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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by stinkytofuisgood@lemmy.ca to c/main@lemmy.ca

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Hey everyone, there are a few things I want to post about in the next couple of days/weeks. First of which is for a new community I created called Provincial Discussion Canada (https://lemmy.ca/c/ProvincialDiscussionCanada)

I want to explain the purpose of the community and then ask a couple questions.

I created this community because, as a Canadian focused lemmy instance, I think it's important to understand the importance of provincial politics in Canada. I know there are communities dedicated to specific provinces, but this one is designed for any provincial news, discussion, and friendly debate.

In this sense, I hope we can expand beyond federal politics and beyond our own province's politics. Especially with the current government discussing more open cross-provincial trade and co-operation, it feels more important than ever to stay informed. The more informed we are, the more understanding we are. The more united we are.

Questions:

Do you think this community could provide value to lemmy.ca? I will take the majority sentiment and shut down the community if there is an overwhelming negative response.
Are any Canadians willing to help moderate this subreddit to follow the rules and spirit listed in its sidebar? Those who can keep their personal beliefs separate from their moderation are necessary. Diversity of provinces would be ideal. A portion of mods being French speakers is also a must.

Please let me know your thoughts. Thank you everyone!

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[–] Auster@thebrainbin.org 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Not Canadian myself but I like following news from the country, and so I also keep an eye in posts from lemmy.ca. That said, I don't remember having seen a community for a similar proposal. And considering the changes worldwide and how province-related issues in my own country seem similar to Canada's, as an outsider I think there's potential for discussion right there.

Also a tip, there's !newcommunities@lemmy.world you should also be able to post to, in case you want to reach a broader audience. And you should be able to make a mention to the community in threads and their comments with [!ProvincialDiscussionCanada@lemmy.ca](/c/ProvincialDiscussionCanada@lemmy.ca) (like I did in the previous phrase) so other users can quickly access the community, and not have to reconstruct the link or look for it.

[–] stinkytofuisgood@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Thank you for the feedback! I'm in a bit of a bind here, because while I know some outside of Canada want to read about and learn about Canadian related things, I worry about how Canadian subreddits were often overrun with comments from those not living in Canada. I totally believe that other countries' citizens have valuable things to say, and I appreciate their attention. My intention with this community is to try fostering a place for Canadians primarily. There's value in that for us as a nation, right now especially. Of course, anyone is free to sign up for lemmy.ca and contribute even if they are outside of Canada - if they do that, they are likely quite passionate about learning more, which I think is great!

Edit: all this is to say, this is my rationale for setting the community as local only.

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 months ago

Sadly that would exclude PieFed.ca users, an instance we also manage :(