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With the Steam subreddit going up in smoke (pun intended), we've been contemplating adding a Steam subcommunity. Unlike the Valve/Steam category (which is intended for news about Steam itself), this could be used for similar posts to the subreddit - game dev, help, sales, reviews, PC gaming stuff etc. Would you be interested in this? Are there any existing members who'd want to admin/mod this (requires experience moderating projects)?

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lambdagen12
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ThatAlex14
ThatAlex14
Jun 22, 2023

Steam community is a great idea. And I suggest a Library category where you get to show your custom steam library covers or something like that

mitchmitch3
Mythos
Mythos
Jun 22, 2023

Sounds like a good idea. I'd generally like a more forum-esque atmosphere than the more social media style of most subcommunities here, that could be a step towards that.

Not for Sale
Not for Sale
Jun 23, 2023

I mean, all of reddit seems to be burning. Which is pretty good in my eyes.

Not for Sale
Not for Sale
Jun 23, 2023

I like the idea of a steam subcommunity

Dusk [Government Woman]

Sounds good. I have modded forums and stuff in the past if that counts.

Nii
Nii
Jun 22, 2023

I think it's a good idea, and perhaps it would be a good gateway into the more broad gaming discussions y'all wanted to experiment with adding to LambdaGen. I'm not able to help out myself, but I wish you folks luck in fiding moderators for the subcommunity.

KingBoss
KingBoss
Jun 22, 2023

what happened to the subreddit? did it like exploded and died? some drama happened? or maybe someone said they were a furry and everyone went full on witch hunting?

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KingBoss
KingBoss
Jun 22, 2023

has it been for years or something happend that made it MORE in flames?

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λlex
λlex
Jun 22, 2023

As Concord said, they started charging for API usage (which means moderators can’t use third party tools or bots). Thing is even if they revert these decisions, Reddit’s leadership is very out of touch and will continue to keep pulling shit like this.

Nii
Nii
Jun 22, 2023

To further add to what the others said, a week or two ago, various subreddits shut down in protest to the fact that Reddit is charging for API usage (which was really important for moderation), some of them would come back after the coordinated shut down, others were closing their doors for good.

Vortagaunt
Vortagaunt
Jun 22, 2023

Basically they are removing access to third-party apps/extensions for the platform, and that action is ruining a huge chunk of the subreddits.

s4nt3
s4nt3
Jun 24, 2023

Absolutely.

kimilil
kimilil
Jul 3, 2023

I'm just imagining a future where lambdagen joins the fediverse. Ride the #RedditMigration wave straight to web 3.0 (no, it does *not* mean nft blockchains like the cryptobros told us)

Gloveman
Gloveman
Jun 24, 2023

That would be great. I've had past experience in moderating.