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Lemmy has so few comments that I am now reading many more articles (lemmy.ca)
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[–] SeeJayEmm@lemmy.procrastinati.org 21 points 8 months ago (5 children)

I don't often feel like I have something to say that would contribute to the conversation.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 23 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I always tell people, hey, I'm not a bot here posting things, I'm trying to share things I feel you guys would enjoy. If nobody comments, it doesnt incentivize me to continue posting, it makes me feel like a crazy person talking to themselves. I encourage people to say something, even if it's just "I really enjoyed this, thanks for sharing!" or something. I do that from time to time on others' posts. If they're showing me something new, of course I don't know anything about it coming in, but I can let them know now I do know thanks to their contribution here.

All these posts pop up all the time, "dang, it's so dead here" but if instead of making, liking, or commenting on that post, you could thank someone that did post, or share something that you think others might like. I was never a poster on Reddit. I'm no expert on what I post on. I just find stuff I think people would like, and now after doing it for the last few months, now I do know a lot more and can give people better insight than I could in the beginning.

Comments have been feeling low on my posts, and I think when is the point where me making 2 or 3 posts a day isn't worth my time anymore, but then someone will say "oh this post really made my day" and so I come back the next day and post again.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This is why I comment so much, I want regular posters to feel they’re not shouting out into the void. Also, having conversation starter comments on most posts helps new people feel like Lemmy isn’t “dead”.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

Thank you for your service! 😉

[–] WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This comment is sweet. I already try to comment but I'll definitely be doing it more now.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

It's true! I know I thanked all my readers on new year and the other holidays and all, because it takes both sides, the posters and the commenters, if we're going to make this thing work. People focus on the posters, and that is the main draw, but the comments are what adds the life and color.

[–] marron12@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Oh hey, I love your owl posts. I always read the comments too because I know there will be more pictures and info. I've been meaning to comment there, but work got super busy and I forgot to stop by.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

No worries! As long as you're enjoying it, that is what counts!

Anyone not clicking through and seeing the bonus stuff in the comments is really missing out.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 14 points 8 months ago

I never let that stop me!

[–] FinishingDutch@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Well, comment anyway. You never know what’ll happen.

And even if you have a boring, vanilla opinion on that topic, post it anyway. Because it’ll lower the bar for others to comment as well. (As this entire thread demonstrates)

[–] citrusface@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I mean, if anything it does serve as an icebreaker and gets the convo going. Or you can do like me and realize that you don't actually know what the article is about or have the ability to understand it so you just try to make a joke and hope it lands and you can feel clever for a few minutes.

[–] FinishingDutch@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago (3 children)

There’s also good fun in derailing a thread :D

The other day I commented on a post that used an ‘internet pirate’ stock image. Mentioned how I’d seen a guy with an eyepatch on the street that day and how rare that was.

Someone ended up sharing a neat little story about getting poked in the eye with a sword and how a kid called him a pirate. That all added fuck-all to the topic at hand, but it sure was collectively entertaining.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 months ago

And those moments are what keep me coming back to this type of platform.

[–] elephantium@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

I remember that post! Best thing I've read on Lemmy all week :D

[–] Cyfress@kbin.social 5 points 8 months ago

Same...

[–] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The fact you possess self awareness puts you above a great deal of people so please comment more often

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Unrelated to anything here, I love your username.