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I like that this is a general instance.
(beehaw.org)
Relaxed section for discussion and debate that doesn't fit anywhere else. Whether it's advice, how your week is going, a link that's at the back of your mind, or something like that, it can likely go here.
Subcommunities on Beehaw:
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I share the same feeling. I was a bit surprised by a lot of new joiners asking for the opening of very niches communities. Those needs will probably be filled later by specific instances, but it's nice indeed to have a place to just discuss general things.
The community browser is starting to look really silly. There's almost as many communities as users. People really need to take a chill pill on the community spam.
I think there's a fear that if a niche subreddit goes private permanently that community will be lost unless there's an analogue set up here.
There's going to be a learning curve, and I'd imagine that specific instances will eventually pop up as the user base grows in size and grows more comfortable with the platform.