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42 sats \ 1 reply \ @kr 14 Apr 2022 \ on: Ask SN: how do you feel about a miscellaneous sub? bitcoin
I like the idea of a new sub, but this specific idea seems too broad.
The term "miscellaneous" encompasses almost anything, which makes it hard for users to build a strong community or know the kind of content that belongs/doesn't belong.
It will also make it extra hard for SN users to share links to this sub and get initial traction. I'd share a meme sub with someone who likes memes, or a podcast sub with someone who likes podcasts, but who would I share miscellaneous sub with?
Finally, it is really hard to bootstrap new subs from the ground up, and the job board is a first-hand example of this challenge. It has taken a month to get the first 7 job posters on board, and I worry adding a new content sub from the ground up will be extra time consuming at such an early stage (and possibly dilutive to the main page if the content topic is too broad).
If a new sub is going to be added, my vote is for a podcast sub for a few reasons:
- All podcast episodes can be automatically populated on the podcast sub by their RSS feeds, so it takes minimal effort to fill the sub with great content
- Podcasting is a focused topic that sets clear boundaries on what content users can expect to see
- Many of the top Bitcoin-focused podcasts are already integrated with Lightning payments, so SN users can send sats directly to their favorite shows as they upvote to rank items on the podcasts sub
- SN can integrate Fountain's cross-app comments spec to auto-populate the comments coming in from all Podcasting 2.0 apps and offer SN users a new medium to interact with their favorite podcasters
Good point on it being too broad to build a community!
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