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.

<3