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How can we backup all posts from a community in the old place (/r/quebec for instance) and copy all posts and comments to the new place (/c/quebec) ? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I think we need to do this for all subreddits before the API gets shut down

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[–] neblem@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If you are an instance owner, you can use this tool https://github.com/rileynull/RedditLemmyImporter . However, is all of your sub's old content really that valuable to bring over? Why not just create the new community, copy the old sidebar info / rules, make a sticky with links to top posts in the old sub, let a few people know (in a way that doesn't violate the sub's rules) and let people migrate naturally?

[–] kalanggam@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago

I agree - I would probably recommend even using archive.ph or the Wayback Machine to archive/permalink anything like top posts, if they're really important. Copying all of the contents of a subreddit to a Lemmy instance just seems like overkill.

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you that looks like exactly what I need. Reddit keeping history hostage is one of the way the transition can fail and this breaks that. I am weirded out by all the comments almost unanimously suggesting to burn down the past.

[–] casey@lemmy.wiuf.net 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think it’s more people tired of the pollution that took place, and trying to preserve the clean and friendly one we have so far.

I do personally agree with saving old ones, but I’d highlight them as legacy and then make only the admin be able to edit/create content there, with links to the new one still as suggested before.

Don’t burn books, but let’s not study incorporate the worst things and make them normal here. I think is the feeling.

I support the archiver program myself xD