@asklemmy What is up with people creating Communities and then not even posting a single post in them?
Like wouldn’t you want to be able to grow a community by doing a post here and there, even just a welcome post to say why you created the community would make sense wouldn’t it?
I made two but they each have a big problem. One is niche and apparently there aren’t many gay gamers on Lemmy. I also can’t find enough content for it so I set up Google alerts and I’m passively fishing for articles. And the other is better suited for Lemmy NSFW even though it’s very SFW but it gets a lot of downvotes because it’s gratuitous gay content. Oh well.
I’m just wondering what kind of content is specific to gay gamers? I would think that the reason there isn’t enough content is because pretty much all of it could just be in another community. If people want to socialize with only that subgroup then that’s fine, but plenty of gay stuff is talked about in regular gaming communities.
I used to subscribe to r/gaymers and there are a few things like thirst posts, LFGs, same-gender fan art, meetups, events, news, etc. Idk, But I guess it used to be more relevant back in the day when certain gay interactions were initially made available like same-gender romance in The Sims and Dragon Age which was a huge deal and gave plenty to talk about. I was also hoping that Lemmy would give it its own flavor.
but plenty of gay stuff is talked about in regular gaming communities
Yeah, that’s a double-edged sword! It’s awesome that Lemmy is more accepting, and creating the community did feel redundant, but sometimes I just want to be all-out gay which some people find off-putting and it’s also intimidating for me to Perform the Gayness out in the open like that because it’s unhinged nonsense to outsiders that we find hilarious.
very SFW but it gets a lot of downvotes because it’s gratuitous gay content
I just need to know: what is gratuitous gay content?
IMO, content that is SFW should not be gratuitously sexual in ANY way - gay, straight, furry, w/e - none of it is work appropriate.
They’re waiting for you to post something there.
I’m guessing it’s like my book collection: mostly aspirational. I do love to read, but there’s no way I’m finishing all these impulse purchases before I die.
IOW, they are hoping someday there will be users.
Some communities (like a sports one I recently saw) have bots posting game threads or whatevet almost every day. I guess it’s sort of like reddit’s original fake it 'til you make it thing.
I thought it was going to be more popular. But then I remembered that it was already pretty niche on Reddit
I made an area on another instance, but i left contact info in case someone wants to take it over.
