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Hi all, just wanted to stake out this piece of ground for r/LondonSocialClub. If it becomes necessary to spin this community up in the future, I'll be happy to add existing mods of the subreddit.

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Hi all, as someone who founded r/LondonSocialClub (a place for IRL meet-ups in London) along with a few friends many moons ago, the current clusterfuck at Reddit threatens the community where I met my wife and loads of my closest friends.

There is no appetite at the moment for our inclusive subreddit to move off the grid to the fediverse, but I wanted to put a stake in the ground, just in case.

Edit:

I understand why this is bothersome for some people, but I think this is a reasonable action to take:

  • The community name is unique. I don't think it's plausible that another user would want to use this name except to associate themselves with our pre-existing community.

  • This isn't intended to prevent people from starting another community with the same or similar aim. I'd be delighted to see c/LondonMeetups or anything else pop up. I just don't want them to use our name. More people hanging with people is always good.

Otherwise, I plan to stick around this instance. I'm pretty done with Reddit now, and I hope in the future many other people feel the same way.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I'm not sure I agree on your sentiment of staking your claim just in case you might decide to come "off the grid" in the future.

It's a land grab that mean that this community is unmoderated and unmoderatable.

It's a bit like running down at 5am to put your towel on a sundbed, and doesn't seem that social to me tbh.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ze germans! They are putting down towels!

I kinda agree to be honest, either run this place as a community, or don't run it at all.

What this post is effectively saying is "Hey guys, I'm going to continue to moderate over at another site, please build a community so I can be in charge it if the original one goes tits-up"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I replied to your post about this.

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