On Reddit I mostly consumed discussions. Either by lurking or reading old threads. So my engagement on Reddit was minimal.

But Lemmy this is different. I like it a lot here but I feel like I need to engage a bit myself to create the great discussions I used to simply observe on Reddit.

So my question is:

  • What are your advice on how to properly start discussions and keep them going?
  • Do I have to respond to every comment? Or is a simple upvote enough to thank them if I have no further questions?
  • Can I reply after a day or two if I am too busy to reply immediatly?
  • What is considered low effort?
  • Are cross-posts appreciated or considered rude?
  • General Lemmy-etiquette
  • And anything else you might consider helpful for a rookie or you want to see more often in posts.

Thanks a lot in advance everyone!

  • IWW4@lemmy.zip
    3·
    19 小时前

    So my question is:

    • What are your advice on how to properly start discussions and keep them going?

    Find an instance that is about things you like and post things. I enjoy movies, TV shows and Lacrosse. So I post things on those instances. I post anything I want about those things. Sometimes people respond sometimes people don’t.

    REMEMBER PEOPLE WANT YOU TO POST THINGS

    • Do I have to respond to every comment? Or is a simple upvote enough to thank them if I have no further questions?

    I always try to respond to all comments, provided the comment is substantive. If if is someone just posting a dismissive comment, than I ignore those.

    • Can I reply after a day or two if I am too busy to reply immediatly?

    I will generally reply immediately for a few hours, depending on my availability and then responded less as the post ages. The nice thing about the Lemmy inbox is that it lets you know when new responses are done.

    • What is considered low effort?

    That is entirely up to the reader to define.

    • Are cross-posts appreciated or considered rude?

    See my remember point above

    • General Lemmy-etiquette

    That is so nebulous that it is correct to say there isnt any.

    • And anything else you might consider helpful for a rookie or you want to see more often in posts.

    REMEMBER THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS PLACE IS TO POST THINGS

    • jaybone@lemmy.zipEnglish
      2·
      17 小时前

      I think you are confusing instances with communities in your first paragraph.

    • theorangeninja@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
      1·
      16 小时前

      The whole point is to post or interact with posts. It would be very quiet if everyone would only post but never comment. I think will try to create one medium to high effort post instead of a few low effort posts.