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Edit: made it !unfinishedprojects@lemmy.world

I don't mean work in progress stuff. I mean a place of glory for the unshareable, the embarrassments, the failures, the projects you shelved years ago but won't restart or let go of entirely; preferably with a humorous meme twist or mascot. Am I the only one that would find this therapeutic and interesting? Ideas?

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[–] JimSamtanko@lemm.ee 29 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I doubt you’ll ever get around to finishing it.

There'd be so many drafted posts that nobody hits submit on.

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

What do you think this post is?

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 8 points 3 months ago

It's a start

[–] JimSamtanko@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)
[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

!unfinishedprojects@lemmy.world

Thanks, but was intended as a joke that this post was as far as I would get.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 27 points 3 months ago

You should call it /UnfinishedProje

[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 3 months ago

I started a community like that, but never got around to finishing setting it all up...

[–] 5ibelius9insterberg 16 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] Blackout@kbin.run 4 points 3 months ago

I was going to suggest "MissedConnections"

[–] SomeoneElse@lemmy.ca 14 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Number 1 of my ~200 unfinished projects. I could spam the shit out of your new community! Also I vote for the name c/UnfinishedProje

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

!unfinishedprojects@lemmy.world

Please do.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 months ago

That would be cool! One thing I've noticed was that we have a lot of small hobby / making communities that are hard to find and grow. It would be cool to have some general communities for that.

I was thinking of making something like !showFediverse, for when you want to show off something you made. Whether it's a FOSS project, a little home DIY thing, or a pile of mashed potatoes.

Would be nice to have a similar community for things that didn't go as well. It might motivate people to try more things, since only seeing "successes" hides the full picture.

If you're looking for a name, dontlookFediverse could be a nice parallel. Doesn't matter what you go with, I'm happy to link to it (unless my community ends up in the unfinished bin too)

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I could post about a few. I'd be mostly worried someone might decide to finish what I started, but like I didn't finish it anyway.

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

!unfinishedprojects@lemmy.world

Well, it's in like proje-alpha phase now

[–] MagicShel@programming.dev 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I don't know that I could come up with enough to really contribute to a community, but just because this post made me think of it:


“Polehenge” was a Michigan roadside curiosity located north of St. Johns along US-127. It consisted of over 30 poles standing in a field, reminiscent of the famous Stonehenge, but with wooden poles instead of stone monoliths. I used to drive past it multiple times per summer.

No one really knew what it was or why it was there. The most common story is that Polehenge was the remains of an unfinished pole barn, possibly abandoned due to the swampy land or issues with building permits. It wasn't near any other structures, so it seemed like an odd place for a barn to me, but I'm no farmer.

After standing for decades, in 2020, Polehenge was finally torn down, ending its legend forever.

[–] Hello_there@fedia.io 7 points 3 months ago

I will get to it

[–] Auster@lemm.ee 7 points 3 months ago

On a hopeful line of thought, I think it could help remind people that they may have unfinished projects that could be picked back up. *-*

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Comment to vote or add:

  1. Limbus Infinitum
  2. UnfinishedProje
  3. NotToday
  4. Shelfedish
  5. Shelfish
  6. Glory Hole (Gowron meme)
  7. Holy Rabbit
  8. ADHDiy
  9. dontlookFediverse
[–] foudinfo@jlai.lu 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

2 is very much the best name

[–] bitfucker@programming.dev 3 points 3 months ago

I really like 8 but also understand that not all unfinished projects are caused by ADHD. So 2 it is.

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)
[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

What if they're finished and abandoned before I release them? Heck, I have a Raspberry Pi router, complete with mobile app to select VPNs and Tor, a website, FAQ, all made like 8-10 years ago that I just never launched. Maybe I'll dig that up.

Or the Chess.com API for the chess board, all the software was done on that, too. Hmmmm

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

unfinished is unfinis...

[–] Servais@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 months ago

!unfinishedprojects@lemmy.world

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 points 3 months ago

Just go halfway with it and give up. Fully commit by not committing.

[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yes, I'd participate, whenever everyone is ready.

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

!unfinishedprojects@lemmy.world

Please do.

[–] Servais@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 months ago

You could also post those here, they would fit this community too and benefit from the existing userbase

[–] Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'd participate in such a thing

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

!unfinishedprojects@lemmy.world

Please do.

[–] Servais@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 months ago

Isn't there already !imadethis@lemm.ee ? Could probably be used for what you want to do, and would benefit from already having 2k subscribers