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As one of the diminishing (yet remaining) returns, I'd be sad to see the retrospective discussions go. Like I've said here and in previous episode threads, I'm fascinated how my experiences change on repeat viewings.
As for the engagement, I don't see a lot of substantial Doctor Who discussion on Lemmy โ neither here or in the other communities. I guess the fandom still holds on to Reddit and Twitter, and people here are more casual viewers?
I appreciate your work with this sub, and I hope gradually its user base will grow to a critical mass where it attracts at least the more savvy and/or savoury Whovians to the Fediverse ๐
If we had even a couple more users as dedicated as you, I think we'd be in great shape!
I think Lemmy as a whole is in a place where comments are tough to attract if the topic isn't a meme or something that makes people angry - I think that should sort itself out over time, but there it is for now.
I would definitely like to revisit the retrospective stuff, though - either NuWho or Classic Who (much of which I haven't seen). If a good excuse comes up to try again, I'll definitely do it.
Lemmy is, for better or worse, the privacy- and open web-oriented users who got TFO Reddit when the moderation went to hell. I guess it's telling (and to some degree positive) that most of the Who-communities have continued over there without much of a hiccup. I say "positive" because, IMO, often the debate in those communities gets ... weird. Like, parasocial, in-group weird.
What I've liked and still browse on r/gallifrey is exactly their recurring posts, sort of like these retrospects. Even if there are no news or current discussions in the fandom, you have something to return for every week. And I'd think it's a low-commitment schedule?
You know, let's leave that here as a challenge to others for more engagement!