For the past couple of weeks, some of us moderators of the subreddit r/Silksong, have been working on an exciting project. We’ve created a lemmy instance for fans of indie games. We officially run and support this instance and the Silksong community on it. Please check it out at [email protected]
I invite you, current users of the Fedi-verse, to join us at @indie-ver.se, subscribe and interact with the communities there, as they grow. So we can support both a more free internet, and indie game communities. See you soon!
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It’s good to know when Reddit moderators see the light and help transition their communities over before Reddit interferes. [email protected] is another example of that.
I mean… You guys should really start caring about domain names… That domain name is both hard to type and hard to spell… Domain names are important people.
Since it is still in its infancy, I would suggest buying a proper name. Might seem harsh, but ya.
Changing the domain of a lemmy instance is quite hard. (Already did it once during testing). And I don’t think indie-ver.se is that hard to spell. Anyways, I am not asking the 100+ users who subscribed to change it, but I do see your point.
I mean, I agree with you in principle - domain names can matter. I remember people were similarly concerned about lemmy.zip back when it launched since .zip links on the internet can be… not so great.
In this case though I don’t see it, I think indie-ver.se is a great name and super fitting.
This is what I love to see niche instances that specialise in an area rather than trying to be another generalist / reddit. At this stage you’ll prob need to fight discoverability issues. Cheering for ya.
Posting on r/Silksong helps a lot. We’ve been in contact with many moderators all across Reddit, trying to get them to join us, but that is still developing.
Welcome, friends! As a recent convert myself I’m so happy to see more community joining the fediverse
I get what you mean, the goal was actually to do the opposite. Try to get all indie game related subs together, but in this regard everything is a trade of.
Just pointing out genres with existing, somewhat active communities. There are many genres with a prominent presence of indie games and AA games (platformers, action games, MMOs) that are not really covered outside of general comms like this one.
It might be best to focus on those areas.
The local parlance for subs is comm/comms, from the word community.
At first I nodded my head to this since it adds user volume in one place, but this is the Fediverse, where no one set of mods or communities gets to “own” anything.
People can subscribe to both, so to me, the “best to not duplicate” is the antithesis of the Fediverse’s purpose.
I don’t think having functional, active, somewhat niche communities is the antithesis of the Fediverse’s purpose.
If we had 1M MAU, that would be different.
It’s a common complaint for many people looking to switch off reddit that niche communities are lacking and that having multiple low engagement communities without any clear differentiation is confusing.
Multiple comms is a good thing, but you also need to make it easy for users to quickly understand what the difference between two communities is.
While I don’t disagree with the sentiment, encouraging a large community driver like Silksong to create a community IS the way to grow niche communities, not the reverse.
You are not logged in. However you can subscribe from another Fediverse account, for example Lemmy or Mastodon. To do this, paste the following into the search field of your instance: [email protected]
Welcome to the largest gaming community on Lemmy! Discussion for all kinds of games. Video games, tabletop games, card games etc.
Rules
1. Submissions have to be related to games
Video games, tabletop, or otherwise. Posts not related to games will be deleted.
This community is focused on games, of all kinds. Any news item or discussion should be related to gaming in some way.
2. No bigotry or harassment, be civil
No bigotry, hardline stance. Try not to get too heated when entering into a discussion or debate.
We are here to talk and discuss about one of our passions, not fight or be exposed to hate. Posts or responses that are hateful will be deleted to keep the atmosphere good. If repeatedly violated, not only will the comment be deleted but a ban will be handed out as well. We judge each case individually.
3. No excessive self-promotion
Try to keep it to 10% self-promotion / 90% other stuff in your post history.
This is to prevent people from posting for the sole purpose of promoting their own website or social media account.
4. Stay on-topic; no memes, funny videos, giveaways, reposts, or low-effort posts
This community is mostly for discussion and news. Remember to search for the thing you’re submitting before posting to see if it’s already been posted.
We want to keep the quality of posts high. Therefore, memes, funny videos, low-effort posts and reposts are not allowed. We prohibit giveaways because we cannot be sure that the person holding the giveaway will actually do what they promise.
5. Mark Spoilers and NSFW
Make sure to mark your stuff or it may be removed.
No one wants to be spoiled. Therefore, always mark spoilers. Similarly mark NSFW, in case anyone is browsing in a public space or at work.
