I was just thinking about this, when I'm facing an issue, the first thing I do is go to a search engine and usually there's a Reddit post. But I don't want to ask there. And the only way we're going to build up the info for folks to find us and come here is for us to just start asking here. On the Fediverse. We need to build up that mountain of knowledge that Reddit has and will always have. So we should be championing ANYONE asking questions here. Even if we think it's obvious and we think you can just Google it. There was a time where you literally couldn't just Google it. That was built over time. We need to build that here. So start asking your questions here! Find the answers and then post your answer to your own question. Or let someone do it for you. We need to build the knowledge here to be found. It's not just about people looking for alternatives. We need our knowledge to be more valuable than their knowledge.

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[–] burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world 1 points 1 minute ago

i find that most of the information and recommendations i have seen on Lemmy is about what NOT to do or use. dont use this service, dont use this Linux version

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 1 points 26 seconds ago

All knowledge available for all, should be the goal. Us vs. them train of thought is so old and tiring but still continues to light a fire under some.

[–] jbd@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 minutes ago* (last edited 10 minutes ago)

knowledge that Reddit has and will always have

I deleted all of my comments and posts from reddit.

[–] remon@ani.social 1 points 25 minutes ago* (last edited 24 minutes ago)

Oh hell no. Lemmy is an extremely specific filter bubble and absolutely not suitable to replace even the worst search engine.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I don’t use reddit results much at all anymore thanks to it constantly trying to force me to use the app, which I don’t have. I do try to force lemmy into search results by adding it to the search terms when appropriate.

Problem is that Lemmy/Fediverse simply doesn’t have the established depth and breadth of information that reddit does yet, and reddit does have it because it sort of killed the internet forums that would have existed foe those subjects. I agree, it’d be great to have more knowledge sources in Lemmy. Growing the community types would be a start, but that needs people and participation, and growth is hard.

[–] nulluser@lemmy.world 5 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Problem is that Lemmy/Fediverse simply doesn’t have the established depth and breadth of information that reddit does yet, and reddit does have it because it sort of killed the internet forums that would have existed foe those subjects.

That's the problem OP is asking you to help solve.

[–] ozoned@piefed.social 3 points 38 minutes ago

Exactly this. We need to start investing in the Fediverse and stop depending on Reddit or any of the big techs. WE all built their content. We can do it again FREELY.

[–] J52@lemmy.nz 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I think it shouldn't be a competition but possibly something with added value. Possibly in the form of structure, ie something that doesn't create hundreds of same/similar questions but constantly updates the best answers closest to the existing date. (Alphabetically searchable hashtags, etc..., build it communally, ie #NoStupidQuestions , how to best build a free information platform?).

[–] ozoned@piefed.social 1 points 29 minutes ago

Oh yeah, not a competition really, just post anything and on any Fediverse platform. We need to dog food the Fediverse. Let's stop taking the easy way. Sure, find an answer if you like, but come back here tondhare with all of us. We need to build our own library of Alexandria.

[–] mriswith@lemmy.world 13 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (2 children)

Is there a way to encourage people to post more? Because the main problem seems to be getting actual posts, not replies to them.

For example "nostupidquestions" only has a few questions a day, but there are 40k subscribers and 1500 people or so checking in every day. It has 4.2k posts and 170k comments.

"asklemmy" has more posts, fewers subscribers, and over 2k a day check in. 6k posts and 317k comments.

[–] ozoned@piefed.social 1 points 16 minutes ago

This is what I'm getting at. We can only control ourselves, so let's be tenacious in posting more here. Again it doesn't have to be a technical question. It could just be "hey I had this issue I fixed it withblah". Whatever you're passionate in.

[–] xavier666@lemm.ee 7 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

This is a habit that prevalent everywhere, even on reddit. Only 20 or even 10 % of people produce content and rest just watch/consume. If we can have that kind of split on lemmy, it would be fine.

[–] mriswith@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Indeed, the vast majority on any social media platform does not engage. And when they do it's mostly just liking content and not even replying. You see it on lemmy as well, with news articles often having few comments. And when they do it's one or two top comments and a bunch of replies.

Over the years the only thing I can imagine is to add another anonymizing layer, where people can send in questions and the "best ones" are posted by a general/bot account. But that is something people much smarter than me have tried to figure out for years, so I have no idea how it would be implemented.

[–] xavier666@lemm.ee 1 points 3 hours ago

I remember a social media platform where each user had a thread specific ID "curious rabbit/astonished baboon", and users can discuss anything without any fear. The moment you created a new thread or participate in a new thread, your ID changed. I think it fizzled out eventually, but the concept was interesting.

[–] Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (3 children)

But can people find your question on lemmy by googling?

coz thats how i personally found reddit back in the day. And i'm sure it is part of how reddit grew to what it is today.

If google cant find you, you cannot be a success, is my guess. But of course, NOT being found on google has it advantages too.

I can find this topic by searching on lemmy

but i cannot search comments, which limits the usability somewhat

[–] ozoned@piefed.social 1 points 24 minutes ago

If you can't find your answer on Lemmy or anywhere on the Fediverse, just ask. We need all kinds. No one answered after a few days, ask somewhere else. Use these moments to kick start conversations. It's more work, but it'll be worth it.

[–] reksas@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 hours ago

https://fedi-search.com/

[–] aradgus@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 hours ago

i dont know if google shows lemmy results but duckduckgo does

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Another idea is an asking system that compiles answers from the web while also posting the question here. Gives the benefit of immediate answers while also populating the fediverse.

[–] ozoned@piefed.social 1 points 27 minutes ago

Love it. As long as we're active IMO. Random people saying there's no content, let's give them that content. Let's be here enjoying ourselves, talking, sharing, and they'll come. But we have to be tenacious. Support each other as well. Less thumbs up and more actual comments. COMMUNICATING is what the internet is for. Sure thumbs up, but make a quick comment on a post. Get interacting

[–] Phen@lemmy.eco.br 5 points 8 hours ago (4 children)

What's the right translation for "pepper" in German? And red pepper, green pepper and so on? I found several words that seem to mean pepper, but not sure if any is better than the others.

[–] ozoned@piefed.social 2 points 26 minutes ago

Lol well I meant across the Fediverse, but I like you've started immediately. :-D.

[–] AngryPancake@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 hours ago

Also, Bell pepper is Paprika in german

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[–] lordnikon@lemmy.world 78 points 14 hours ago (4 children)

We need to seriously AI proof before that happens or the bots will clean us out and eat all our bandwidth. The only thing keep us safe is we are under the radar.

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