Hi, the mods had a first chat on what this community should be all about. For those uninitiated we’ve collected the forerunner lore of this community bellow.
We are well aware that there is a growing sentiment to buy European, local or for some to simply boycott USA made goods. Different people have different expectations and goals. The movement, if you want to name it that way, is taking place at different platforms with different hashtags like #buyFromEU or #buyEuropean . We’ve got to figure out what this particular community will be all about.
The forerunner left us with a buyFromEU community inviting to talk about European-made goods and services. As the post Where to start? implies there are already several well-made sites that serve as community driven catalogue, where you can lookup stuff.
We would love for you to also discuss and share products and services here. Beyond of that you may also post relevant news, as long as they are related. E.g. if they are reassuring our buying decisions or if they affect us in a broader way. Posts where you share your successes would be even better. E.g. if you tell people about how you transitioned from products and services, so we see, that it can generally be done or where problems lay.
Due to the inherited name, buyFromEU we would like to soft limit the discussion to the European Union countries. We are tempted to read this as EU + friendly countries as long as this is within reason.
There are other European communities we invite you to subscribe too.
Due to the topic of products and services this community will consist of product placement. It might be hard to distinct between advertisement and a faithful review or proposal. This community is not meant for blunt advertisement and affiliate links will be removed.
Please feel free to comment on that idea and if anything is missing to us @petl@feddit.org @a887dcd7a@feddit.org.
Lore
A traveler from a place called Reddit found this realms. In his desperate search for shelter he made a unique account on feddit.org and named himself Soggy_Commission_934. Exhausted from the journey and almost with his last might, he opened the community buyFromEU and began to write an introduction for the sidebar. His thoughts are preserved in this tradition:
Welcome to BuyFromEU - A community dedicated to supporting European-made goods and services! Whether you’re looking for locally produced fashion, technology, food or services, this is the place to share, discover and promote businesses that contribute to a stronger European market. Rules: 1. Stay on topic 2. No Self-Promotion or Spam 3. Be Respectful & Civil 4. No Counterfeit or Non-European Products 5. No Politics or Nationalism 6. No NSFW 7. Moderator Discretion Applies
Little did he know, that other refugees and even some native fedditers would be attracted to this place.
In the midst of his quest questions about the purpose of this realms came up and discussions broke loose. Personal messages were sent and Soggy became silent.
In a last act of sacrifice he promoted a887dcd7a, a mere stranger, to Mod and vanished for good.
Soggy shall from now on be known as: the forerunner : he who made path.
Sounds like a good idea. Would you consider allowing EEA countries as well, to including Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, possibly also Switzerland?
We want this community to be as close as possible to the original intention. With no detailed info to work with, we would most probably let slip one or another country name dropping.
Time and community will tell if this is a good decision and needs to be adjusted or not.
nice, i like that it will be this way. just dont overmoderate thx :)
Due to the inherited name, buyFromEU we would like to soft limit the discussion to the European Union countries. We are tempted to read this as EU + friendly countries as long as this is within reason.
Interesting, and a bit surprising. I thought that the differentiator of this community was about keeping it EU-focused.
The community is about a week old. As I just onboarded @petl we had the first discussion and thought about, what would be appealing to the members.
Sorry, if this does not appeal to you. I hope the idea resonates with the other members, otherwise this post has plenty of room to discuss that.
