New CommunitiesEnglish • 1 year ago

Trying to build critical mass for small communities

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Trying to build critical mass for small communities

New CommunitiesEnglish • 1 year ago

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2693464

Hi, I’m focusing on generating content for a few communities that I feel can be successful and have less content than I expected:

[email protected]: a genre of retrofuturism based on the 70’s and 80’s (more info)

[email protected]: cute invertebrates

[email protected]: weird vehicles (with wheels)

[email protected]: self-explanatory

EDIT: I did not create any of those communities

I would encourage anyone to participate if you like those topics.

Do you know any other niche-but-not-too-niche communities in which we could focus efforts?
Please, don’t post very long lists, I’m already subscribed to almost 300 communities and the idea is to focus on a few ones.

Thanks!

EDIT: Added descriptions for each community.

Chat

@2tone
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I’ve just created

[email protected] and

[email protected]

Both can be very active communities once people are there
- @zecg
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  8•1 year ago
  High five, I opened those two subs on reddit in the olden days
- @CrulOP
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  3•1 year ago
  Good luck!
  
  Sadly, I don’t have much to contribute to these communities, but I will post if I find something relevant.

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