We currently have quite a few:
- !space@lemmy.world (most active, has had federation delays in the past)
- !space@mander.xyz (active poster, topic-appropriate instance)
- !space@lemmy.ml (active poster, inactive moderator)
- !space@lemm.ee (low activity, unmoderated)
- !space@sopuli.xyz (no active posters or moderators)
Dead instances
Do each of these communities serve a distinct purpose? If not, should we consolidate some of them?
I think the ManderXYZ instance is a nice match for the topic, but I am interested to hear what others think.
I would be good with that. The space communities could benefit from consolidation, they’re active but spread out too much
I don’t have a preference on which one to keep, both LW and mander.xyz seem like good choices
Agreed. Consolidation would benefit the community and likely help it grow further. I don’t know much about mander.xyz, but I’m not attached to LW.
I’d be happy to continue moderating if we migrate elsewhere.
Edit: I just noticed how small mander.xyz community is, 90/month vs 4k/month.
Now that you are moderator in both, would you be able to do the following?
!space@mander.xyz”Thanks! Bitswap made the post, so we should be good to go now
Awesome! Are you planning to copy the rules from the sidebar as well, or start from scratch?
I’ve prepped one here. @Bitswap@lemmy.world, how does this look? I simplified the rules somewhat by combining related rules. Also I don’t think the astronomy picture of the day was working so I removed it and kept the link
A community to discuss space & astronomy through a STEM lens
Rules
Also keep in mind, mander.xyz's rules on politics
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Sidebar and rules look good! Daily active users are trending upwards.
You might want to consider posting on !newcommunities@lemmy.world (as an “under new management” post) and on !communitypromo@lemmy.ca. I’d recommend spacing out the posts by a few days to reach more people.
Also, any idea what happened to Bee? Sal added Bee as a mod, Bee added you and Bitswap as mods, but now Bee’s account and comments have vanished.
I’ll wait until we finalize the community icon/banner and then make the posts :)
I’m not sure what happened to Bee, the account looks like it was deleted