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[Discussion thread] How are you all guys doing on your niche communities? (reddthat.com)

submitted 5 months ago by Blaze@reddthat.com to c/fedigrow@lemm.ee

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[–] Blaze@reddthat.com 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Drive by negativity for niche communities can have a outsized chilling effect

What do you mean? Sorry English isn't my first language

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If a smaller community has people who don't like it, they can turn that small community into a place to be negative about what that community is trying to be.

So when people want to talk about that community, they go into the post, and they see negativity, and they're less likely to participate. They don't want to deal with the negativity, they don't want to deal with the naysayers

[–] Blaze@reddthat.com 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Ah indeed, makes sense. Any recent example in mind?

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

https://beehaw.org/comment/3597805

[–] AchtungDrempels@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Haha. I thought beehaw was all about being nice? What i heard, can't see any of their stuff usually.

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I think they try to be(e)!

[–] Blaze@reddthat.com 2 points 5 months ago

Fortunately he got banned since then, but I agree