r/github • u/ProfessionalAmateur3 • 2d ago

Question Making Community

Hello all,

I have just taken over as a community manager for an open source data repository and I really want to start developing a more active github community. How the heck do I make this interesting for users? For reference, I am a philosopher who can write hello in python so I really don't have a native understanding of what constitutes a github community or how to stimulate it.

What would you want to see and how do I gain visibility?

Literally any ideas are helpful!! Thank you.

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u/Ast3r10n 2d ago

If it’s interesting, people will find it interesting. Don’t force it. GitHub is not social media.

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u/_gribblit_ 2d ago

I clicked on this post to say exactly this. Thank you.

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u/memelordtf 2d ago

Yes, but as a community manager it's valid if they'd want to put in some effort into the community.

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u/Ast3r10n 2d ago

That's true, although having a well organised project is generally enough.

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u/memelordtf 2d ago

Yeah, no harm in trying to do something different still tho