In the monthly server updates for lemmy.zip/piefed.zip there’s a mantra that’s repeated every month. I think it’s wonderful and can be applied to the Fediverse as a whole.

If you’re new here - WELCOME! I hope you’re enjoying your time here :)

Just one small teeny-tiny request. The greatest gift you can give the Fediverse (Original: Lemmy.zip and Piefed.zip) isn’t money, praise, or interpretive dance (although we would absolutely accept the last one). Its participation.

Upvote the things you like. Start a discussion, debate, or ponder about whether water is wet or merely makes things wet. Make new communities if you don’t see one that fits your oddly specific niche obsession.
(We don’t judge. Well, we try not to judge anyway.)

The fediverse naturally ebbs and flows, tides of people come and go. But if you’ve found yourself oddly attached to this strange little corner of the internet? Wonderful. Help it breathe. Help it grow. Help it be just a tiny bit weirder in the best possible way.

So if you’ve gone to the effort of clicking Sign Up and proving you’re not a robot (unless you are, in which case hello and welcome to our new AI overlords), then please, I beg of you:

Stick around. Add your voice. It really does make this place better.

Original post by @[email protected]

  • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.netEnglish
    5·
    2 小时前

    Also, I hope we can all make a concerted effort to be nicer to each other. It’s the internet so that’s not always easy but I do think that’s one of the things holding us back.

  • Skullgrid@lemmy.worldEnglish
    961·
    6 小时前

    There’s like 5 people that are firehoses of content that are keeping lemmy alive.

    • hansolo@lemmy.todayEnglish
      1·
      2 小时前

      I genuinely worry about Picard Maneuver and Lady Butterfly. What of one of them got hit by a car!?

      • Skullgrid@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 小时前

        Picard Maneuver went and came back. I appreciate their work though, they’re one of the pillars.

        I worry about Stamets.

    • eta@feddit.orgEnglish
      37·
      6 小时前

      Yeah they’re doing a huge service to the Fediverse. I’ve had a few times where I saw posts from the same people across totally different communities to the point where I’m wondering if they’re actually interested in all these subjects or just posting for the sake of it.

      • anon6789@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        2 小时前

        I don’t know how those people do it. Putting out stuff every day for one community keeps me as busy as I’d want to be.

      • Scrollone@feddit.itEnglish
        13·
        6 小时前

        After a while, it doesn’t even matter. It creates a sense of community, making this place nice for new people to join. So it’s good.

        • Dozzi92@lemmy.worldEnglish
          12·
          5 小时前

          I see a lot of the same people, recognize the names. I argue with some, know I’ll agree with others. I like it. It harkens back to old forum days for me. Reddit may as well be anonymous1 talking to anonymous2, maybe outside of some more niche subs, but here, I can comment on a post about corn and recognize a few of the names who are also commenting.

          • greybeard@feddit.onlineEnglish
            4·
            3 小时前

            I certainly can become a problem. Reaching back to Digg, MrBabyMan had way too much power and influence, even though he basically just spammed news articles 24/7. Thankfully, the threadiverse doesn’t seem to be designed to promote people over content.

  • melsaskca@lemmy.caEnglish
    341·
    6 小时前

    Nice post, and thanks. I usually only comment and vote but have not created posts yet. That is my goal for 2026, to post at least one thing. I’m scared of the potential hateful insults I would get for posting something but I can be a dick sometimes, so I get it.

    • Today@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      5 小时前

      Start by posting a pic of a pet. You’ll get upvoted and will get over your fear. If people do downvote or complain, just let it roll off and try again.

    • Foni@lemmy.zipEnglish
      171·
      6 小时前

      If you commit to making a post, I commit to being nice to you and not being a jerk.I try not to be like that in general and appreciate people’s willingness to contribute.

    • schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      4·
      5 小时前

      I post a lot and don’t usually get hateful insults, in fact most of what I post gets no comments at all.

      The way I find most things I post is literally just that I repost them from my Mastodon feed.

    • Demdaru@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      5 小时前

      I fear only one thing. That I will be too bland/boring or what I deem in any way interesting won’t be. Or that it will be and I’d get overwhelmed with amount of comments and wouldn’t be able to reply to even third of them and would come off as a dick or a bot :< That and I am well aware I am not compatible with most of lemmy so yeah.

      • anon6789@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        2 小时前

        This is the main resistance I see. I thought I’d be boring in the beginning. I didn’t know much about the subject I began to post about. But from continuing to interact, I learned more about the subject, and I learned what the people I was talking to liked more or liked less.

        If you’re just being yourself and talking about things you’re interested in, you’re gonna be fine. People here are pretty chill, so if you’re not spouting outright lies or antagonizing people, there isn’t anything to worry about.

    • pebbles@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      11·
      6 小时前

      I’ve found that near every post I’ve made only has nice comments. Unless it is political lol, but thats par for the course. I believe in you!

    • c0dezer0@programming.devEnglish
      2·
      4 小时前

      Same. I am too lazy to write full posts. Sometimes I do but i like up/voting and writing short comments more.