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What would folks think about using this tool to clone the existing subreddit? Losing the historical content would really suck. I make heavy use of subreddit search for solving technical problems.

rileynull/RedditLemmyImporter: 🔥 Anti-Reddit Aktion 🔥

This project translates Reddit API responses into a PL/pgSQL script which loads the data into a Lemmy database.

In other words, it takes Reddit posts/comments and puts them into Lemmy.

PS I am a pretty newb person and last time I tried to do much with a db I didn’t get very far so please no one rely on me to get this done. I will see about giving it a shot but given the short timelines might not get it in time.

  • Nina@lemmy.ml
    17·
    2 years ago

    I’d rather there be a dedicated instance to archiving subreddits rather than populate current communities with old stuff. Read only, if lemmy even works that way, but federated so people on lemmy can link to it and read in app easily. We shouldn’t let reddit hold the keys to useful historical information that has been gathered over the years, I feel it needs to be mirrored and hosted, but forging a new community culture I think is better than direct baggage from reddit.

    • dogmuffins@lemmy.mlM
      1·
      2 years ago

      This.

      Importing threads into this sub doesn’t feel like the right move to me.

      You can still search reddit for solutions.

      I don’t see any benefit to new users seeing content here which was originally from reddit.

    • crank@beehaw.orgOP
      3·
      2 years ago

      looking at the instructions, I am not sure it is something a casual user can implement. I think you’d have to have admin access to the server to implement this.

      perhaps the lemmy project could design an interface allowing users to import subreddits in this way on instances which allow it. the cost and risk associated with this could be non trivial.

      Good to know there are already some archives. Do you think they are the correct format?

  • setInner234@feddit.de
    3·
    2 years ago

    I could see this being useful as a backup mechanism for niche subreddits like /r/hardware. Which could then be translated to the hardware@lemmy.ml community. But ultimately it needs users posting and commenting more.

    • crank@beehaw.orgOP
      3·
      2 years ago

      right but at least that way people wouldn’t show up to an empty room. the content would be familiar and set the vibe.

    • crank@beehaw.orgOP
      3·
      2 years ago

      so a new community can hit the ground running with the thousands of posts of advice, problem solving, experiences, that made the old one valuable.

        • crank@beehaw.orgOP
          3·
          2 years ago

          I mean if we want people to migrate to lemmy, the thing to do would be to just start cloning all the subreddits… “Hey everyone you can pick up where you left off.”