I know it was originally a spin off of the chapotraphouse subreddit but I don't know much else. Is it it still affiliated with the podcast? How has it grown etc? Why was the subreddit closed etc.

Give me the lore, baby

  • Sphere [he/him, they/them]
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    1 year ago

    Actually the "ark discord," as it was called, was launched like the day before the ban (the ban was on June 29th 2020), someone who had word from a Reddit employee made a post about it (a lot of people thought it was fake and didn't believe it, but some people put together a discord server just in case). This Lemmy instance was then launched a little under a month later, and it was announced on the ark discord on like July 25th (I didn't see the message on the discord until a few days after it was posted).

    • autismdragon [he/him, they/them]
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      1 year ago

      I think there was an earlier discord that didnt take off as much that was around like, maybe even before the quarentine? I remember trying to join it, but being put off by their vetting process.

      • Sphere [he/him, they/them]
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        1 year ago

        There was "Dirtbag HQ" which was around since well before the ban, I joined that but I don't recall any vetting process. There could well have been another discord though, I was a relatively casual user of the old sub for most of my time on it.