Welcome to

This community has been a long time coming. We lobbied for it many times back when new communities were dropping every week*, but it never quite made the cut. So we kept building in private. And now, finally, here we are.

What this place is for:

This is a space for makers, builders, fixers, experimenters, and general get-it-done types on Digg.

Share your projects, your wins, your losses, and your “good enough” jobs. The only requirement for posting here is that you were the one who made the change. You did it yourself, or you did it for yourself.

Where this goes:

My hope is this grows beyond the handyman or project-dad sort of archetype. That’s why I called it Digg It Yourself, not just Do It Yourself.

/DIY is a place to share the things you did that make you digg yourself.

Digg worked best when it was a verb, not a brand. So this community is built the same way: /DIY gets you in the door, and Digg It Yourself is what happens once you’re here. In other words, /DIY names the shelf, and Digg It Yourself names the behavior.

This place only works if people feel safe sharing. So we’ve got one rule that matters most.

Rule: Cheer, don’t correct.

If someone shares their work and didn’t explicitly invite feedback, don’t show up to tell them how you would’ve done it differently. Whether critique was invited is contextual, and moderation will reflect that. But the spirit is simple: if you’re an experienced painter and your instinct is to drop your 2¢ on every paint job you scroll past, this isn’t the place for that.

Why we’re here:

You might not always get replies, but someone might see it, feel the spark, and start their own thing because of it. Sometimes just sharing can spark something in the world and you’ll never even know it.

Tell us why you’re proud of what you made, and encourage others to do the same.

Once again, welcome to

Welcome to /DIY ⚡