<b>The relation that /r/unixporn has with nixers.net</b>

When we created UnixHub the mods on /r/unixporn were very inactive despite all of us using the subreddit. Just from talking to the users in IRC I would say that 60-75% of our users found UnixHub/Nixers through scrots in that subreddit. I think it would be safe to say 60-75% of our users browse/post to /r/unixporn (although I'm sure that number is dropping from the sudden influx of numix and Gnome shit.) Since the beginning of UnixHub and the subsequent creation of Nixers things have changed, we now have a great moderation staff at /r/unixporn who are much more involved in the community and are interested in growth. One of those aspects of growth would be a discussion forum as I've heard the mods talk about before. I think we can all agree that change and growth is positive if done correctly. And here is what it comes down to:
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<li>/r/unixporn mods want a discussion forum on unixporn.net</li>
<li>we have great discussion forums</li>
<li>60-75% of our users <i>found</i> UnixHub/Nixers through /r/unixporn</li>
<li>becoming the official /r/unixporn forums (a subreddit with 17,000 subscribers) would bring huge growth to the forum population and content</li>
<li>the growth for both communities outweighs whatever positives there are to keeping the "Nixer" name (which is less than a year old)</li>
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<b>What is going to happen to the irc (merging or not merging)</b>

I love our IRC how it is now. If we could have the same thing with the "UnixPorn" name, I think it would be awesome. We could merge #nixers with #unixporn on Joom's server or move everyone into #unixporn on dcat's server. Either way, I think it's a step in the right direction. If you can think of any negatives please let me know.

<b>How nixers.net is going to be administered from now on</b>

I've noticed you've stripped me and dcat of our forum moderator / administrator labels, which is fine. And if all goes well, nixers.net wouldn't even be the name anymore. We would all be united under the unixporn.net name, UnixHub v2 almost.

I think if you take the time to read everything I have said it's hard to disagree, unless you are just blatantly against growth, in which case I would question your leadership. Long live rice.