Follow Friday 5-15-26

[ysabetwordsmith]

Got any Follow Friday-related posts to share this week? Comment here with the link(s).

Here's the plan: every Friday, let's recommend some people and/or communities to follow on Dreamwidth. That's it. No complicated rules, no "pass this on to 7.328 friends or your cat will die".

Comments

Done!

[ysabetwordsmith]

Today's theme is Follow Friday 5-15-26: Active Communities on Dreamwidth Spring 2026 A-I.

[soc_puppet]

Today's the last day for the 2026 Theme Poll at summerofthe69! I'd love for at least a few more people to vote, but there should be enough responses for me to pick the winners either way 👍

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

I boosted the signal again. :D

Re: Thoughts

[soc_puppet]

Thank you so much! I just closed the poll; a few more people ended up voting, and it looks like I'll be doing double themes this year 👀

[elyusion]

Don't know what qualifies as active or interesting enough to go on your list, but I run joseimuke and it's pretty active for now. (vkotd is active but definitely a niche)

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

There's no official minimum. People can recommend any community they run or just enjoy.

For reference, here is the scale I use in my Follow Friday lists of thematic communities:

* Highly active with multiple posts per day, daily posts, or too many to count easily

* Active with (one, multiple, many) posts in (current or recent month)

* Somewhat active (latest post within current year, not in last month or few)

* Low traffic (latest post in previous year)

* Dormant (latest post before previous year, but could be revived because membership is open and posting is open to all members or anyone)

* Dead (not listed because there are no recent posts, plus membership and/or posting are moderated)

Note that some communities are only active during a limited time, or only have gather posts on a certain schedule.

[flareonfury]

briaru, just created it for Elle Kennedy's Briar U/Off-Campus/Campus Diaries Book & TV series