@threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works
Ik that there used to be Diagonlemmy, but, IMHO, we should create an instance that is exclusive to Harry Potter, and the Wizarding World.
Perhaps call the instance Wizarding.World, or something.
That way, Fediverse users who wish to interact with Harry Potter material can, and other users/instances/etc, can defederate/don’t have to.
Harry Potter is only going to become more popular.
The HBO Harry Potter series is coming. Whether we like it or not, the HP fandom is about to have a significant resurgence, and it’s going to find a home somewhere on the internet.
The question is whether that somewhere is Reddit, Discord, and corporate platforms — or whether the Fediverse gets there first and shapes what that community looks like.
People flock to spaces where they feel familiar and welcomed.
Rowling will profit from HP whether a Lemmy instance exists or not.
The Fediverse needs more projects that make immediate sense to people, and it needs to stop ceding entire fandoms to corporate platforms by default.
The move isn’t to reject the fandom.
The move is to build the instance with explicit values — pro-trans, pro-queer, progressive moderation, zero tolerance for bigotry.
Pull HP fans into federated, open spaces and surround them with those values.
That’s far more powerful than gatekeeping.
EDIT:
I Cross-posted this to Fediverse @ Lemmy.World
https://literature.cafe/post/30408865
EDIT EDIT:
It would also most likely be beneficial, given that the instance would give a space to all of the existing potterheads out there.
Plus, most of the existing instances wouldn’t have to deal with HP/JK conversations and media, because all of the admin and whatnot of the various different instances could tell any users that try to please keep all HP/JK media to the Wizarding.World (or WizardingWorld.Lemmy, or whatever name the instance potentially ends up having).
Ie
Similar to how a Quarantine works.
Plus, it would help to bring in a ton of new users, to the Fediverse.
I’ll speak as an instance owner who runs a niche community for people who on Lemmy are definitely not in the major opinion.
You are never going to get the admin power needed to let your community grow on a public instance. People downvote at even the mention of Harry Potter. It doesn’t matter what the topic is, people are reactionary. There are also people who I’ve dubbed “downvote trolls” who will go our of their way to make sure to downvote every post your community has, seemingly to try and kill it. Being an admin of your instance gives you more power to find the trolls and permaban them.
That all being said, it is A LOT more work to evangelize your community. It will be hard to find, and harder to get traction. There is also risk hosting your own instance, because you are personally on the line if someone posts shit to it.
So, good and bad. Feel free to dm me for more thoughts.
@threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works
Thanks for the ping! (FYI, user mentions in post bodies don’t notify the user, so thanks for putting one here)
Sorry I’ve not been more active recently. I’ve been a bit busy with life and have barely been able to keep on top of the spaceflight communities I assist with.
@threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works
Welcome.
That’s fine.
I also recommend this community over on the r/HarryPotterHBO Subreddit.
They’ve been having issues with a ton of spam posts, as well as most of their mods being kicked.
https://www.reddit.com/r/HarryPotterHBO/s/5wiK2Otdzm
I think this is fairly well covered by jet’s Moderation Policy for Niche Communities. While obviously admins have more power, I think downvote trolls can be adequately addressed by moderators with existing tools.