3d ago

Gees, I wonder why dead communities are dead?

I made 2 separate posts into 2 relatively dead communities, and despite getting a decent amount of traction (relative), the first 2 comments in each were 100% negative towards the content.
None of the commenters had ever posted content to the respective communities.

Content deleted: c'ya!

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People want content but don't realize how annoying it can be to post things: especially things that you took time to make. You have to have a pretty thick skin, and tbh no one can blame you for thinking its not worth it.
I always appreciate your posts. Don't let the haters and trolls get you down. Thanks for staying positive, and just keep doing your thing!
- Totally this. If every content creator succumbed to the negative comments, there would be no content. Just ignore them, or say your peace in response if that's what you need to do.
Which ones were they?
- !upliftingnews@lemmy.world
  I posted about the Cotswold bar that pwned the couchfucker...
  ...and !WaitThatsinteresting@lemmy.world
  I posted about a French startup converting trains into homeless shelters.
  I yanked the posts, tho'
  
  Uplifting News has a rule against shadenfruede, so that could be why your post was not taken well there.
  
  Well the first complaint is kinda fair, as it’s meant to be a break from the constant flood of political news.
  2nd does sound interesting TBH, not sure what the issue with that would be.
IMO - I find it quiet here, on the other hand I censor myself and try not to respond for just responding. Mostly because I don’t want the place turning like Reddit. Secondly I get sick of the internet knowing so much, so the less I comment the better.
So it’s a bit of a two sided issue, not sure if others feel the same.
I also feel I haven’t mastered my settings to see the right stuff yet.
- To find the right stuff, I subscribe to non-political and non-tech communities, then browse "subscribed" by "new".

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