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When I use my phone in my free time I do a mix of things. I browse Lemmy for a bit, check my subscriptions, upvote and comment here and there, and then I close my Lemmy app.
Then I go to my favorite blogs, I read manga, I scroll tumblr, I listen to podcasts and watch youtube videos, and I discover new and interesting things.
Sometimes I find myself thinking "Hey I should share this cool thing with Lemmy!" But I run into some issues. It might be hard to find a good community for it, or they might have restrictive rules.
I once submitted a post to a music community that hadn't had any activity in months. The mod messaged me within an hour of posting to let me know he'd taken it down because I'd broken a rule by not putting the year after the song title instead of before.
So this community is meant to do three things.
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Spark the thought, "What have I found outside Lemmy recently that might be fun to share?" Or "What have I created recently that might be fun to post?"
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Give people a place to post whatever they want without worrying too much about it.
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Get people into the habit of posting. Its fun to build up a streak!
I highly encourage people to crosspost! (And follow that comms rules when you do!!) Want to share a cool manga you found? Post it to c/manga and post it here too! Lots of sleepy communities only get a post every other month. If this comm can spread the activity out then that is great imo.
I've been active on Lemmy for years, even though I've switched accounts due to issues with other instances and privacy reasons. I've built a few different active communities and I enjoy doing it. I'm hopeful that this can be an interesting little corner of the Fediverse. Its a work in progress, and you might see the rules change as I figure out what works and what doesn't. If you have any questions or feedback comment or send me a PM (also I know this breaks the one post a day rule but its a pinned post! Thats a fair exception! Dont ask me to ban myself!)
