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As far as I've heard, r/startrek already started their own instance at https://startrek.website https://startrek.website and indicated they will close their sub

As far as I've heard, r/startrek already started their own instance at https://startrek.website https://startrek.website and indicated they will close their sub for good. This may be the first major sub to be handed over. Paramount may then even sue startrek.website for IP infringement, etc. I'm re-stocking my strategic popcorn reserves.

TeMPOraL 3y ago
Oh, and /r/DaystromInstitute moved there too. I guess I'll have to check this Lemmy thing out - that subreddit was more than 50% of what kept me logged in to Reddit in the first place.
pjerem 3y ago
That they did that and that their community followed is super cool ! It shows that the decentralized web isn’t dead and is a viable solution.
- themoonisachees 3y ago
  Well, startrek fans already have the built-in knowledge of how federation works so I guess that might have been easier than other communities.
jug 3y ago
Yep, instantly followed them from lemmy.world. :) Someone joked that it's natural for Star Trek to join the Federation early.
angrydev 3y ago
Interesting that the stickied post on https://startrek.website https://startrek.website mentions they have a Patreon setup to help with hosting costs. > We’ve started a Patreon here: Patreon.com/treksite. There’s only one plan and it’s just $4. If our growth continues like it has, we’re going to need to upgrade our hosting very soon. $4 is not outside of the realm of what it might have cost a regular user to continue paying for one of these 3rd party Reddit Apps on the new pricing [1]. There are clear benefits to paying your own way: owning your data, stronger community identity; when boiling down to money alone I found it an interesting comparison, since that's what this whole situation started about. However it is certainly no longer just about the money at this point after public comments made by Reddit Corp. [1] https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/31/23743993/reddit-apollo-client-api-cost https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/31/23743993/reddit-apollo-cl...
weeblewobble 3y ago
They've already reversed the permanent closing: https://www.reddit.com/r/startrek/comments/14aifzm/rstartrek_reddit_and_the_future/ https://www.reddit.com/r/startrek/comments/14aifzm/rstartrek... Turned out lots of the community members don't care about this and don't want to move. Shocking stuff

TeMPOraL 3y ago

Oh, and /r/DaystromInstitute moved there too. I guess I'll have to check this Lemmy thing out - that subreddit was more than 50% of what kept me logged in to Reddit in the first place.

pjerem 3y ago

That they did that and that their community followed is super cool ! It shows that the decentralized web isn’t dead and is a viable solution.

themoonisachees 3y ago
Well, startrek fans already have the built-in knowledge of how federation works so I guess that might have been easier than other communities.

jug 3y ago

Yep, instantly followed them from lemmy.world. :) Someone joked that it's natural for Star Trek to join the Federation early.

angrydev 3y ago

Interesting that the stickied post on https://startrek.website https://startrek.website mentions they have a Patreon setup to help with hosting costs. > We’ve started a Patreon here: Patreon.com/treksite. There’s only one plan and it’s just $4. If our growth continues like it has, we’re going to need to upgrade our hosting very soon. $4 is not outside of the realm of what it might have cost a regular user to continue paying for one of these 3rd party Reddit Apps on the new pricing [1]. There are clear benefits to paying your own way: owning your data, stronger community identity; when boiling down to money alone I found it an interesting comparison, since that's what this whole situation started about. However it is certainly no longer just about the money at this point after public comments made by Reddit Corp. [1] https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/31/23743993/reddit-apollo-client-api-cost https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/31/23743993/reddit-apollo-cl...

weeblewobble 3y ago

They've already reversed the permanent closing: https://www.reddit.com/r/startrek/comments/14aifzm/rstartrek_reddit_and_the_future/ https://www.reddit.com/r/startrek/comments/14aifzm/rstartrek... Turned out lots of the community members don't care about this and don't want to move. Shocking stuff