One thing I think Lemmy could use more of is recurring community events. We have great discussions, but there aren't many activities that bring people together over several days or weeks.

A few ideas I've been thinking about:

A live, expanding username crossword where people volunteer their usernames and each new one has to connect to the existing puzzle. Community scavenger hunts. Weekly trivia challenges. Screenshot or photography contests. Geography and history guessing games. Seasonal community events that become traditions.

These don't necessarily need to be built into Lemmy itself. They could simply be community-run events that moderators host on a regular basis.

One thing I like about the username crossword idea is that it becomes a living record of the people who participated. As more users join, the puzzle grows into one large connected community creation.

Stuff like that... I'm curious what others think.

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[–] gandalf_der_12te@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

uhm, idk, in my mind "community events" just translates to "something that makes users addicted". i typically nope out of that as soon as i detect it.

but, upon second consideration, some of them even sound like fun. might be worth a try.

[–] gandalf_der_12te@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago

ok i'll start with the quiz: name one civilization that lived in northern europe in the medieval age and frequently terrorized the english.

[–] Yezzey@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

something that makes lore, maybe makes news, unique to Lemmy. Something that make other people want to join to participate, log in daily to check results. look forward to year after year, month after month. just fun stuff..we need a tiny bit of addiction not much, like the early days before enshittification.