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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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[–] Remillard@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I will admit that I rather liked the subreddit distinction between 'scifi' and 'printsf'. My interest is almost wholly in books. Reiterating what the best SF movies of the last month/year/decade/century isn't really anything I'm interested in. I probably saw it. On the flip side, the 1000th recommendation of why Dune is amazing is also pretty old. I realize I'm coming at this after being an enthusiast for a long time and I don't want to deny anyone their entry point into the genre, so we need a balance of ideas.

I guess that's a long way from a recommendation of what to do. A currently reading weekly thread might be good though. I do like finding new authors -- new to authoring and older-but-new-to-me -- and maybe that would be a good way to get some traffic going. Could split it into a separate weekly "what are you seeing?" kind of thread too for those who are finding or revisiting shows on video.

[–] wjrii@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Be the change you want to see in the world, my friend!. Even with 4000+ subscribers, this mag isn't overwhelming us with links and discussion posts. We're digital homesteaders in a way, so we're kind of stuck building our own sod houses (habitation domes?) and planting our own (hydroponic genetically altered?) crops. If you want a weekly book thread, just throw one up after you have your coffee on Fridays. People will come, or not, but if the thread is there, and has been there, that can only be a good thing.