Following up on my request to mod c/drugs and c/weed
https://lemmy.world/post/40292963
Following up on my request to mod c/drugs and c/weed - Lemmy.World
Posted here 14 / 15 days ago with requests for those subreddits. Admins have
ignored my request but responded to requests by others made more recently. At
least give me a “no” if it’s a no, please. My account here doesn’t have a ton of
activity, but my u/7101334 account on Reddit is very active. I want to use Lemmy
more and Reddit less, but if there’s an apparent stigma towards drug users here,
let me know so I can pass and keep looking for a better place.
It has no moderators at all despite still being open to posts. Pretty dead but
maybe I can make it not-dead. Trying to make a little network stemming out from
[email protected] [/c/[email protected]] if that request is approved. Sourcing
- even sourcing legal cannabis, even federally legal like Delta-8-THC - would
not be allowed. I would try to find some additional mods from the active users.
I’ve been a member of drug discussion boards for over a decade and have a pretty
good understanding of what’s legally allowed (basically any discussion short of
step-by-step synthesis instructions) and what’s not (sourcing any drugs, even
‘grey area’ ones). [email protected] [/c/[email protected]] is shut down
because… This community is participating in a blackout against Lemmy for
allowing free access to their API with no charge, rendering it affordable for
third-party app developers to continue their services. The lack of prohibitive
cost makes it easy to mod from mobile, promotes innovation, and gives unlimited
user choice, and effectively opens up a significant portion of the culture we’ve
all come to appreciate. Indeed, every third party app developer on Lemmy made
essentially the same statement: “I don’t have to shut down the app.” Apps can
also show ads which is a primary source of revenue. So not only do they not have
to pay exorbitant fees, they can even mitigate those fees with ads. And the
current mod is inactive, and has been for 2 years now. I’d like to be made mod
there and appoint other mods from active users in the community, considering the
sub was pretty active before it got locked down.
