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.
While we’re on the subject of feedback. Would you like to take a look at my communities? I’m always looking for people who have suggestions for improvement.
In my opinion, theism and sustainability have decent descriptions, albeit a little complicated (someone who e.g. isn’t a native English speaker may need a few takes).
Minimalism and libertarianism could use a paragraph to explain just some basic idea instead of a link outside. I mean, minimalism sounds kinda self-explanatory, but some may think it’s about the art style.
Particl just had me confused honestly. It sounds like another bitcoin alternative with a good stuffing of grand-sounding keywords, and a link to a PDF whitepaper isn’t helping. I don’t like downloading random PDF and hate it when web sites do that.
Well, you can look at my communities in return and tell me what you think. (I know formuladank needs a better desc too. That’s one I haven’t updated properly since launch, when I didn’t know if Lemmy will even take off at all.)
Wow thank you for taking your time and providing such valuable feedback! I’ll defo look at yours too.
Hey your community descriptions are very pleasant to read and descriptive. But sometimes I have the impression that there is perhaps too much text which becomes a bit of a wall of text, especially on mobile devices (SWMemes). Also, you could perhaps format lists as such, as this can also save significantly more space (listing of other communities).
c/menopause is pretty much self-explantory
Exactly, clearly that’s a subreddit designed for cavemen to discuss their disdain for temporarily halting their music and videos. Me No Pause!
just like !trees@lemmy.world is…
Tbh, I’m surprised that community is about trees. I was expecting an r/marijuanaenthusiasts situation.
Damnit! Because of you I’m now addicted to weed lol
Some communities have pinned posts that explain their community in more detail, but I generally agree with you.
Your profile is hilarious 😂
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That avatar really isn’t cool for people with sensitivity to flashing images, please don’t do that.
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.
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.
