With the custom Reddit clients now all cut off, but the r/SpaceX subreddit still going strong, we might want to re-evaluate what the channel here on Lemmy means.
It started out as a temporary refuge while the subreddit went dark, but at least I myself am still interested in building a community here.
Feel free to discuss the below points individually in the comments (though I don't expect high participation, any discussion is of course welcome).
Lemmy and/or Reddit
I think rather than positing this channel as the successor of r/reddit, we should just make it an independent SpaceX interest channel, since both will exist side by side.
Mods
It's unlikely this place will need active moderation for quite some time, but it would still be useful to have mods for e.g. stickying threads, updating the sidebar
@threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works and @agildehaus@sh.itjust.works haven't been seen in a while. Are you still interested in modding? Do we want to add extra mods?
I'll reach out to to threelonmusketeers on Reddit if we don't get a reply here.
Starbase update threads
These will probably be the most interesting posts on here, but we don't really have the manpower to keep the huge initial post with resources up to date. Having it as a plain copy/paste of the r/SpaceX one also feels a bit disingenuous since we don't really "own" that content.
I'd suggest making the initial post simpler, cutting out most of the stuff (unless someone volunteers to make something similar, and keep it up to date), and just linking to the most recent r/SpaceX threads.
I'm not sure if there's a way for multiple people to edit a post, but that could be useful for these long-lived threads.
Sub rules / guidelines
I don't think we need anything here right now.
Automation
Given the sub has low activity right now, how do we feel about adding some automation of content? Examples I can think of:
- Auto-posting of road closures in the Starbase thread
- Auto-posting of some high-quality content, like CSI Starbase videos.
I could take a stab at implementing the road closure one, if there's interest.
Anyway, let me know what you think, either about these specific points or the channel in general.
New comment from /u/santacfan on Reddit:
Starbase live-
11:12pm- Thrust stand turns into Massey’s
3:15am- S29 moved to the middle of the high bay
4:25am- New ship lifting jig raised up to S29
4:28am- Lifts go up to attach the new lifting jig
5:29am- Lift goes down. Jig is attached
8:25am- Several workers arrive at the deluge tank farm and climb up to the pressure pipe on top of the large tanks. 2 lifts up at the OLM and 1 up at S26
8:54am- LR11000 picks up a ring lifting jig
9:15am- Swings it over to B9 and worker on top starts connecting it to the hot staging ring
9:20am- S29 has been lifted in the high bay with the new jig
9:42am- Ship thrust simulator is being moved into the high bay. Looks like S29 may be headed to Massey’s during tonight’s closure
10:22am- AWP going up to the hot staging ring
10:25am- Hot staging ring lifted off of B9
10:27:30am- Swings over to right side of OLM and starts lowering
10:38am- Looks like it’s down
11:01am- Hot staging ring disconnected from the crane
11:11am- Lifting jig disconnected from crane
1:25pm- One lift has been up under the OLM and one under the OLM.
4:35pm- Workers have been on top of B9 but it’s been a pretty quiet afternoon otherwise
6:27:56pm- 26.1 goes pop at Massey’s
7:20pm- One lift has been up under the OLM
9:35pm- Welding can be seen on the dance floor and a lift is up to the staircase platform
(This gets synced)