Show ContentbluGill@fedia.io40·6 months agoThere is a point where a forum is too active and you need to either split it or implement weird and complex rules so things don’t get too large.
Show Contentapprehensively_human@lemmy.caEnglish11·6 months agoHasn’t Lemmy sort of already accomplished that both with federated servers and communities?
Show ContentbluGill@fedia.io2·6 months agoNo. Federation means I’m on a mbin serner and still interacting with lemmy. If a community goes big there is no way to enforce who goes to which split.
Show Contentdesktop_user [they/them] @lemmy.blahaj.zoneBannedEnglish1·6 months agoyes, the only benefit more users would have is allowing niche games/topics to have flourishing communities within it.
There is a point where a forum is too active and you need to either split it or implement weird and complex rules so things don’t get too large.
Hasn’t Lemmy sort of already accomplished that both with federated servers and communities?
No. Federation means I’m on a mbin serner and still interacting with lemmy. If a community goes big there is no way to enforce who goes to which split.
yes, the only benefit more users would have is allowing niche games/topics to have flourishing communities within it.