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this post was submitted on 06 Jul 2023
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Optional extra point to add on to #5: if the community that needs to replace a subreddit isn't here yet, MAKE IT. And advertise it, so it can get popular. Be the change you want to see!
I'd also encourage people to check the Lemmy explorer first. Https://Lemmyverse.net has a surprising amount of communities on it, split among so instances. We don't want a bunch of clones.
Can you make a magazine without having to make an instance?
Yes. Only your server needs to allow it. But lemmy.world f.e. does
Yes. a Magazine is the same thing as a Community on Lemmy and a subreddit on Reddit hence the r/whatever on reddit, m/whatever on KBin and c/whatever on Lemmy.
An instance is the name given to a server thats installed and run a copy of the KBin (or Lemmy) software. So kbin.social is a different server than fedia.io - both are running the KBin software but on different servers. You can create communities on one or both which can lead to overlap - there are several c/funny communities on Lemmy for example, each on a different server, modded by different users.
This is something I need to get into my head because I’m shy on the idea of being the one to make communities.
Not having people join can be discouraging, so maybe people treating magazines like their own personal blog would help until it gets growth.