AFAIK the webui doesn’t have a convenient way of doing this but apps have a way of doing it within a couple clicks. I use Boost, I’m sure others offer similar functionality.

I will check those. I am using both Linux and macOS, I never use my phone to write anything. Hopefully there will be such an app with Crossposting on one or the other.

I understand. On reddit I was a lurker, on Lemmy I’ve become far more active in ways I never imagined. If we want the communities we enjoy to pop up and flourish somebody has to get things going.

Something I am slowly realizing too. I commented quite a lot on reddit, like I have started doing on Lemmy, but starting a conversation? Well, I rarely think any of my questions/ideas are worth discussing and I normally don't bother. But I'm learning ;)

[–] FrostyTrichs@walledgarden.xyz 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I will check those. I am using both Linux and macOS, I never use my phone to write anything. Hopefully there will be such an app with Crossposting on one or the other.

There actually is a way, I updated my last reply as you were replying.

Something I am slowly realizing too. I commented quite a lot on reddit, like I have started doing on Lemmy, but starting a conversation? Well, I rarely think any of my questions/ideas are worth discussing and I normally don't bother. But I'm learning ;)

I think people have to get used to the idea of it being ok to make a space for themselves in the fediverse. I think a lot of people probably feel like they are using someone else's resources and don't want to cause trouble, ask a silly thing, be a burden, or maybe don't even understand that they're allowed to make communities. They only engage with what's already there but compared to reddit where so much was already going by the time a lot of people made it there, the fediverse can feel rather empty.

The sad truth is that many of these communities will take months of effort by a single or small group of individuals before more people will join in. It means you really need to be into the topic or the community will end up like the one you are trying to revive. Some people find that discouraging but it's time that can be used to fine tune the community and its content. With a little luck and a lot of effort you'll find more people interested in the same thing to keep things going when you're lacking in motivation or content.

It can be frustrating and arduous but when you start seeing the votes, posts, and comments come in it's all worth it.

[–] Libb@jlai.lu 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

There actually is a way, I updated my last reply as you were replying.

Thx so much! I will keep a note for that :)

I think people have to get used to the idea of it being ok to make a space for themselves in the fediverse.

That is indeed hard to realize.

As an average user (50+ year-old and not obsessed with computer stuff), I can tell you that one of the most intimidating things to me was/is the fragmented nature of said 'fediverse'. Between mastodon, lemmy, the video whose name I constantly forget and the other stuff going on... it's hard to keep track of what is what. It's even harder with the supposed portability/compatibility between various services (I have yet to understand how I am supposed to follow a discussion on lemmy using my mastodon account and vice-versa. Don't get me wrong, I'm fine admitting that's a me issue but still... it doesn't help me being more active and, to tell you the whole truth, I quit using my mastodon at all because I could not figure out out to use it hand in hand with the Lemmy one or even if it was possibility or I simply understood it wrong :p)

And that's not even mentioning people like myself who also blog: can it be done inbside lemmy? Is it considered good practice or not to link back to one's blog? Since I can't tell, I refrain to share any link to my personal blog ;)

The sad truth is that many of these communities will take months of effort by a single or small group of individuals before more people will join in.

That I'm fine with as I'm in no hurry. I would just not split our already small user base into smaller ones by creating one more community where it's not needed. Let's hope the admin of the Journaling community chimes in... but maybe I'm a bit too optimistic?

[–] FrostyTrichs@walledgarden.xyz 2 points 3 days ago

I can tell you that one of the most intimidating things to me was/is the fragmented nature of said 'fediverse'. Between mastodon, lemmy, the video whose name I constantly forget and the other stuff going on... it's hard to keep track of what is what. It's even harder with the supposed portability/compatibility between various services (I have yet to understand how I am supposed to follow a discussion on lemmy using my mastodon account and vice-versa. Don't get me wrong, I'm fine admitting that's a me issue but still... it doesn't help me being more active and, to tell you the whole truth, I quit using my mastodon at all because I could not figure out out to use it hand in hand with the Lemmy one or even if it was possibility or I simply understood it wrong

I haven't felt the need to broaden my footprint in the fediverse beyond Lemmy. You are definitely correct that the interaction of the various services could be improved. Time will tell if they grow together or further apart.

And that's not even mentioning people like myself who also blog: can it be done inbside lemmy? Is it considered good practice or not to link back to one's blog? Since I can't tell, I refrain to share any link to my personal blog ;)

There are some using Lemmy itself as blogging software. It can be as simple as a community with posts restricted to moderators (you) or as much as an entire instance dedicated to a blog. The sky is really the limit and users are coming up with (I think) some use cases that even the devs didn't see coming.