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Update: post deleted Most popular thread on /r/Redditalternatives is promoting Discuit, despite it having 185 weekly active users compared to the 44k on Lemmy. Feel free to chime in (old.reddit.com)

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Also, if you have doubts about brigading, Discuit have a brigading post on their meta community: https://discuit.net/DiscuitMeta/post/pTyw2MZw

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[–] Franconian_Nomad@feddit.org 10 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I wasn’t on Reddit for over a year but from what I’ve heard about /r/redditalternatives is that it’s a shitshow.

If somebody is still on Reddit, direct recruitment over DMs might be better if there’s a candidate who might be interested.

[–] MudMan@fedia.io 27 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Are we hazing people on entrance? I didn't get the memo that we're running a cult over here.

I don't use Reddit, but getting DMs from people telling me to use other platforms sounds like a great way to get me to not try those platforms.

This thread made me go see what's up with Discuit, though, so... food for thought about social media dynamics.

[–] Franconian_Nomad@feddit.org 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Sorry, I’m not a native English speaker, but I don’t think that hazing is the correct term here.

I know were you coming from of course, but I don’t really see the harm telling people who are clearly dissatisfied with reddit about Lemmy.

Lol, they’re certainly not forced to join it.

[–] MudMan@fedia.io 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's the right word in context, as in for an initiation ritual.

But still, you get the point. It's not like we're on an evangelical mission. There's a bit of a difference between posting about it and DMing people, it feels... spammy? Your mileage may vary, of course, but I would find it a bit intrusive and kinda creepy, myself.

[–] Franconian_Nomad@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago

Nah, I think your choice of words in both cases (hazing and initiation ritual) is pretty hyperbolic and not at all correct, sorry.

But you are of course right, being spammy or obnoxious is obviously counterproductive, I agree!

[–] Blaze@feddit.org 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I wasn’t on Reddit for over a year but from what I’ve heard about /r/redditalternatives is that it’s a shitshow.

It's quite okay to be honest. Not that active, but that's mostly it.

If somebody is still on Reddit, direct recruitment over DMs might be better if there’s a candidate who might be interested.

The issue is that to DM you have to know who is actually interested, and you'll miss most of the lurkers. Also, this could be reported as spamming and get you banned.

[–] Franconian_Nomad@feddit.org 3 points 2 days ago

Ah, thanks for the info and very good point. Good to hear that it’s not that bad.

[–] Corgana@startrek.website 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I made a comment elsewhere in this thread, but I would be interested in helping out with a recruitment effort! Maybe it's time to set up a Lemmy "get the word out" community?

[–] Franconian_Nomad@feddit.org 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, good idea. At least some organised effort would be helpful.

The other guy was right so, we should only inform and be helpful. Coming off as zealots would be counterproductive.

[–] Corgana@startrek.website 2 points 1 day ago

Yes absolutely, it depends on the context. The overall goal of such a community I think should just be to "put it out there", and have people on reddit at least casually aware that Lemmy exists the same way people on Twitter are (now) aware of BlueSky and Mastodon.