maybe that’s blatant self-advertising, but you might want to have a look at my origami community I created a few weeks ago (and if it isn’t something for you, others might find it interesting)… no drama, no politics, just simple paper folding, I promise :)
@retrieval4558 thanks! Please lend a hand getting is started and post a couple of your favorite pieces of SciFi content. We have a book list and art list starting which is a good place to start.
If I created a community, would I become it’s (lone) moderator automatically?
What consequences, requirements and things would I need to keep in mind as a moderator?
Is it advisable to copy-paste content from Reddit to kickstart new communities (given that the link source to the original content was added as well when making new posts)?
f I created a community, would I become it’s (lone) moderator automatically?
Yes. But you can also immediatly appoint new mods and/or un-mod yourself if there are other mods present, so it is easy to give a community away when there are other interested users. It’s not a permanent thing.
What consequences, requirements and things would I need to keep in mind as a moderator?
Your community needs to be compatible wih the Fediverse Code of Conduct … but that boils down to “don’t be a dick and don’t post illegal stuff” which is pretty much just common sense. It’s not exactly hard to follow those rules ;)
Apart from that, you can set whatever rules you want. But keep in mind that the Fediverse is still a lot smaller than reddit, so if you are TOO niche / narrow / strict with the rules, you’ll have a hard time finding people who want to engage with your community. General, broad-themed communities with easy-to-follow rules have a bigger chance to thrive.
… and a personal little tip: don’t slam down the ban hammer at every opportunity. As a mod you are able to ban, silence, remove or otherwise “punish” people for bad behaviour, but that doesn’t mean that you have to do that. It’s a lot better to give users the benefit of the doubt, explain instead of punish (as they might not be aware that they did something bad in the first place), and give them a reasonable chance to fix their mistakes on their own before taking action. Post removal, bans and the like should be reserved solely for when the user in question is unwilling to cooperate OR did something obviously super shitty (like threatening other users, using slurs, posting illegal stuff etc.)
Is it advisable to copy-paste content from Reddit to kickstart new communities (given that the link source to the original content was added as well when making new posts)?
Well … as a last resort, yes. Original content or stuff from non-reddit sources is always preferable as it gives users of the Fediverse an incentive to visit communities here instead of going to reddit, but copypasted content is still better than no content at all, so if you can’t find interesting / worthwile stuff elsewhere, then copypasting from reddit is okay-ish too.
I feel like shazam and similar apps make this rather pointless. Hell my pixel is always listening and identifies every song that plays around me, so I can easily go back through the list to find the song.
There’s a song that I can’t remember the name of and is driving me crazy. It goes: dum da, da dum da da dum da, dum da, da dum da da dum da. Anybody know what that is?
Edit: found it. In case it sounded good to you too It’s Sail Away by Enya.
Oh I appreciate the concern. I’ve been on Lemmy since December, but I’ve done some instance hopping which is why my current account’s just a few days old.
But yes, I do appreciate the concern and consideration!
Any thoughts on building this community on a different instance? It’s better for the system if communities are distributed, and you also get related communities close to each other.
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