Inspired by https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/26053389
this post was submitted on 06 Dec 2024
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We have a good chance now to see how well this theory works in reality. Exciting times!
It has already worked in the past.
!movies@lemm.ee and !showsandmovies@lemm.ee replaced !moviesandtv@lemm.ee
For the details on the powertrip: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/29606682
Thanks for the example!
And they are now some (if not the) largest communities on those subjects on the Threadiverse (and the top communities on their instance), so I consider that point demonstrated.
It's like the original idea behind the Net - if a node goes down, everything shifts to accommodate. If the power posters switch to a specific community people will just use that more.
Reasons for starting a new community:
We've done all that and it has worked.
I say it worked out, I posted this that is about a topic that’s been getting banned in lemmy.world.