I like posting to stoner_rock@sh.itjust.works.
It has subscribers, I’m not the only one there, but it’s been a bit stagnant. I think it could use a cleanup, maybe people might be more interested in it if there was more going on.
I’d like to adopt the com and do a few things with it.
The mod is niladmirari@sh.itjust.works. They last logged into lemmy 2024 and only ever posted a few things.
I messaged them, and was unsurprised to get no reply.
Do I need to have a sh.itjust.works account? I could sign up for one if that’s the case. I have 2 lemmy accounts already, and didn’t really want a 3rd, but if those are the rules, that’s fine.
I expect this to be an uncontroversial request. I clearly use the comm, and its clearly abandoned.
Give me some feedback here, and I’ll take whatever next steps are needed.
@dbtng@eviltoast.org I appointed you as mod on the community. Like others have mentioned its recommended that you have an account on the instance but it’s not a requirement.
Thank you for volunteering your time to the fediverse!
@TheDude@sh.itjust.works I’ve been busy. So far, I’ve reviewed and upvoted every old post. Just took a complete stock of what’s there. Commented on a bunch of them. That might bring some old posters back. There’s been some action already. Good to see!
I’m completely new to modding on lemmy. I had to read about how moderation works.
Most of the stuff that I want to do, I can’t.
I’m not the original mod for stoner_rock@sh.itjust.works, and I think that limits me from certain actions like updating the sidebar and top banner graphic.
From what I’ve read, there’s a hierarchy of admin- and mod-hood. The person who starts the comm is like a super-mod. They can de-mod subsequent mods, but not vice versa.
From that bit of info, I’m inferring that as a secondary-mod, I may not have access to modify the properties of the comm. Is that true?
I don’t have a new banner graphic yet. Workin on that, but I would like to update the sidebar.
I want to include some post guidelines, like linking to somewhere you can buy the music (like the band’s home page or bandcamp if possible), and I want to make some suggestions about kinds of posts (concert reviews, upcoming shows, music links, etc.)
I’m in no rush here. There’s a lot of work in front of me. But, it appears that I can’t start right now because I lack access.
Please let me know if I’m doing it wrong or if I just need to wait a while or something.
Or you know, if I need more access, promote me.