Putting ads for old.Lemmy.world on reddit would make this site perfect.
from Sackeshi@lemmy.world to fediverse@lemmy.world on 07 Jun 02:20
https://lemmy.world/post/30950190

There is not enough people on this site to properly achieve its purpose which is to post and discuss content. People would flock to old.lemmy.world if it was advertised. Probably seeing proper migration in a few weeks.

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shiny_idea@aussie.zone on 07 Jun 02:48 next collapse

Uhhhh…

What?

webghost0101@sopuli.xyz on 07 Jun 02:51 next collapse

How do you picture this?

As far as i know many people try to advertise Lemmy on reddit but those posts are getting removed.

Are you suggesting we should crowdsource funding for actual ads? It might work to get it to stay and have many people see it but i am conflicted in the sense i believe todays internet advertisement is inherently harmfull and i want no part of it.

Sackeshi@lemmy.world on 07 Jun 03:10 collapse

Somehow make enough to pay for a legit ad

nokturne213@sopuli.xyz on 07 Jun 04:16 collapse

Feel free to purchase some ads.

Jumuta@sh.itjust.works on 07 Jun 18:42 collapse

i disagree, ads are mostly harmful to platforms like this because anyone with a brain sees an ad and sees some exploitative corporate mess behind it

einfach_orangensaft@sh.itjust.works on 07 Jun 02:53 next collapse

? depending on how many instances you follow lemmy already allows u to scroll for like 30min before u have seen all posta of the day that u wanted to see. thats a good time. doesent need to be more

ada@piefed.blahaj.zone on 07 Jun 03:22 next collapse

The last thing lemmy needs is more centralisation on lemmy.world

Sackeshi@lemmy.world on 07 Jun 03:53 collapse

It’s undeniable that this UI is superior to all other formats of messages boards

Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com on 07 Jun 03:59 next collapse

I think you misunderstood, ada was suggesting using a different server than lemmy.world in order to spread out the load better

some examples:

discuss.online

sh.itjust.works

lemmy.ca

sopuli.xyz

lemmy.zip

aussie.zone

They’re all still Lemmy, just different access points. If you want the “Old” UI, some have it built in like old.lemmy.ca and old.lemmy.zip

irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 08 Jun 15:43 collapse

The ui is good, yes, but lemmy.world itself is pretty problematic.

Don’t get me wrong, if you use it, its no problem, but its not the place to direct newcomers.

Sackeshi@lemmy.world on 09 Jun 12:48 collapse

The only thing I have a problem with is it lacks so many small things old reddit has, hard to explain. Fix them and it’s perfect.

  1. Show posts and comments separately on a profile.
  2. Seeing comments should require us to click the big children not small + on controversial comments.
  3. Allowed videos to actually be posted.
  4. Show a number on the mail not just a red outline.
  5. But this is pedantic seeing karma totals.

The first 4 would really help

fullsquare@awful.systems on 07 Jun 03:25 next collapse

“proper migration”? like what, spammy ghost town that is/was alien[.]top?

RedStrider@lemmy.world on 07 Jun 03:34 next collapse

I feel like crowdfunding ads to broaden the Fediverse’s reach is a strategy that would actually work great for Pixelfed, Peertube, and Funkwhale since they’re content focused. But for the forum and microblog like Fedi platforms such as Lemmy it doesn’t really make sense they’re more people focused.

Reddit didn’t need to run ads to get to it’s size, the network effect did that for it.

Sackeshi@lemmy.world on 07 Jun 03:51 collapse

Reddit started in 2005 and actually used bots to give the illusion of activity before it got big, it was a place for communities to have a hub and explore others when nothing like it had existed. Lemmy doesn’t have that luxury people who don’t like reddit for 1 reason or another will go to Lemmy if they know it exists.

Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world on 07 Jun 04:01 next collapse

Why would I want to give Reddit money?

Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com on 07 Jun 04:04 next collapse

There is not enough people on this site

If you’re looking for more content, I would suggest subscribing to more communities: lemmyverse.net/communities

haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com on 07 Jun 05:06 next collapse

Thanks for your opinion. I think a lot of people are very happy with the size and growth of lemmy right now.

Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 07 Jun 09:09 collapse

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