Aside from Reddit, what other platforms would be good to advertise Saidit on?

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[–]useless_aether 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

the slashdot crowd used to be cool, idk what they are like now.

[–]Aureus[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Could be worth a try. We may want to build a thriving technology community before reaching out to them though.

[–]useless_aether 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

i am lazy. why not let them do it? they are good at it.. :-))

[–]Aureus[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Could work - you mean basically namedrop Saidit on Slashdot, say that it allows more freedom and has less unethical practices than reddit, and hope they come over and build a technology community here?

[–]useless_aether 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

yes. baby steps.

i think many are aware of saidit already. all they need are small reminders

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Maybe https://lobste.rs/ there's lots of redditors on there. It's tech heavy, so similar concerns to the Slashdot idea below. I try to reach out to conspiracy folks although that's not for everyone.

But rather than telling, I think showing works better. Good posts on SaidIt that get shared elsewhere will bring people by for a visit.

[–]Aureus[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Good points. Lobsters may be a bit small, but it looks like a different niche so maybe Saidit and Lobsters could partner in some way. Lobsters for in-depth tech discussion, Saidit for more general chat, or something like that.

Both telling and showing are important. People will never find the site if they're not told about it, but they won't stay if they aren't shown its value.

I'm not sure how possible it is to guarantee good posts on the frontpage, but even just suggesting that people post and upvote more quality content could help. It would be great to see quality content that can appeal to new audiences, that at the same time isn't too "basic" (e.g. low-effort memes or clickbait articles).

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    [–]Aureus[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

    Could you expand on this? I'm not totally sure what you mean.