community that you WANT but don't see on lemmy? This is the place to share it! Post your desired communities here and see if others share your interest. Whether it's a niche hobby, a specific support group, or a unique discussion space, let us know what you re looking for. Help us build a diverse and inclusive network of forums by sharing your vision for new communities!

[–] naught101@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, that's basically the idea. I have actually seen that before, now that you point it out, but I didn't find it when searching, because "desired" is a kind of unusual word in this context (at least for me). I wonder if you could add "suggestions for new communities" or something like that to the title?

Also, do you expect the suggested communities be implemented on hilariouschaos.com, or are you up for them being hosted on any server?

[–] Alice@hilariouschaos.com 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Course! I'll see if I can edit/ change the name.

!dlc@hilariouschaos.com are for community ideas for any instance, its not hilariouschaos.com specific.

If you're interested in being a mod let me know. I wouldn't mind handing it over.

[–] naught101@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I'm happy to help mod, if you like, sure :)

[–] Alice@hilariouschaos.com 1 points 4 days ago

Nvm I found a comment you've already made and appointed you as a mod now. Have fun !

[–] Alice@hilariouschaos.com 1 points 4 days ago

Ok awesome! Idk if you already have, but can you make a comment on a post in the desired Lemmy communities community so I can appoint you as mod ?

[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

I'd like this, too!