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~~Or !buyfromeu@feddit.org if you want to make sure they adhere to EU laws.~~
Lol, never mind, that's where you posted it in the first place. Nice to see that the community is already gaining traction. :P
The single mod of the community we are in is missing. !buyeuropean@feddit.uk has a lot of active mods, and more activity overall.
That might be, but it is not specific to the EU, and therefore not relevant to those of us looking for EU goods.
There is no rule in the sidebar stating that !buyfromeu@feddit.org is limited to the EU
By that definition, is Norway included?
Fine, in that case i propose we make another community for those of us who want EU goods, so we don't confuse them with european goods. Happy?
Not really. One community would be better than two, especially with how close they are.
The UK left the EU, but aren't they still better allies than Trump-US at the moment? Is it better to get spend money in an iPhone or get a Nothing Phone? Switzerland is next door, even if one of the Proton board members acts suspiciously lately, wouldn't you recommend people to use Proton rather than Gmail?
The /r/BuyfromEU subreddit allows European in the general terms, Switzerland, UK and Norway included. It seems more reasonable to use a similar definition.
I actually agree with you that, the EU/Europe destination doesn't matter that much, but my pedantic side have to point out that "Europe" technically also include Belarus and a big chunk of Russia.
Im not very appreciative of your attempts to trap me using loaded questions. When have I ever mentioned America? I'm pretty sure that I have only ever argued for a EU-only community, and not a "EU+everyone except other non-EU european countries" community. Are european countries favorable compared to the USA? Of course they are! But that's not what I'm arguing in the first place, so please let's keep on topic.
Looking at this comms name, I'm rather sure that the rules are meant to be european (union), which, sadly, might be an error similar to those from the USA wrongfully calling their country "America".
Regarding CM's online status, I checked that they: made the account, made a few posts, made the comm, and the went offline. Likely someone testing out the waters and unlikely to return. In other words: This community does indeed have a dark future and should be evacuated.
Now, regarding why I'd want a EU-only community which does not encompass the UK, Norway, Switzerland, etc.: I want goods that I know adhere to EU standards (not russian, not Norwegian, not UK), and/or which are shipped from inside the EU (eg. not russian, not Norwegian, not UK, not even the USA (???)) so I don't have to pay that stupid import handling fee of 25€ for my 2€ pack of chinese assorted transistors shipped from the UK.
In other words: I'm not attacking the existential rights of the 'buyeuropean' community - I think that community is great when looking for european goods - but I'm instead looking for a community specific to the EU. Again, not a community for EU+USA, not a "russia and friends", not a "buyworldwide", but a "buyfromEU".
At last I'd like to apologize, for if this didn't make my stance clear, then I'm unsure how to convey it to you.
It comes down to the question of "how much niche communities can we afford to have on Lemmy"
You could create that community you are describing now, but the overlap would be so important with !buyeuropean@feddit.uk that people would probably prefer to consolidate them.
See this post on that exact topic: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/38835652
Boys... stay on topic or get a room 🥹.
Right, please excuse us.
We're probably done
I've already read and voted on that post. It did give me a rather negative view of the buyeuropean mods, but i still think their work is commendable. If nothing else, then at least for running the community.