With the custom Reddit clients now all cut off, but the r/SpaceX subreddit still going strong, we might want to re-evaluate what the channel here on Lemmy means.

It started out as a temporary refuge while the subreddit went dark, but at least I myself am still interested in building a community here.

Feel free to discuss the below points individually in the comments (though I don’t expect high participation, any discussion is of course welcome).

Lemmy and/or Reddit

I think rather than positing this channel as the successor of r/reddit, we should just make it an independent SpaceX interest channel, since both will exist side by side.

Mods

It’s unlikely this place will need active moderation for quite some time, but it would still be useful to have mods for e.g. stickying threads, updating the sidebar

@[email protected] and @[email protected] haven’t been seen in a while. Are you still interested in modding? Do we want to add extra mods?

I’ll reach out to to threelonmusketeers on Reddit if we don’t get a reply here.

Starbase update threads

These will probably be the most interesting posts on here, but we don’t really have the manpower to keep the huge initial post with resources up to date. Having it as a plain copy/paste of the r/SpaceX one also feels a bit disingenuous since we don’t really “own” that content.

I’d suggest making the initial post simpler, cutting out most of the stuff (unless someone volunteers to make something similar, and keep it up to date), and just linking to the most recent r/SpaceX threads.

I’m not sure if there’s a way for multiple people to edit a post, but that could be useful for these long-lived threads.

Sub rules / guidelines

I don’t think we need anything here right now.

Automation

Given the sub has low activity right now, how do we feel about adding some automation of content? Examples I can think of:

  • Auto-posting of road closures in the Starbase thread
  • Auto-posting of some high-quality content, like CSI Starbase videos.

I could take a stab at implementing the road closure one, if there’s interest.

Anyway, let me know what you think, either about these specific points or the channel in general.

  • threelonmusketeersMEnglish
    3•1 year ago

    Thanks for this post, and sorry for disappearing!

    I took a break from Lemmy to enjoy the last few weeks of third-party Reddit apps (some of which will are taking longer than expected to be killed off). I wasn’t sure if there would be still be interest after the blackout ended, but I’m glad to see that there is!

    Re: Lemmy and/or Reddit

    rather than positing this channel as the successor of r/reddit, we should just make it an independent SpaceX interest channel, since both will exist side by side

    Yeah, since both now exist simultaneously, “alternative” would probably be a better term than “successor”.

    Re: Mods

    Are you still interested in modding? Do we want to add extra mods?

    Not sure if @agildehaus is still around, but I’m hoping to spend a bit more time on Lemmy and less time on Reddit going forwards. We could definitely use some help though. Any volunteers?

    Re: Starbase update threads

    I agree that making the initial post simpler is the way to go, as I definitely don’t need have the time to keep it updated with the same detail as the Reddit thread. What would be the most important info to include?

    I’m not sure if there’s a way for multiple people to edit a post, but that could be useful for these long-lived threads.

    The long-lived Reddit threads are all posted by ElongatedMuskrat, which seems to be a sort of shared moderation account. Does Lemmy have similar tools?

    Re: Automation

    I have no expertise in this area, but it sounds like it could be a good way to grow the community while we are still relatively small, provided that the bot generated content doesn’t drown out human discussion. @[email protected]’s efforts to sync SantacFan’s comments look good so far.

    I believe the Reddit launch threads are autogenerated by the LL2 API, but I’m not sure of the details and would welcome any expertise in this area.

    I would also welcome any general input on the future of this community.