update: we’re compiling them now, new suggestions have about 4 hours to come in before i call it and lock the thread. thank you for all of your suggestions

following the defederations and given the inconvenience, it’s time for a new round of community solicitations so we can add possible ones to our survey!

to make this easier for us, please follow a few groundrules here:

  1. make your suggestions top level comments. do not reply to people with suggestions! they’ll probably get lost and i won’t get paged if you make them.
  2. try not to make your suggestions super specific, because we probably won’t do super specific ones
  3. try not to duplicate a suggestion once it’s already made (i know lemmy’s display isn’t great for this). while imperfect, if you like an idea please upvote it instead.
  4. this is not intended to be a general discussion thread, so please try to keep that to a minimum. i will prune comments as needed if i think they’re cramping the utility of this thread

additionally, we’ve already been suggested the following and those will be on the survey. i will prune any suggestion which is a duplicate of/is covered by one of these:

  • anime and manga
  • world news
  • tabletop gaming
  • vegan/vegetarian
  • education
  • parenting
  • camping
  • fitness

and for responsibility reasons we can’t really offer mental-health related communities past [email protected], so please don’t suggest those. thanks folks!

  • cduke23@beehaw.orgEnglish
    58·
    2 years ago

    I really miss a place like MensLib. Just to be clear, that’s not Men’s Rights or any of the MRA bullshit. It’s a space for men like the feminism community where men can discuss issues, support each other, and learn without taking up space in other forums like feminism or witchesvspatriarchy.

    Not that those spaces exclude men. It’s just that in order for the patriarchy to be dismantled, men have to take and active role to work on ourselves and not at the expense of women or other groups using their own spaces to support each other. Likewise, anyone would be welcome in a menslib community.

    I just really miss that place to practice and encourage positive masculinity, and to rally to fight the patriarchy.

  • sintamo@beehaw.orgEnglish
    39·
    2 years ago

    Something I haven’t seen mentioned is an alternative to /r/BuyItForLife - I’m often looking for honest thoughts and reviews of products from real people, but it feels silly to pop into !chat and ask what bike pump or jean brand or whatever people recommend.

  • Lost_Wanderer@beehaw.orgEnglish
    33·
    2 years ago

    AskBeehaw

    TodayILearned

    CampingAndHiking

    AntiConsumption

    BuyItForLife

    ZeroWaste

    SimpleLiving

    Sustainability

    HighStrangeness (Cryptids, UFOs, Ghosts, etc. Nonsense that is fun to post)

    Wicca

    Podcasts

    Permaculture

    SelfSufficiency

    ExtremeSports or OutdoorSports (Like skiing, ski diving, etc.)

  • pantslesswonder@beehaw.orgEnglish
    28·
    2 years ago

    As much as I love the chat I’ve seen and had over at [email protected], I feel like we need to separate things out into discrete Movies and Television communities for increased specificity and better discussions. Right now there’s a lot of links flying around but it feels a bit front-page-of-Deadline-y mixed with some discussion posts.

  • Whar@beehaw.orgEnglish
    26·
    2 years ago

    There have been many options already, but I’ll add:

    • Internet Is Beautiful

    Just a place to share small sites of the internet that you might not discover easily by yourself.

  • gabuwu@beehaw.orgEnglish
    23·
    2 years ago

    maybe a community thats a focused on being positive rather than negative, news or generally content wise. like, /c/cute stuff/aww or /c/good news. just generally a space to try and take a break from the negativity, not to ignore the problems in the world but rather a break from the kind of doomscrolling that tends to happen on social media and a space to share general means of hope.

    • leachim6@beehaw.orgEnglish
      10·
      2 years ago

      Definitely in favor of a “good news” type of community, but only if the news is actually good. r/upliftingnews turned into r/orphancrushingmachine very quickly

      • HrBingR@beehaw.orgEnglish
        3·
        2 years ago

        Think it would need to be strictly moderated to make sure something like that doesn’t happen. But I second this idea!

  • Shaggy959500@beehaw.orgEnglish
    21·
    2 years ago

    Having something for IT professionals would be huge. There’s a big difference in professional tech and everyday technology. It’s a wide range of topics, but networking, server administration, security, device management, Helpdesk, and IT management can all be summed up together inside professional IT. It would be a good place to ask for help, get ideas, and catch up on the latest news and trends.

  • PelicanPersuader@beehaw.orgEnglish
    21·
    2 years ago

    How about a crafts community? We have DIY but crafts are a bit different. It could cover stuff like sewing, crocheting, needlepoint, dying, woodburning, pottery, glassblowing, all the artsy 3D items people make.

  • Fox@beehaw.orgEnglish
    20·
    2 years ago

    Sustainability/zero-waste communities! I loved those on reddit because they were more about suggestions and practices for sustainable, low-impact living, rather than general environmental news.

    Edit: also Fixing/mending! A place for things like visible mending projects.

    • Wigglet@beehaw.orgEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      I vote sustainable living with a zero waste flair option? I really really want flairs 😂

      • cnnrduncan@beehaw.orgEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        I don’t think Lemmy actually supports flairs yet, if you know Rust you could have a go at adding them though!