I have made an attempt at populating them, they’re not necessarily empty. There are reasons to scroll past entries other than content, i.e. the instance they’re on. Plenty of people ignore certain domains altogether.
I’ve made a few magazines on kbin to protect from being taken by worse people than myself… I’ve also added a note in the sidebar/info that I have no intention of remaining moderator, and anyone who wants to take over (preferably with roots in the community elsewhere) can message me.
It will take some time before I stop trying to refresh the front page habitually, but I like the variety of posts I’ve seen fly by on KBIN the past days. Had to filter out some german pages though.
Not to forget, mentioning @fearout for his great suggestions and critical eye!