c/showerthoughts · by tunetardis@lemmy.ca · 1y

Lemmy should have a community called lemmy_guess

Posts would describe bizarre situations people have found themselves in, and commenters would take a stab at what put them there.

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33 Comments

ptz@dubvee.org · 73 pts · 1y (2 replies)

I mean...

If you build it, they will come

Plan it out, spin it up, and then announce it at !newcommunities@lemmy.world or somewhere.

half@lemy.lol · 14 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Just made it!

!lemmy_guess@lemy.lol

ptz@dubvee.org · 6 pts · 1y

Subscribed.

kibiz0r@midwest.social · 46 pts · 1y (15 replies)

There’s a lot of potential here.

lemmy_check: crowdsourced fact-checking

lemmy_see: spot to compare pics of arbitrary stuff (lemmy see your favorite mug)

lemmy_know: ad-hoc polls, recommendations or requests for how-tos (lemmy know how you season your mac and cheese)

lemmy_tell_ya: rants about whatever

sga@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y (8 replies)

can i make these, since technically these are your ideas, i am definitely interested in lemmy_check. I believe lemmy_know is very close to c/ask

ViperActual@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Please do and link them all here so I can subscribe

sga@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y (2 replies)

https://lemmy.world/c/lemmy_check

!lemmy_check@lemmy.world

Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)

If your answers are going to be video links, most people won't be interested

sga@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

I agree, those are just 2 examples of people doing fact finding, idea is someone will post something, and other lemmings will do what people in the video did

spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Lemmy_know when you got this up and running ❤️

sga@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y

https://lemmy.world/c/lemmy_check

!lemmy_check@lemmy.world

kibiz0r@midwest.social · 5 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Go for it!

sga@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y

https://lemmy.world/c/lemmy_check

!lemmy_check@lemmy.world

Bonesince1997@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y (5 replies)

Lemmy_at_him

threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Lemmy_at_them, to have a wider scope.

Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Lemmy_at_em rolls off the tongue better, imo.

threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y

Shorter too, which is always good for a community name. You win!

Bonesince1997@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

I was searching for something that. Cool! I think the old Scrappy Doo character came to mind first!

Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y

Roasting community?

stangel@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 1y

Be the change you wish to see in the world.

half@lemy.lol · 22 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Done.

!lemmy_guess@lemy.lol

tunetardis@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1y

Oh wow thank you so much!

I got super busy today and only just got back on now to see the idea seems to have some traction. I will try to post/comment there to get ball rolling.

I was thinking actually, you could have posts that, like I suggested, describe a strange situation and invite people to speculate on how it came about. But you could also give some sort of narrative that describes the circumstances instead and leads up to a point where you go "…and you'll never guess what happened next!" or something to that effect.

illi@lemm.ee · 21 pts · 1y

I'd subscribe to that community

knobbysideup@sh.itjust.works · 18 pts · 1y

On the flip side, The Margot Robbie account created Now Lemmy Explain.

possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip · 16 pts · 1y