Welcome everyone to our new Melbourne-flavoured slice of the internet! I am RustyRaven one of the moderators of this community (AKA BrightFadedDog). I am working to develop some community guidelines so we can make sure that the community stays a productive and welcoming place, and would like to hear what you want. What would you like the group to focus on? Do you like to dip into the group for a quick update on the latest local news and carrot man sightings, or do you want to spend time with deeper ongoing discussions? Would you prefer to keep the posts strictly to things concerning Melbourne, or would you prefer to be able to be able to get a local perspective on wider issues? Suggestions for the best way to arrange posts are also welcome – particularly if we should separate some areas of discussion into separate regular or ongoing posts. We could for example have a post for restaurant recommendations or activity suggestions.
I’d also like to know whether you would value having a wiki or other reference source connected to the community.
Feel free to add any ideas, suggestions or things to aim for.

  • f_bom@aussie.zoneEnglish
    4·
    2 years ago

    I’d love to have a separate thread for Melbourne people with ADHD/ASD :)

    Having a wiki and reference source will be useful too! Even if it’s a google doc type of link where people can add things that have been helpful for them :)

    • landsharkkidd@aussie.zoneEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      Same! It’s one of the things I hated on Reddit, was that the main ADHD subreddit was just post after post of depressive shit. And I’m not saying that we need a toxic positivity train going, like yeah ADHD is hard, people suck. But it felt like constantly “no one understands me”, “my x took my meds”, “doctor doesn’t think adhd is real”. etc. And then most of the people are American which is fine, but there were so many posts that didn’t concern me at all, thus you’d think the Australian ADHD subreddit was a good idea but nope, it was so dead.

      So basically, yes, I too would like something related to ADHD (whether it’s its own space or combined with ASD, I don’t mind). There is a lemmy group for ADHD (adhd@lemmy.world, I don’t know if I’m doing that right), but obviously it’s slow right now.

      • f_bom@aussie.zoneEnglish
        4·
        2 years ago

        Agreed! The AusADHD subreddit was helpful but very dead at times…though it could be from forgetting that it exists haha.

        Yeah I checked that one out but it seems slow and having a more local group for Aus ADHD folk will be cool :)

        • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneOPMEnglish
          2·
          2 years ago

          I am creating a post to index ongoing discussion groups, so if a general ADHD discussion post is started I will link it there. I can also add any recommended resources to a a reference list, if you would like to suggest any you can either message me directly or tag me in the comment they come up in.

      • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneOPMEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        I am creating a post to index ongoing discussion groups, so if a general ADHD discussion post is started I will link it there. I can also add any recommended resources to a a reference list, if you would like to suggest any you can either message me directly or tag me in the comment they come up in.

    • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneOPMEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      It sounds like an area that really deserves it’s own community, hopefully a decent one will develop in time.

      In the meantime I’m thinking about trying to use a system with either a pinned meta-thread or links in the sidebar to direct people to specific interest posts, which can then work as sub-groups for ongoing discussions. The way the Reddit sub worked meant that trending and new content was always prioritised and ongoing discussions struggled to get a foothold, but I think if we can keep specific posts linked from the top then there is no reason why a post on something like ADHD discussions could not stay active working like a sub-group for years.

    • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneOPMEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      I am creating a post to index ongoing discussion groups, so if a general ADHD discussion post is started I will link it there. I can also add any recommended resources to a a reference list, if you would like to suggest any you can either message me directly or tag me in the comment they come up in.

      • f_bom@aussie.zoneEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        Thank you! I’m happy to start a post, likely after I finish work :) I’m working on a doc with resources and stuff I’m compiling which I’m happy to share once I finish it :)