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How do you find new communities? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 16 hours ago by Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I am curious how people find new communities or if there is a list of communities somewhere as they are generated?

I use Jerboa and other then the ones I initially added via the search tool using keywords of my interests, I only seem to find new instances when someone mentions in it in a comment or when I stumble upon one in my Local instance feed.

How do you discover new communities and keep up to date?

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[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 15 points 16 hours ago

t go through the ALL feed every once and a while.

[–] Zathras@lemm.ee 2 points 10 hours ago

https://feddit.nl/c/trendingcommunities

[–] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 3 points 12 hours ago

Only use the /all feed (top 6 hours) , block what you don't like.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 8 points 16 hours ago

All -> Scaled, quick check for anything interesting every week or so.

[–] StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I'm subscribed to the community !newcommunities@lemmy.world .Additionally I'll occasionally browse All, but most of the time it's from people mentioning a new community in a discussion.

[–] junkthief@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 13 hours ago

I like this community too! May be worth noting that, even though it’s located on lemmy.world, it’s not limited to mentioning communities on lemmy.world

[–] asudox@lemmy.asudox.dev 5 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

When I first started out, I just browsed through the All feed, checked the Communities page and also found some new interesting ones from various communities. You also might want to check out https://lemmyverse.net/communities

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 4 points 16 hours ago

Ooh, thanks. I don't think I have seen this before.

[–] MemmingenFan923 2 points 13 hours ago

Sometimes people recommend related communities in the comment section.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 3 points 16 hours ago

I follow the new communities and community promo feeds.

Also crossposts.

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 3 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

I sometimes skim top 6 hours on All. Sometimes even 1 hour.

[–] Diva@lemmy.ml 2 points 15 hours ago

I check all/comments/new, see what people are talking about and if anything catches my eye I may subscribe

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 2 points 16 hours ago

Stalk active users and see where they post.

[–] RambaZamba 1 points 16 hours ago

From time to time I switch to the "All" channel