For those who don’t know: It’s a subreddit where Europeans shit-talk other European countries and could be considered racist.
A community like that has to be heavily moderated. Most user will get the joke and will shit on each other in good faith.
But it will always attract those who can’t understand sarcastic humor or those who will use the community to post outright racist shit. That’s what happened to the sub when I left and afaik the same happened to the Balkan version which had to be banned?
Just sort out the trolls and bad actors and you will be fine I think.
My experience with that sub on Reddit was that they were more serious than not. So basically it was garbage.
I don’t think I can manage that alone and guarantee that it doesn’t get out of hand. So I will refrain from creating a similar community.
Allowed? Sure.
But that whole sub was super fucking cringe and I’m pretty sure not all the racism was in jest, so…
It’s not racist because [insert ethnicity] aren’t people
Do we really need a special subreddit to shit on the French?
there’s also !2balkans4u@lemmy.world
Only sub i miss from reddit… also the sub i got my perma ban from… You can make fun of everyone… except greeks… because then you are racist and needs a ban… Humorless fktards…
I’ve actually saved the name for a restart but without the racists. The sub was amazing until it turned to shit. I think it can easily work with the simple limitation of keeping the bickering directly Western European. No making fun of others allowed. Sucks, but it will remove racism.
with the simple limitation of keeping the bickering directly Western European
In my opinion that’s even worse. It implies that others need some kind of special protection. Either everyone is fair game, or no one is. Of course it often is a thin line between friendly banter and actual racism.
Differing opinions. Having to remove non-western european targets is bad, being infested with racists is worse. I’ll glady limit myself to get rid of racists. I understand that others have different priorities.
Angry or silly?
Silly in theory, angry in practice.
Silly banter type stuff. Pretty funny
It’s all done in good spirit, although you occasionally have some borderline racists, which are usually banned.
Allowed, sure, but is such community a good idea? I don’t think so.
It is not racism. It is just we are superior to other Europeans.
ALL Europeans are superior to all Europeans.
Somebody please create c/yurop somewhere.
