Huge benefit for reddit mods stuck without an easy way to move their communities over
You can also have the RSS feed of Old Reddit bridged over - the feed link is the subreddit’s link with .rss appended at the end (e.g. r/Starbound). Through microblogging platforms (tested on Mastodon), you can go through either @owner@rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com or @birb@rss-parrot.net to have Reddit’s posts shared in the fediverse. And on the threads platforms (e.g. Lemmy), only know about !meta@ibbit.at, where you can request feeds to be tracked. Can’t check lemmit.online from the other comment right now.
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There are a few cases where it can be convenient but it’s rare and reserved for ones that act more like an rss feed. And I do subscribe to some of the similar rss feed mirroring communities/instances.
Remember FARK? It’s back, in Lemmy rss form: !fark@ibbit.at
Can we just… not?
Create your own community and generate new content organically rather than copying and pasting from somewhere else. Some people left that joint for a reason.
We already have lemmit.online for Reddit mirroring.
Addendum, spread it out!
I have watched some communities burst with 20+ post then fizzle out within a week.
If you are passionate about a niche and have lots of content to share spread it out. Make a list, and post a few each week. That’s how a lasting community with momentum forms. I’ve said it before but it surprising how fast something can build.
Already exists at lemmit.online. Many servers block it because it’s annoying. I use it to keep track of niche communities I left behind.
It’s been tried. It sounds like a good idea but all you get are a bunch of threads with no comments and an OP that can never reply.
There was even one that spun up a Lemmy account for each reddit user that they could claim to ease the transition.
While a cool concept it was largely derided by the existing threadiverse users.
Mirroring Reddit threads discourages participation as the OP isn’t there and there’s little point in discussing with yourself.
