Ideas to make Lemmy even more engaging
One thing I think Lemmy could use more of is recurring community events. We have great discussions, but there aren’t many activities that bring people together over several days or weeks.
A few ideas I’ve been thinking about:
A live, expanding username crossword where people volunteer their usernames and each new one has to connect to the existing puzzle. Community scavenger hunts. Weekly trivia challenges. Screenshot or photography contests. Geography and history guessing games. Seasonal community events that become traditions.
These don’t necessarily need to be built into Lemmy itself. They could simply be community-run events that moderators host on a regular basis.
One thing I like about the username crossword idea is that it becomes a living record of the people who participated. As more users join, the puzzle grows into one large connected community creation.
Stuff like that… I’m curious what others think.
I try to run discussions and challenges in some of my communities, the problems are just me getting busy and general forgetfulness.
The womens stuff community does a great job of keeping people engaged with daily topics and weekly chat threads, which other communities could take notes from.
Beyond that, better mod tools, public calendars to schedule events and puzzles would be great for larger communities.
Personally, I think Lemmy needs more ‘best of’ posts, or maybe just awareness of the best-of communities, to encourage engagement and showcase the community.