When this community was started, the idea was to have a !casualconversation@lemm.ee version, but focused on Europe. Yurop was selected as a name to show that it was less serious, but it seems like it still gets associated with https://old.reddit.com/r/YUROP/ , which is more about making memes about the Europeans news than casual conversation.

I have recently opened !casualeurope@piefed.social to solve this. Feel free to join us there, there is already some conversation going!

Where will content be posted now?

I will personally post content on the new community. Piefed has some nice features that can be used, so it's a good opportunity.

What will happen to !yurop@lemm.ee?

Not sure yet, but as the community wasn't that active, it will probably just become inactive. I could also lock it to push people to the new community, but that probably won't be necessary at first.

Feel free if you have any questions

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[–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Let the complaining begin! I'll kick things off. To me "casual" is such an American word. It evokes images of a "dude" in "slacks" and ugly white New Balance "sneakers", "having a beer" (but only one). I'm pretty sure Brits - for whom joking is the whole purpose of life - use this word mostly ironically, or they certainly did when I was at school. The very idea of being "casual" is kind of comic in its self-regard, if you think about it.

Anyway, "Casual" it is. And who cares what Brits think, they left Europe after all, right? So maybe I'll come and have a (single) Bud Lite with the Euro-dudes at your new community soon. Have a nice day!

[–] Blaze@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

!casualuk@feddit.uk is the 5th most active community of that instance, so I'm not sure it's too ironic for them

Have a nice day too!

[–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

It's because everyone just copies the R-site and whatever else comes from across the pond. Like the obedient little supplicants of our cultural overlords that we all are!

But yes, fair enough.

[–] foni86@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

We can also use this one for memes and jokes and the other one for less formal or important news.

[–] Blaze@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

Memes and jokes on their own are fine, the issue is that they tend to just be about politics and news, and attacks towards against countries under the pretense of humor. https://old.reddit.com/r/YUROP/ is definitely mostly that.

It's personal, but news and politics are everywhere on Lemmy. I just wanted a place without them.

If other people want to take over !yurop@lemm.ee, and make it closer to the subreddit, that's an option too.

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well this could hardly have come at a better time, given the news about lemm.ee. I suppose that seals the fate of this community and I'll see you all over at the new one

[–] Blaze@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

Unfortunate timing, but yes indeed

[–] kaiserZak@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Brother, the link is not working for me on :( Api error, object not found 😭

[–] Blaze@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

What about this one https://lemmy.world/c/casualeurope@piefed.social ?

[–] jlow@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 weeks ago

My hero!

[–] kaiserZak@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That one worked, thank you 🥹❤️

[–] Blaze@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

You're welcome, see you there!