Lurkers - what’s your story?

  • OpenStars@startrek.website
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    11 months ago

    I AM - Thank you for your service! :-D

    And now as thanks, a picture of a cat for no reason whatsoever - as is tradition!

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    11 months ago

    I usually delete over half the comments and posts I make because I keep thinking nobody gives a shit about what I have to say. I’m afraid some troll is going to pop out of nowhere and tell me to go kill myself. Reddit scarred me.

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          11 months ago

          oh, I didn’t know it worked with emojis 😅

          I just tought it was Voyager doing that because the whole comment was an emoji.

          Edit: Just remembered this also works 👍

          Combining everything:

          👍

  • Zaros@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I just browse things for fun, mostly. I rarely have anything important to add, so I rarely even comment.

    I did try making a few memes, but I don’t really have ideas for general memes. I only make memes for specific friends about some very specific thing they or I said or did, and those don’t really fit in here.

  • MasterNerd@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    I comment a lot but seldom post. As stated a few times, I don’t feel I have much to contribute post-wise

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      11 months ago

      I get that too. It’s a flaw of my character, I guess, that stems from past experience on other social media platforms I’ve used throughout my life.

      But, I’ve been trying, but probably not as much as I could…

  • Nexius_Lobster@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    the disparity between posters and subscribers is larger than expected.

    in the community i moderate, there are just 2 consistent posters (including myself) and about 3000 subs, of which a good 150 seem to be active in total. that’s 0.05 of the aggregate subscribers.

    • perishthethought@lemm.eeOP
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      11 months ago

      Same in my community (FullMoviesOnYoutube). Really not sure why, but I really appreciate the few others who are sharing posts.

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    11 months ago

    I want a time machine to go back in time to teach the crowd in the coliseum the 7 nation army chant so I can hear it being chanted while 2 gladiators go at it.

  • EnderMB@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I see a lot of comments saying that people comment, but I’ll occasionally post videos when I see them come out, get zero responses, and will see the same video on Reddit with thousands of responses. These aren’t small communities either - the videos community on lemmy.world has thousands of subscribers, but few videos have any comments.

    I don’t think it’s necessarily an issue with people not posting enough. I think there just aren’t enough people to sustain a social network with thousands of communities.

    • ekZepp@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      I post a bit too, but honestly posting a link is not that much of a stretch. Just try starting more discussions topic posts if you want people to join.