Lemmy is based on a pull model, so if nobody on a different instance subscribes then it doesn't show up on anybody else's feeds. If an admin doesn't want that in their "All" feeds, they can block the instance.

Just make sure it's on its own instance with nothing else, something like that is bound to be EXTREMELY noisy, and not all admins are gonna be happy about it. I assume that's what you meant by closed?

You could just grab the RSS? http://reddit.com/r/worldnews.rss I don't know if there is any RSS importer.

Hey I LOVE this idea! I had it myself but I can't code for nuts, so glad to see someone else trying it out.

Question: how can we follow your progress? Are you thinking of creating a dedicated community/website to share updates? If one already exists then do let me know, I'd love to stay connected.

EDIT: As for copyright/concerns...if the goal is to preserve information, then maybe you have some way to pseudonymise usernames as part of the script. Or even remove usernames completely, as we're focusing on the comments.

I prefer pseudonymising, as you can replace real usernames with fake ones, so that it's still possibly to follow who's replying to whom within the context of a comment thread.

Pretty sure this exists already. I’m not in a place where I can search and pull it up but it’s linked in the Lemmy repo. Might just need some tweaking for easier deployment for non technical users.

While these efforts to move Reddit content to Lemmy are great, wouldn't it make more sense to focus on creating more content here instead? So many people seem to want to "leave Reddit" but somehow not leave at the same time. I'll miss my niche communities but I hope they show up here with time.