I try to run discussions and challenges in some of my communities, the problems are just me getting busy and general forgetfulness.

The womens stuff community does a great job of keeping people engaged with daily topics and weekly chat threads, which other communities could take notes from.

Beyond that, better mod tools, public calendars to schedule events and puzzles would be great for larger communities.

Personally, I think Lemmy needs more ‘best of’ posts, or maybe just awareness of the best-of communities, to encourage engagement and showcase the community.

Some of the other tips are covered (aluminum in deodorant is a big cause of stains) so I’d recommend clothing made of natural fibres like cotton, bamboo and wool. They have natural antibacterial properties and are easier to strip stains out of with basic detergents and vinegar.

That means a lot coming from you, an engineer.

Look, I’m no prize and I know it.

I’m no professional but I’d let someone use me for twelve gigs.

Imagine taking votes that seriously.

I run a few coms so I notice the pedantic people, too. But on the whole I find most of the people I interact with to be pleasant and informative. For the rest, as long as they’re not being openly bigoted or hostile, I try to remember that I can’t tell tone from text.

I enjoy being here. One of the reasons I chose my instance was to be able to see everything and tailor my feed to suit me, so I accept I’m going to see everything.

Yeah because if I remember, the comments they removed weren’t bad at all. You’re not crazy, some people are just so damn fragile.

Forgive me for stalking, I saw you got banned and had to get to the bottom of it. I’m not surprised but I am disappointed.

Wait, you’re blaming someone for telling the obviously sexist dude to leave the women’s only community, when the guy keeps responding with more sexist bullshit?

edit: And now you’ve banned Velma from your community for disagreeing with you here. I’ve never seen a better example of a problem with lemmy.

I think he did the right thing even though it meant sacrificing his freedom. People are more aware of government surveillance around the world, even if it’s only increased in other ways. We can try to fight it in the open, now.