Preface
I’m writing this on the eve of Ontario’s 2025 election. I know that this is unfortunately another election that is not held under a proportional representation (PR) electoral system.
I am just an ordinary Canadian citizen – I don’t consider myself an activist, yet I can recognize an unfair and abusive system.
But now is not the time to let pessimism dissuade us from the democracy we deserve. With Duverger’s Law (i.e., in non-PR electoral systems, a trend towards a two-parties), we are running out of time to act. Canada’s 2021 effective number of parties is 2.76 - this number will decrease over time, and will eventually end Canadian democracy as we know it today.
I’m not writing this to get donation money (although here is the Fair Vote Canada donation site), but this is just the reality with live with and the future we are fighting for.
Proposed 2025 objective
to be in the top 100 most subscribed communities for lemmy.ca. Achieved on 2025-03-02.- As of writing this post (2025-02-26), !fairvote@lemmy.ca is currently 111th rank with 261 subscribers.
To be in the top 100, this would technically mean having >= 296 subscribers, but for simplicity, let’s set the goal to be >= 300 subscribers before 2026. That’s just ~40 new subscribers by the end of the year. Achieved on 2025-03-02.Where we currently are https://lemmy.ca/communities?listingType=Local&sort=TopAll&page=3, and where we want to be https://lemmy.ca/communities?listingType=Local&sort=TopAll&page=2 (or on page=1, of course). Achieved on 2025-03-02.
While I love a good, yeasty, loaf of bread 🍞, !bread@lemmy.ca has 638 subscribers, which is 144.4% more than our 261. I suppose you could say I’m jealous.
Next steps
Before the end of March 2025, please comment on whether:
- this is a good objective to have
- if it’s not a good objective, what other objectives should we pursue
- Ideas on how to achieve our objectives
Statistics
Date | users/month | u/m % of c/Canada | mod/u/m | posts | comments | Subscribers | subscribers % of c/Canada |
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2025-02-26 | - | - | - | - | - | 261 | - |
2025-02-28 | 785 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2025-03-03 | 866 | 11.994% | 23.09‱ | 205 | 629 | 323 | 3.968% |
2025-03-04 | 942 | 13.120% | 21.23‱ | 211 | 654 | 342 | 4.191% |
2025-03-05 | 894 | 12.556% | 22.37‱ | 213 | 665 | 354 | 4.317% |
2025-03-06 | 891 | 11.770% | 22.45‱ | 218 | 674 | 374 | 4.539% |
2025-03-07 | 904 | 10.984% | 22.12‱ | 219 | 683 | 377 | 4.531% |
2025-03-08 | 951 | 11.149% | 21.03‱ | 229 | 694 | 389 | 4.587% |
2025-03-09 | 971 | 11.174% | 20.60‱ | 232 | 706 | 406 | 4.749% |
2025-03-10 | 1.02k | 11.384% | 19.61‱ | 237 | 740 | 421 | 4.867% |
2025-03-11 | 1.04k | 11.441% | 19.608‱ | 238 | 750 | 437 | 5.017% |
2025-03-12 | 1.05k | 11.254% | 19.048‱ | 239 | 751 | 441 | 5.029% |
2025-03-13 | 1.12K | 11.655% | 17.857‱ | 247 | 804 | 442 | 5.017% |
2025-03-14 | 1.17k | 12.037% | 17.094‱ | 259 | 828 | 448 | 5.062% |
2025-03-15 | 1.19k | 12.143% | 16.807‱ | 270 | 853 | 452 | 5.079% |
2025-03-16 | 1.22k | 12.449% | 16.393‱ | 273 | 868 | 459 | 5.140% |
2025-03-17 | 1.3k | 13.333% | 15.385‱ | 280 | 907 | 465 | 5.196% |
2025-03-18 | 1.33K | 13.516% | 15.038‱ | 291 | 952 | 469 | 5.229% |
2025-03-19 | 1.36k | 13.977% | 14.706‱ | 296 | 989 | 471 | 5.233% |
2025-03-20 | 1.41k | 9.78k (u/m Canada) | 2 (mods) | 310 | 1.04k | 474 | 9.02k (subs Canada) |
