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Isolating the topic kills communities in the long run. People who know each other deeply, even because of a topic, will start to go topic-adjacent, and then off
by kodah 5y ago
Isolating the topic kills communities in the long run. People who know each other deeply, even because of a topic, will start to go topic-adjacent, and then off-topic. You either end up having to broaden the scope of the overall community or risk losing folks after a certain period of time.
- BeFlatXIII 5y agoThat's why it's important to have an off-topic containment section on the same forum. Give the regulars a place to have their social chats while not spamming up the on-topic threads.
- kodah 5y agoI'm not sure this really helps, because it is a different place. I've found these kinds of places get dusty quick.