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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 17 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 7 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 4 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 create new content there with links to the new one still as suggested before.