2025-03-21 | 1.48k | 10k | 2 | 332 | 1.04k | 479 | 9.04k |
2025-03-22 | 1.51k | 10.3k | 2 | 348 | 1.1k | 481 | 9.06k |
2025-03-23 | 1.53k | 10.4k | 2 | 361 | 1.13k | 485 | 9.08k |
2025-03-24 | 1.55k | 10.4k | 2 | 370 | 1.18k | 490 | 9.1k |
2025-03-25 | 1.58k | 10.5k | 2 | 382 | 1.22k | 509 | 9.13k |
2025-03-26 | 1.64k | 10.6k | 2 | 417 | 1.27k | 533 | 9.15k |
2025-03-27 | 1.71k | 10.6k | 2 | 450 | 1.35k | 554 | 9.16k |
2025-03-28 | 1.75k | 10.8k | 2 | 476 | 1.4k | 558 | 9.22k |
2025-03-29 | 1.79k | 10.9k | 2 | 494 | 1.45k | 562 | 9.26k |
2025-03-30 | 1.83k | 11k | 2 | 516 | 1.47k | 562 | 9.27k |
2025-03-31 | 1.87k | 11.1k | 2 | 537 | 1.52k | 571 | 9.31k |
2025-04-01 | 1.92k | 11.2k | 2 | 570 | 1.55k | 572 | 9.33k |
2025-04-02 | 1.9k | 11.3k | 2 | 581 | 1.59k | 576 | 9.36 |
Draft Content Moderation policies
Content Moderation Policies for c/fairvote [en-CA]
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Content Moderation Policies for c/fairvote
About Our Community
c/fairvote is a bilingual (English/French) forum dedicated to discussing electoral reform in Canada, with a focus on proportional representation. Our community welcomes everyone interested in learning about, discussing, and advocating for electoral systems that ensure every vote counts.
1. Content Focus
Encouraged Content:
Off-Topic Content:
2. Language Policy
3. Conduct Standards
Be Respectful:
Be Factual:
Be Constructive:
4. Prohibited Content
The following are not permitted:
5. Specific Content Guidelines
Partisan Discussion:
Evidence and Claims:
Cross-posting:
6. Moderation Approach
Moderation Actions May Include:
Progressive Enforcement:
7. Appeals Process
8. Community Input
These policies aim to foster a productive space for learning about and advocating for proportional representation, while ensuring respectful and evidence-based discussion. Our goal is to build a community that advances understanding of electoral reform in Canada, not to restrict legitimate debate or differing perspectives.
Politiques de modération de contenu pour c/fairvote [fr-CA]
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Politiques de modération de contenu pour c/fairvote
À propos de notre communauté
c/fairvote est un forum bilingue (anglais/français) dédié à la discussion sur la réforme électorale au Canada, avec un accent sur la représentation proportionnelle. Notre communauté accueille toute personne intéressée à apprendre, discuter et défendre des systèmes électoraux qui garantissent que chaque vote compte.
1. Orientation du contenu
Contenu encouragé :
Contenu hors sujet :
2. Politique linguistique
3. Normes de conduite
Soyez respectueux :
Soyez factuel :
Soyez constructif :
4. Contenu interdit
Les éléments suivants ne sont pas autorisés :
5. Directives spécifiques de contenu
Discussion partisane :
Preuves et affirmations :
Publications croisées :
6. Approche de modération
Les actions de modération peuvent inclure :
Application progressive :
7. Processus d’appel
8. Contribution de la communauté
Ces politiques visent à favoriser un espace productif pour apprendre et défendre la représentation proportionnelle, tout en assurant une discussion respectueuse et fondée sur des preuves. Notre objectif est de construire une communauté qui fait progresser la compréhension de la réforme électorale au Canada, et non de restreindre le débat légitime ou les perspectives différentes.