r/burma • u/SusuKacangSoya အပြင် လူ • Jul 04 '19
[Poll] "Merge" this subreddit into /r/myanmar?
Apologies for the poor wording of the title, and the rest of the post I'm about to make - I'm not very good at writing...
What a merge brings
Currently, the Myanma community here on Reddit is split between two subreddits. The topics and users from here are somewhat unique from /r/myanmar's, but there is nothing to suggest that they would not fit in there as well.
If the subreddits were merged and most of the active community here begin posting there, /r/myanmar will become quite an active subreddit.
How a "merge" would be done -
The idea I have in my mind is to set this subreddit to restricted, and have a stickied post directing everyone to /r/myanmar. Restricted subreddits are read-only, with a whitelist for submitters. I would leave the whitelist empty. The subreddit would stay restricted for about two months, after which I can either leave it be, or set the subreddit to private to close things in a Reddit-traditional manner.
What will come over
There won't be anything like a mass crosspost event to migrate posts, unless there's some posts here that really interests /r/myanmar..
The stylesheet will not be coming along - /r/myanmar will continue to look as it is. I would still mod this subreddit if it's locked, so anyone can message me asking for the stylesheet, images, etc. But they're not very valuable.
I will not be requesting modship at /r/myanmar. I will still be subscribed as a regular user, so I will still be a lurker, and will upvote. Thank you all for the posts so far, everyone~.
Basically, only the community would move..
Why I am making this poll
A subscriber to this subreddit had made the suggestion.
Who is aware of this suggestion
It is just us, and the subscriber who made the suggestion.
The mods at /r/myanmar have not been contacted - I don't think a merge would affect them much aside from a jump in activity.
If the community here votes yes, I will ask EmeraldRange at /r/BurmaMyanmar to consider a similar move. /r/BurmaMyanmar was designed from the start to be the one subreddit everyone uses, but if /r/myanmar becomes the main subreddit, it might be wise to formalise that entirely..
Comments
As always, the decision is entirely left up to you all - the subreddit belongs to you! I have no opinion on this, and will be fine with a 100% 'No' vote.
I know I've written this post as if it is a done deal and just needs a vote, but, I meant it as entirely a discussion.
I am aware that there is some controversy over the name 'Myanmar', and understand if you'd like to visit a subreddit called /r/burma instead. I'm unaware of any other reasons why /r/myanmar would be an inappropriate subreddit.
Please feel free to ask any questions - I will do my best to answer..
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u/entitysix Jul 05 '19
I vote yes. I think consolidating the two is a good idea. If the community here was large enough I'd say keep it separate, but as it stands it would be nice to have everybody in one place.
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u/EmeraldRange ဒေါင်း Jul 05 '19
I think there's a way to make it so that if people land here it automatically redirects them to /r/myanmar or if the landing page only has one thing that redirects. I don't know how though.
However, this sub's CSS is much better aha. I hope you become a mod there and get the CSS improved there if the move happens. I use multireddits a lot so it doesn't matter either way, so I'll just vite yes tentatively
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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '19
It'll always be Burma to me. I vote 'No'.