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Migrating subreddits (self.mods)

submitted 2 years ago by _MoveSwiftly to c/mods

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Hello.

Does anyone have an easy to follow guide to get users migrated here? Some of us created communities that match the subreddits, and we'd like to reach out to the mods and let them know they can migrate over if they'd like. An easy to follow guide would go a long way to making this easy.

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[–] Gradually_Adjusting 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Additionally, it'd be hilarious to scrape every worthwhile sub and reupload it to Lemmy

[–] _MoveSwiftly 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No API == Not easy.

With scraping it's possible, but I have my work cut out for me already.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting 1 points 2 years ago

I'm just dreaming. Always a gulf between what can be done and what should be.

[–] loopy 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A polished version of a guide would be nice to circulate. It would be ideal to pre-find the lemmy instances, so new users don’t get confused by the initial contact each instance must make (that was confusing at first). The best I could do would be listing out the steps and taking some of the guesswork out:

visit https://lemmy.world/signup and create an account
log in and click Communities at the top
select All -copy and paste [lemmy link here]
click Subscribe

Maybe have a an (Optional) section that includes things like choosing different home instances, which includes things like the ability to create communities or other limitations.

[–] _MoveSwiftly 1 points 2 years ago

Thanks for the feedback. We'd need a much easier way though, something like a singular picture or webpage that lists out details in steps. Most users, sadly, need it spelled out in order to migrate over.