I love the smell of dreamwidth in the morning.

[brigid]

Hey, people in my circle.

Let's make a pact.

Every day that you're online, scout around dreamwidth. Find one person you don't normally comment to and comment on an entry. Pick a community that looks cool or that you're a member of and don't normally post to/comment on, and leave a post/comment. Post something of substance in your journal. Start a conversation. Engage. Enrich the community.

I've seen people reluctant to leave LJ because there isn't the community on DW that they're used to. Well, of course not! DW is still new and the community is still being formed.

Get out there and add to it.

Comments

[marshtide]

Oh which note, I'm not sure I said hi - subscribed to your journal because I read a few of your posts I think through Latest Things and enjoyed them. I am an utterly terrible commenter though.

[brigid]

I'm subscribed back to you, you look really interesting.

[phoenix]

I like this, I'm in! I think I'll also post about it in my journal - the more the merrier, for certain.

[brigid]

Fabo!

You are so right...

[serendipity8791]

It's one of the things I'd miss from LJ if I weren't still active on it. The whole community thing, that is.

And I get it, it's like packing up, moving to a new country, and starting over. It's a bit strange, and, to me, very exciting. I like chances at a clean slate, even when it isn't necessarily needed.

At the same time, though, I feel like getting things started on here. I might want to start a Ghostbusters-related community, not sure yet if I want to make it about the franchise and its fans or about fannish works. There was none last time I checked, though one multi-fandom comm has GB listed in its interests.

[pinesandmaples]

Mmmm, community building.

[future_guardian]

Hey, I like this idea! I wasn't very active on LJ (sometimes I think it had something to do with knowing they were headed for a major downfall and not wanting to be invested in anything) but I want DW to feel like home. And I like "meeting" new people. Who knows what interesting stuff you'll discover?

[madelienegrey]

This is a lovely idea. I think I've gotten a good start to today, but perhaps I should make more of an effort every day I check in here. :)

[mewithme]

Ooh. I like this idea. I tend to skim read a lot and this sounds like a great way to just shift gears a little.

Re: You are so right...

[brigid]

What about making it GB in general and when it gets busy and bustling split out the fanworks if necessary?

[shadowspar]

Hear, hear. Especially since the latest LJ exodus, I like to pounce on the latest things page every now and again and comment on whatever posts look interesting.

Re: You are so right...

[sara]

...I think there is one, isn't there? I know I know a couple of people in the fandom.

[rydra_wong]

Signal-boosted!

http://rydra-wong.dreamwidth.org/251996.html

This is a lovely idea, and I love how you've expressed it.

[rydra_wong]

I love the Latest Things feed, and the tag cloud. I've also been known to do a content search on something I'm interested in, to see who's been posting about it lately.

[jjhunter]

Signal-boosted: this is a wonderful idea.

communities do not come in a can

[cesy]

This is a great idea.