Would be cool if lemmy communities could just tag themselves, so a directory like this could be automatically generated… Maybe even just hashtags in the sidebar or something.

Is “nothing of value” the same as “no longer having any influence” though?

Sounds like you need a union

That’s an awkwardly worded title…

Awesome, thanks!

Hey Mods, any chance you could add some links to some.of the communities mentioned here to the sidebar?

@Akhuyan@lemmy.world @technopagan@lemmy.world @Imotali@lemmy.world @Maggoty@lemmy.world

I’m happy to help mod, if you like, sure :)

I don’t thing you can make others do that. Just be yourself as much as you can (I know that’s not easy for some people), and don’t be a dick, and it’ll happen eventually.

I think maybe coming at it obliquely is best. Don’t make it your main aim, because desperation is off-putting, but keep it in your awareness so that you catch it when it presents itself.

Personally I found doing stuff with others based around a common interest the easiest way to meet people who had a similar world-view. And from there it’s easier to stumble upon people who might find you attractive. Getting mutually excited with someone about a shared interest can be pretty attractive.

Dr. Who for me

Well, even one is too many, and the number is much higher than one, so it still seems like a valid concern when running a service

Sooo… Narcissists are a type of vampire?

Not quite the same thing, but that looks very complimentary, thanks!

I think a “suggest a community” community could help prevent some dead communities before they happen. I made a separate post to discuss it: https://lemmy.world/post/27963154

There are already a couple of communities (almost) along those lines. Would be great if the mods here could add them to the sidebar here.

Makes sense. It would be good if the mods added links between them to each community’s sidebar.

Yeah, that’s basically the idea. I have actually seen that before, now that you point it out, but I didn’t find it when searching, because “desired” is a kind of unusual word in this context (at least for me). I wonder if you could add “suggestions for new communities” or something like that to the title?

Also, do you expect the suggested communities be implemented on hilariouschaos.com, or are you up for them being hosted on any server?

It’s riffing off a Canadian/US telephone directory. Agreed, not a universally useful name…

That seems like a related, but different thing. More like a community search?

Also the name is meaningless outside Canada, so not that easy to find for the rest of us…

edit, sorry Canada and the US: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/411_(telephone_number)

That seems much more like this community, !newcommunities@lemmy.world …

I reckon “polish american” means something like “culturally polish, but living permanently in america”

Beyond that, does it really matter? Labels are just shortcuts to give other a broad overview. Tell people what ever you want. You can always add more details later if you get to know them better.