RetroFed Forum

Chatter and news related to Brussels, Belgium.

And by extension, Belgium, because anything that applies to Belgium as a whole also applies to Brussels. Unlike r/Brussels, c/Brussels is open to criticism and will not censor posts for exposing negative aspects of Brussels.

primarily English, for now

Any of the national languages should in principle be okay here. But if there is much activity in the natl. languages then we will need moderators for those languages. The founding moderator can only competently moderate English posts. So until moderator capability expands, please try to post in English.

Rules & moderation style

Mostly hands-off, live and let live.

Be civil. We don’t want to test the lax moderation style.

Other relevant mags/communities:

!belgique@jlai.lu
!belgium@0d.gs
!Belgium@europe.pub

Somewhat relevant but not recommended: europe on feddit.org. They are quick to censor posts even when rules are not broken.

Welcome to the nostalgia-filled piefed instance of yesteryear.

Open Registration with Application questionnaire.

If you have a question or comment you can post in !meta@retrofed.com or message @DosDude@retrofed.com or @Die4Ever@retrofed.com

In case of downtime and/or emergency, we will post updates on @DosDude@mastodon.social

Some rules we try to uphold:

Be civil. Bigotry is not welcome. This includes (but is not limited to): transphobia, queerphobia, racism, ageism and ableism. We do not promote hate.
Communities need to be Retro or Retro-adjacent.
Please don't upload pornographic content. (use an external image host for that)

Chatter and news related to Brussels, Belgium.

And by extension, Belgium, because anything that applies to Belgium as a whole also applies to Brussels. Unlike r/Brussels, c/Brussels is open to criticism and will not censor posts for exposing negative aspects of Brussels.

primarily English, for now

Any of the national languages should in principle be okay here. But if there is much activity in the natl. languages then we will need moderators for those languages. The founding moderator can only competently moderate English posts. So until moderator capability expands, please try to post in English.

Rules & moderation style

Mostly hands-off, live and let live.

Be civil. We don’t want to test the lax moderation style.

Other relevant mags/communities:

!belgique@jlai.lu
!belgium@0d.gs
!Belgium@europe.pub

Somewhat relevant but not recommended: europe on feddit.org. They are quick to censor posts even when rules are not broken.

Chatter and news related to Brussels, Belgium.

And by extension, Belgium, because anything that applies to Belgium as a whole also applies to Brussels. Unlike r/Brussels, c/Brussels is open to criticism and will not censor posts for exposing negative aspects of Brussels.

primarily English, for now

Any of the national languages should in principle be okay here. But if there is much activity in the natl. languages then we will need moderators for those languages. The founding moderator can only competently moderate English posts. So until moderator capability expands, please try to post in English.

Rules & moderation style

Mostly hands-off, live and let live.

Be civil. We don’t want to test the lax moderation style.

Other relevant mags/communities:

!belgique@jlai.lu
!belgium@0d.gs
!Belgium@europe.pub

Somewhat relevant but not recommended: europe on feddit.org. They are quick to censor posts even when rules are not broken.

Welcome to the nostalgia-filled piefed instance of yesteryear.

Open Registration with Application questionnaire.

If you have a question or comment you can post in !meta@retrofed.com or message @DosDude@retrofed.com or @Die4Ever@retrofed.com

In case of downtime and/or emergency, we will post updates on @DosDude@mastodon.social

Some rules we try to uphold:

Be civil. Bigotry is not welcome. This includes (but is not limited to): transphobia, queerphobia, racism, ageism and ableism. We do not promote hate.
Communities need to be Retro or Retro-adjacent.
Please don't upload pornographic content. (use an external image host for that)

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