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This magazine is aimed at fans and creators of sci-fi and related media of all kinds. It includes all content related to the sci-fi genre and only content related to the sci-fi genre. The goal is to build a community for everyone who enjoys science fiction and related topics. This includes the obvious books, movies, and TV shows, but also original writing, the discussion of writing SF, futuristic art and designs, and the science and technologies that inspire the sci-fi genre. **Team Top 20**

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[Discussion Thread] How can we grow the /m/scifi community? (kbin.social)

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I have my own ideas about growing /m/scifi and extending our 'table' to include more scifi people. What are yours? I'm keen to learn

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[–] mack123@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

I think the magazine's description is a good starting point. Content is probably our biggest challenge when building a new community. I have been thinking about that for a few niche interests I have found almost deserted magazines for. Post and make content feels like the only way. Comment as much as you are able, Have the conversation. Recovering redditors may need convincing to post. It was easy to just not say anything there and avoid getting downvoted into oblivion.

There are some recurring themes, maybe weekly threads that we can do aimed at getting more people to post or comment. What are you watching, reading or playing comes to mind. (Neil Stephenson's Anathema, Old Star Trek reruns and Elite Dangerous, in case it is of interest) Threads like that has always been as nice way to discover authors or content in past.

Another thing is to note that slow organic growth is a good thing. It allows us to engage more.