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Do we need bigger communities so we’re more noticeable to the news outlets like when [email protected] eventually hits 100k? Or when interesting stories originate from here?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

We need to catch a bomber or something.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

Let's run a Lemmy instance on it too while we're at it.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago (2 children)

The second. News would need to originate here. Places would need to start seeing the fediverse as a source.

Doesn't matter how big a community is if they don't do anything worth reporting on. Citing comments as "man on the street" style opinions generally doesn't happen until after we have eyes on us.

At least that was how things worked with 4chan and reddit begining to be mentioned in news.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Yeah right now the only real source we are is on Linux distribution choices, which ain't exactly newsworthy

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Yeah, Lemmy needs more OC.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Scandal. If there was a massive scandal we'd hit the news

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I volunteer to sleep with your wife

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Jokes on you, I'm a spinster! I hear Angelina Jolie is single now though, so fingers crossed I won't be for long

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

I reserve the right to reenlist later, then

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

I mean you could commit a horrific act of violence and paint lemm.ee in blood across the crime scene

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

If leaks or original information first appears on Lemmy then we will get cited as a source.