So I haven’t made this month’s “Gigathread” or “Megathread”, and I realized that perhaps some rebranding is in order. The Gigathread and Megathread topics were for grossly off-topic discussion and community building. I’m not sure if people “get” it here in Lemmy. But there’s a wide variety of off-topic conversations that can be helpful to this community.

Maybe it’d be helpful if I posted some examples. The general rule is that “a little bit off-topic” can certainly make a new post. But extremely off-topic posts should be isolated here to just chat with everyone else.

A minor rule change: I’ll be recycling the “Chatting” topic more slowly here on out. Its going to be a soft-rule: when discussion seems dead (ie: when there hasn’t been a post in several days) AND at least a month has past, I’ll update the “Chatting” topic to help keep things fresh. Its important to have an outlet like this topic to have this community feel more like a community. Off topic, tangential, and other such topics are very welcome here. Having a dedicated spot for more casual interactions is important for any community.