Link to the modlog: https://reddthat.com/modlog/11298

Link to the community: !movies@lemmy.world

Edit: for context, I first sent a DM to the single mod asking them if we could consider merging communities (basically my comment below). They ignored me but opened the thread.

My comment

Should we maybe consider merging this one with !movies@lemm.ee ? We have regular pinned posts and movie-specific discussion threads over there, and that community has been more active than this one lately, be it weekly or monthly (1.54k vs 1.32k and 2.92k vs 2.51k). The moderation team has several people, including movie enthusiasts who post there regularly. We had our first AMA a while ago a few weeks ago: https://lemm.ee/post/31335226 And if people ask why we wanted to have a community on another instance than Lemmy.world, the large majority of active communities are already on LW (https://lemmyverse.net/communities?order=active), it seems better to spread communities a bit.

Reason for removal

Not currently considering this action Maybe in the future.

I guess I’m just a bit sad that they removed the comment altogether instead of letting it there and considering a discussion.

I’ve heard several times that Lemmy should consolidate communities (like what happened with !mapporn@lemmy.world and !map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz recently), but I guess it’s easier said than done.

In the meantime, congrats for making this community the most active one!

  • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝MAEnglish
    5·
    7 months ago

    As I’ve said before, I don’t have an issue with there being more than one community per subject - it comes down to survival of the fittest and successful communities will tend to gain the focus.

    There will likely always be a l.w community for any major topic even if others are thriving elsewhere. Movies in particular is a big enough subject that this is inevitable and, currently, no individual community is covering all movie news, so it is handy to have a couple to subscribe to in order to get a more comprehensive feed.

    Some have their own niche, like: !movies@hexbear.net which is mainly memes.

    Communities that should be shuttered:

    • UKFilmNerdMEnglish
      3·
      7 months ago

      You’re a mod here too!? Are you stalking me? 🤣

        • UKFilmNerdMEnglish
          2·
          7 months ago

          It some kind of bizarre mod chase across the Fediverse!

            • maegul (he/they)@lemmy.mlMEnglish
              1·
              7 months ago

              Ok I just checked and … is someone even allowed to mod that many communities!

              Your Moderator View must basically be your personal feed huh?

              • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝MAEnglish
                1·
                7 months ago

                Oh crumbs no, I am subscribed to 100s of communities. I’m gradually taking them over but it will take a while.

                • maegul (he/they)@lemmy.mlMEnglish
                  1·
                  7 months ago

                  Ha. Genuinely curious question (just in case it comes off badly) … what draws you to or what do you get out of modding communities? I figure there must be something relatively specific to it given that you seem to enjoy and do it a bit.

    • Blaze@reddthat.comOPEnglish
      2·
      7 months ago

      Hello,

      Thanks for chiming in, I’ll post in those communities to see if they are still active.

      • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝MAEnglish
        1·
        7 months ago

        It’s not just the community activity, but the Mod’s. For the first three that is 12 months, 10 months and no Mod (also no posts). The last has three More, 2 have been gone 6 months, and the other 1 month.