Fediverse

I've been experimenting with this for the communities I help with!

See sidebars for some examples:

• [email protected] - using dropdowns to organize unwieldy lists
• [email protected] - a long rules section was required
• [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] for some shorter sidebars

I agree with the concise description, and I try to have that as the first thing in the sidebar. After that, I'm playing with the following, depending on how relevant each is:

• A badge showing the total subscriber count, like this (click the badge for more info):
  • I swap out the community name and play with the colors for each one
• Community rules, as concisely as possible
• Other helpful tips, little starter tips, etc.

I try to keep the sidebars clean and collapse as much info as I can. Here's a guide to the markdown you can use.

If there's something in one of the community sidebars that you want to replicate, let me know and I'll share the direct source :)

I really appreciate it when the sidebar has links to related communities, websites, etc. Those are some of my favorite rabbit holes to go down.

I prefer an elaborate description, if appropriate presuming people don't know much about the topic yet. Bonus points for adding wikis (i don't think it's possible in Lemmy for now?) and links. And a friendly tone. Those concise oneliners, to me, feel like; if you don't understand what this community is for, you are not welcome here anyway.