If a community doesn't exist you can make one.
this post was submitted on 19 May 2026
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I think part of my problem is that there are communities that already exist, and some of them I can't see, and the ones I can might not be sync'd to my instance.
Federation and decentralization has its pros and cons.
I made a post on the blahaj one let's revive it!
Lmk if the link works.
Please post :D
I think contributing to existing communities seems like the best option. Also, evangelizing the community in other places so people are more aware of it helps too. Luckily, thatβs exactly what this post (kind of) does.
For example, I didnβt know there were dropout Lemmy communities. I just subbed to the blahaj.zone one.
The problem is that there isn't a Dropout community and the equivalent Nebula community is rather dead.
Post on the blahaj one let's revive it!
Lmk if the link works.
Please post :D
So...
On Make Some Noise, there are occasionally 'fan submissions' for prompts. Where does that happen? I figured there was a secret forum I was just unaware of.
My guess is reddit, sadly, but if there's some more official place and I just haven't found it, I need to know.
If the official unofficial place is reddit, we need to push everyone to one of the communities here.
I dropped a post in the lemmy.world one, because I think it might have a larger potential audience, since .world was like the semi-default instance when I joined lemmy. Now I need to learn how to crosspost so I can share to other instances.
Ask-lemmy-v2: Does crossposting link comments? If someone sees a post in lemmy.blahaj.zone and I've crossposted from lemmy.world, are the post mingled or isolated?
I'd rather solidify on a single community if the commentors can't see each other.
Asking for a friend.
My vote is blahaj! I am also curious about the comments but my guess is no they wouldn't be shared. But idk.
I loved the season opener. It was hilarious having actual lawyers judge how bad it was and Mommy Standards and Practices was well done.
I just recently subscribed to Dropout. These people are so funny.
They really are. So many amazing people on their shows, and a variety of kinds of show.
I'm trying not to sound like PR for them, because I'm not, but I really like their content and ethos; and will recommend them as a place to go for fun stuff. Fuck Sam Reich (but only if you're Elaine) - that probably proves I'm not corporate?
They need to re-up Gastronauts and Crowd Control. Those are some of my favorites, though they can be a bit hit or miss based on the guests. The D20's are great, but require more investment since there's a long story, and that intimidates me so I like the more self-contained shows. @samreich
I love D20 but haven't watched anything else yet.
I dont get the On a bus one. Who is the elf lady?
I said elsewhere here that I haven't gotten through the D20s, because they have a story that requires some dedication to sit through and I like the shorter form shows. I still like D20, I just need to be present and treat them like a book instead of just enjoying the mayhem. The on-a-bus iteration of D20 is led by Katie Marovitch, who appears in several Game Changers and Make Some Noise. I think she might be more of a writer than a contestant, but I'm not sure and haven't gone to look her up. I love that Dropout lets people blur the line.
I think the on-a-bus series, which I'm only vaguely aware of and haven't watched, is a bit on its own where they are somewhat picking on Brennan; which is funny because he takes this so seriously and Katie doesn't seem to.
See if there's a thread in one of the Dropout communities. If it's old, start a new one and link the old. We don't all find these shows when they are newly aired. I want to discuss many shows I've seen, and plan to use the lemmy.world community to start those.
If anyone knows of an older style forum where this is being discussed, let me know. A necro-post in this context seems like it would be neat instead of annoying.
I am making a post on the dropout comm :)
Does this link work? I don't really know how to link to things on here. https://threadiverse.link/piefed.blahaj.zone/post/775235
The Dropout community on Blahaj isn't dead but it's not super active. There is a post there about the new episode of Game Changer!
I don't think my instance is defederated from much, we're tiny, but my view of the community via blahaj has a newest post 10 months ago. If I go there directly, I see more posts. My instance block list doesn't contain lemmy.blahaj.zone. Anyone know why I can't see current posts?
What else am I missing?
I'm not sure, but I can see your comments/posts, so federation is at least partly working.
Can you see the link here? https://lemmyverse.link/lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/42882833
I can. Clicking that link redirects me a few times, but results in an unauthenticated view of blahaj.zone, so I couldn't comment without making a blahaj account
I'm myserv.one, so my view is via https://lemmy.myserv.one/c/dropout@lemmy.blahaj.zone
It had a newest post of 10 months ago as of when I looked yesterday. It now has many more, so I can tell federation is working. Probably just with a delay, and maybe because I subscribed instead of just looking at it. I'll have to go revisit some other communities that I thought were dead, but might be active if I join them...
My poor server admin. With storage prices these days...
Oh yeah, federation mostly pulls threads based on if someone on your instance is subscribed to a community, so that makes sense! I hope you find more communities that you enjoy!
I'm also having trouble seeing posts on it. Would that be because not enough people on piefed.blahaj.zone are joined to the dropout community?
I have not had any issues seeing posts there, but I only usually look after a new Game Changer episode since that's the only series I'm typically up to date on.
I made a comment on your post!
Thank you! I fixed the problem (hide read posts was on)
I made a post on the blahaj one let's revive it!
Lmk if the link works.
Please post :D