If people use it and they don't post or comment, it could go dark

But if I comment then I'll break my 9 year record of being a lurker on social media!

Can’t we just upvote?

But, I'm a lurker.

FUCK SPEZ

Plot twist: All of the "bot accounts" were actually a huge influx of Reddit users who were lurking. By removing the accounts / defederating with their instances, we've sent them all back to Reddit, ensuring Reddit can pull through the mass exodus.

Don't care.

You're not my dad!

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[Two men next to one another in an office cubicle. The man on the left is sitting at a desk looking anxiously at the man on the right, who is standing and gesturing with his hands as he explains something]

Lemmy only counts users who posted or commented as active users

You gotta post or comment!

^I'm a human volunteer transcribing posts in a format compatible with screen readers, for blind and visually impaired users!^

About 15 years ago many of us left Digg and migrated to Reddit because at that time it became kind of what Reddit is right now without even all the API shit going on.

I have been hoping for something to replace Reddit for a few years now but it seems like every possible alternative would instantly become populated by the alt-right, people who got evinced from other platforms, instead of free software loving geeks and their relatives.

Reddit actually gave us the kick in the butt that we needed to start anew and make something better. I wanted to fight, I made the subs I managed private and then NSFW but I realize it is not worth spending the energy.

We are the people who made Reddit great but there is no point in trying to keep it this ways, it isn't even great anymore anyway. Let's not be slaves to a company that only cares about profit and acts as if we need them while the truth is that they need us.

Trying to make Reddit better, at this point, is like volunteering for Microsoft instead of contributing to open-source projects with the hope that they will become less oriented toward profits.

This is already a place we can call our own, all we have to do is to furnish it and make it a nice place to be for those who understand why it is worthwhile to do so. It is not the actual owners of Reddit that made it great, quite the contrary even, they keep on making it worst. It is us, the users who made it great and we can do the same here.

I am pretty sure Aaron Swartz himself would tell us to leave the site he created if he could communicate from his grave. There is no point in wasting energy for a company that wants to sell us NFTs, virtual gifts and rewards. I never bought any of this shit anyway but I am going to make Lemmy a donation right now!

This is not a strictly commercial network. Do we really need useless comments or posts just to increase some stats numbers? I'd think about quality contents instead.

Sure, I guess I'm active, but I will go back to lurking

I've already posted more here than my last 4 years on Reddit.

Voting should count but fine I’ll comment

I guess I probably should start commenting. Just been lurking and trying to find my communities.

Doing my part

I didn't know that, how often does a user have to comment/post to be "active"? Are we only active the days we do it?

Sorry I'll try harder!

I just feel like I don't have anything of value to add most of the time. I just enjoy lurking.

Y

Voting on posts doesn't count as engagement?

But it's scary

That sounds kinda self-sabotaging but ok. I shall comment!

Nah I don't think I will.

Please drink water

OK, guess I'll comment then.

I don't like engaging with people... but I also feel the need to help Lemmy's numbers.... what to do.

Doing my part.

I like trains.

I’m doing my part

is upvote counted?

How often? Does it effect my tax bracket? Can I bring a friend?

eh. nice try. I'll stay lurkin'.

Doing my part 🫡

You can't tell me what to do! You're not my manager!

I'm a bit out of the loop, does just lurking mean you lose your account after a while or something?

thas stupid

I’m a lurker here until I find my people. This is my first comment. Hello, Lemmy!

Also, WefWef is pretty amazing. I hope it goes full native iOS someday.

Hi!

This is good to know!

B - but my username

Active user reporting in

I love lamp.

Oh shit I only get one opportunity to say something witty and I just wasted

Never.

This will be the only comment I will ever post, now time to go back to lurking!

I mean, I've had a Reddit account for 13-14 years, maybe even longer, as I was a lurker who bookmarked different subreddits, prior to making an account. In those years, I have commented maybe 5 times in total. So you dont get to tell me what to do, and I certainly won't be commenting on this post.

IM DOING MY PART!!

I am currently posting or commenting

Ok

Posting

HOLD THAT DOOR!! HOLD THAT DOOR!! walks slowly to elevator

I will literaly never post anything, even comments

Cereal goes before milk

No.

I know!

Hi

I'm trying to but i can't for some reason

I have been and will continue to. Especially once Baconreader goes dark. This is my new home, reddit account already deleted.

hello fellow active users

count me daddy lemmy

If I comment from another instance, does it count towards my instance or the instance the post was from?

Ok you got me on that one! ^Hi

Lurker reporting in 👋

Noted

My comment is here now, thanks.

Definitely active now

Hey look at me mr active user over here!

Comment

Guess I can't be a lurker anymore then

👋

I swear, Tim Robinson's show is made for memes

It ain't much...

Count me in!

Alright fine.

activeUsers++;

Well fuck

I'm doing my part

I seeeee

Comment

It does say "active" users right there in the title.

Alright alright cool it down okay?

It's got nothing to do with piss!

Well I'm trying to be active I swear

Sigh

Always been a lurker but sounds like I gotta do my part!

I'm helping I'm helping!

Got it.

Oh my piano

comment

I’m active I’m active, damn!

I'll have two number 9s, a number 9 large, a number 6 with extra dip, a number 7, two number 45s, one with cheese, and a large soda.

You can't tell me what to do!

I don't even know how to make an account properly. This is a test comment

Ok. (I use Arch btw)

So you're saying to count as an active user I need to post or comment?

You guys have active users?

I will be better. I promise!

I used to be a lurker, but I find myself more encouraged to participate on Lemmy. This here is my THIRD comment in the last two days, which is a lot of engagement compared to my usual levels on Reddit.

Active User here!

you gotta give

oh fuck

hello world!

Hello world

TIL.

We’re all here…

I am doing my part!

This is a comment

So, now we're begging for low quality content (like this comment)?

Weird, how's that?

Time to stop lurking

Votes don’t count?

Hi

Hi it's me, Active

Commenting just to be part of the statistic...

Hi I’m active.

Ok!

E

I didnt know this!

If Bruce Springsteen had recorded "Born to Lurk", I would be on the cover.

I’m doing my part!

Posting, commenting, "active" 👍

You can't tell me what to do! Wait...

Big if true

NO YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO

...wait, shit, I COMMENTED BUT NOT BECAUSE YOU TOLD ME TO

We are the road crew!

But what if I'm an introvert and like to lurk? Introverts unite! Separately! And in different places!

I'm doing my part!

Tamales for dinner

Lurker checking in

Does it matter where in the fediverse I post?

I am not getting notifications for replies to my comments on android, I have tried jerboa, summit, liftoff, thunder, and connect for lemmy

Am I missing something here? Are push notifications not implemented yet?

Lotta people give

Howdy fellas, 0 com 0posts, 7months acc. Sorry.

Mic test. 1, 2, 3.

Guess I'm active now

Is this bait?

That seems ill-advised but okay.

I'm doing my part!

Here for the party

Yo!