I often browse /all, come across a post that looks interesting but I have no clue what’s it about, so I check the sidebar - and all I find is “An unofficial Lemmy community for X”, " A place to discuss everything about X", or the best kind, “A continuation of r/X from Reddit”.
Can’t people write just some basics? What is that thing, a TV show, a music band, a sports team, a tabletop game? Sometimes I really can’t tell even after looking at a few posts.
Your community may be of interest to someone who stumbles upon it, not only to diehard fans.
I know sometimes that’s the joke, but most times it would be simple to just use a few words. “Discuss X, a Zimbabwean spy-thriller public theatre show.” There we go, now everyone knows what it is.
I have started community !galaxywatch@lemdro.id some time ago. Description says “A place to discuss Samsung Galaxy Watches (all models): question, personal impressions, apps, problems, accessories, news, photos of your watches.”. Do you see this detailed enough?
I think I do, I think “watches” designates what it is, and Galaxy is a well known branding… At least that’s my feeling, maybe someone has a different opinion.
Rules included would be good too. I don’t know if I can post external links or discussion sometimes.
We do include rules in the lemdro.id communities. Unfortunately, many don’t read the sidebar.
Some communities have pinned posts that explain their community in more detail, but I generally agree with you.
That avatar really isn’t cool for people with sensitivity to flashing images, please don’t do that.
This was a problem on reddit too, and it looks like it’s carried over here. People make new communities and just assume that everyone in the future who finds it will just automatically know the purpose.
