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Even if c/cars doesn't get much use, I think that's a needed offshoot for posts that deal with the tech but not urbanism. Most of the ebike posts I'd want to make don't fit in c/urbanism. Off-site communities for them like r/ebikes are heavily astroturfed by shitty companies selling dangerous bikes to teenagers, as are most of the review sites.

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[-] spectre@hexbear.net 9 points 2 months ago

I think you should just post them into c/urbanism, there isn't enough activity for our to matter very much, in my opinion. There no rule that a comm can only have posts that at directly related to the name of the comm (we aren't reddit)

[-] happybadger@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago

Cluttering up c/urbanism is my concern. A post like "What car should I buy?" or "Why is my engine making this noise?" doesn't have an urbanist angle to it and doesn't fit the theme of a sub-forum that's about removing car infrastructure. A similarly technical post about bike maintenance or a new model of cargo bike doesn't belong there any more than it would c/technology. Having those non-urbanist bike posts in one place just makes for more tidy browsing.

[-] WokePalpatine@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

Maybe turn Urbanism into Urbanism & Transportation if there's really a need for labelling like this.

[-] gayspacemarxist@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago

Agreed, we should make the coms more general instead of adding more. We're spread too thin as it is.

[-] 9to5@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

I have nothing to add but that I agree with this take.

[-] spectre@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago

doesn't fit the theme of a sub-forum that's about removing car infrastructure

It seems to me that you've defined the theme of the comm more narrowly than you need to. I think its totally worth a meta post where all of us who browse c/urbanism can discuss and decide on policy related to e-bikes together. This decision making process, no matter the outcome, builds a stronger community.

[-] Trying2KnowMyself@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

c/cars is for:

low occupancy transit

So wouldn’t bikes fit in there? think-about-it

[-] happybadger@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago

Because under communism all bikes would look like this:

Does that look low-occupancy to you?

[-] Trying2KnowMyself@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

What?!? I hate communism now. monke-rage

[-] happybadger@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

You WILL pull the train. You WILL pedal the community bike.

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