Activating Communities

[ysabetwordsmith]

tarlanx challenged people to participate in Dreamwidth communities, and especially to reactivate dormant ones.

EDIT 1/30/22 -- Several other people have posted community-related challenges, so hopefully this will build momentum.


I run allbingo and crowdfunding so that covers the basics. allbingo runs a new fest each month; next up will be my Valentines Bingo in February. crowdfunding hosts a Creative Jam mid-month; next up will be February 19-20 on "Hopefulness" organized by nsfwords.

However, I've also been thinking about reviving some inactive communities for a while now. I listed some promising ones in my earlier post about improving community in fandom, so that's the list I'll work with. You-all can help by making your own posts in these communities.


I have posted in:

add_a_writer with a description of my blog and writing.
EDIT 1/30/22 -- there are new post by siberian_skys and tarlanx now.

aroworlds with an invitation to come explore allbingo as an aromantic-friendly community. This post is in the moderation queue.

art with resources for limited palettes in various media.

dark_agenda with a recommendation for The Steamsmith.

eid_ka_chand with a recommendation for the Aquariana thread of Polychrome Heroics.

fanfics with a recommendation of Love Is For Children.
EDIT 1/31/22 -- there is a new post by tarlanx now.

lgbtqiapluswriters with an invitation to come explore allbingo as an queer-friendly community.

rainbow_lounge with a description of my blog and writing that details my QUILTBAG stuff.

theslashpile with a recommendation for Walking the Beat. This post is in the moderation queue.

where_no_woman with a recommendation for "Black and White."

EDIT 1/30/22 -- I posted on gardening where I was already a member, after seeing a challenge by sixbeforelunch that mentioned it.


I also sent messages to several people who had made the most recent posts on three_weeks_for_dw in hopes of reviving that community.

EDIT 1/30/22 -- This has started a lively discussion among several people about how to revive this community. We've identified that there is currently one Administrator, who does not seem active. One option would be to petition Dreamwidth to add a new Administrator. Another would be simply running the community without one, as regular members, since anyone can post there. If you're interested in this project, let me know.


EDIT 2/1/22 -- I got in touch with jjhunter about reactivating followfriday and that's totally doable.  We just need to wait for the next Friday; posting to the community is open and the tag-based feed is automatic.  I've made a post in my blog about how that community works.

EDIT 2/3/22 -- There was a bug affecting who could post in followfriday that has now been fixed.  This may occur in other older communities too.


Have you done anything to revive a dormant community?

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Go you!

[ysabetwordsmith]

A lot of potentially great communities are inactive, so people don't see them and don't use them. Posting even occasionally will kick them to the top of the answer list if someone queries one of its interests.