6. No linking to piracy
Don’t share it here, there are other places to find it. Discussion of piracy is fine.
We don’t want us moderators or the admins of lemmy.world to get in trouble for linking to piracy. Therefore, any link to piracy will be removed. Discussion of it is of course allowed.
Wunderbar! Welcome to Lemmy and the Fediverse! _
And your first link ever is to Reddit…
Yea, that is to the post announcing we created this community. In hindsight, not the best decision.
It’s good to know when Reddit moderators see the light and help transition their communities over before Reddit interferes. [email protected] is another example of that.
Oof, on Boost those links aren’t parsed correctly.
I mean… You guys should really start caring about domain names… That domain name is both hard to type and hard to spell… Domain names are important people.
Since it is still in its infancy, I would suggest buying a proper name. Might seem harsh, but ya.
I think indie-ver.se isn’t hard to type or hard to spell. Proof me wrong.
Changing the domain of a lemmy instance is quite hard. (Already did it once during testing). And I don’t think indie-ver.se is that hard to spell. Anyways, I am not asking the 100+ users who subscribed to change it, but I do see your point.
Ya, I know. But a few months/years, it is going to be even harder.
indieTalk.TLD indieBoard.TLD indieForum.TLD indieIndie.TLD indieGaming.TLD indieLemmy.TLD Indielem.TLD indieVerse.TLD indieUniverse.TLD indieMingle.TLD indieNow.TLD indieSocial.TLD indieFriends.TLD indieBros.TLD indieBig.TLD
Just some ideas. If you decide to keep the domain name, I wish you the best. Regardless, welcome to Lemmy brother! The more the merrier.
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I mean, I agree with you in principle - domain names can matter. I remember people were similarly concerned about lemmy.zip back when it launched since .zip links on the internet can be… not so great.
In this case though I don’t see it, I think indie-ver.se is a great name and super fitting.
Off topic but when I first joined Lemmy I was on booty.world, I still can’t believe that instance shut down!
This is what I love to see niche instances that specialise in an area rather than trying to be another generalist / reddit. At this stage you’ll prob need to fight discoverability issues. Cheering for ya.
Posting on r/Silksong helps a lot. We’ve been in contact with many moderators all across Reddit, trying to get them to join us, but that is still developing.
Welcome, friends! As a recent convert myself I’m so happy to see more community joining the fediverse
Welcome!
A good existing indie game community:
[email protected]
Some genre/theme specific communities that focus mostly on indie games:
Considering how small the Threadiverse is, it’s best to not duplicate comms.
Feel free to reach out in DMs if anything.
I get what you mean, the goal was actually to do the opposite. Try to get all indie game related subs together, but in this regard everything is a trade of.
For sure.
Just pointing out genres with existing, somewhat active communities. There are many genres with a prominent presence of indie games and AA games (platformers, action games, MMOs) that are not really covered outside of general comms like this one.
It might be best to focus on those areas.
The local parlance for subs is comm/comms, from the word community.
At first I nodded my head to this since it adds user volume in one place, but this is the Fediverse, where no one set of mods or communities gets to “own” anything.
People can subscribe to both, so to me, the “best to not duplicate” is the antithesis of the Fediverse’s purpose.
I don’t think having functional, active, somewhat niche communities is the antithesis of the Fediverse’s purpose.
If we had 1M MAU, that would be different.
It’s a common complaint for many people looking to switch off reddit that niche communities are lacking and that having multiple low engagement communities without any clear differentiation is confusing.
Multiple comms is a good thing, but you also need to make it easy for users to quickly understand what the difference between two communities is.
While I don’t disagree with the sentiment, encouraging a large community driver like Silksong to create a community IS the way to grow niche communities, not the reverse.
Welcome to the Fediverse!
Nice! GL and may you get good.
Subscribed! Welcome to the fediverse! :D
[email protected]
Thank you!
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This is a perfect partnership! Federated social medias and indie games. It’s the small guys getting together!
That’s awesome news!
Great! Now we need a Hades I/II community!
You are free to make one!
Fair point 😅
Extending a warm welcome to you!
We need folks like you in here, and I believe you’ll find great support. Good luck!
Also, don’t forget to populate the community with a post or two to start things rolling!
I think the community already has had a great start. Thank you for your support!
Oh, I see now! Didn’t load properly for me the first time, shown an empty community. Good job! :)
It just needed some time to sync to your instance xD