The last major holdouts in the protest against Reddit’s API pricing relented, abandoning the so-called “John Oliver rules” which only allowed posts featuring the TV host. It's the official end of the battle. The Reddit protest is over, and Reddit won.
Sadly, I still have to go back to Reddit since it’s the only way to get information for certain niche communities
Probably not a big deal, as long as you don’t log in
The whole API fiasco caused me to delete my Reddit account, after being in the site since 2013 :)
Why haven’t you created those communities here and go post over there that they exist outside Reddit?
Been thinking of doing that, but haven’t because:
I don’t think I’m active enough to create a community nor do I know how to manage it properly and allow it to grow. And,
Usually I only go on Reddit for information I need right away or as soon as possible. So, Reddit is still more convenient than creating a new community for that topic.
But who knows. Maybe one day I’ll get around to making community.
Just because you create a niche community in Lemmy, doesn’t mean you’ll get enough people to help answer your questions. It’s hard to get more people into a niche community. And don’t forget that most people online are lurkers. Even if a place looks like they have a lot of subscribers, most of them don’t actually post/comment.
As the saying goes, “a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
How else will those communities thrive off reddit if users like you don’t start or participate in them elsewhere?
I never said that you shouldn’t participate in new communities in Lemmy.
Extreme example? Acquaintance asked a question in !gayfisting@lemmynsfw.com and got no answers. Will more likely get more answers in /r/Gayfisting because it has 37K members. That is a niche community.
Oh i know, most of the subs i modded were tiny. But if you want to move why mot see if others want to join?