# Reinvigorating the r/ZEC subreddit **URL:** \ **Category:** Education\ **Created:** [September 9, 2020, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/reinvigorating-the-r-zec-subreddit/37319 "2020-09-09T18:25:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BostonZcash](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/bostonzcash/32/15173_2.png) [@BostonZcash](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/BostonZcash)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/reinvigorating-the-r-zec-subreddit/37319/1 "2020-09-09T18:25:16Z")
Reddit’s still a huge platform for cybercoin communities, and [**r/ZEC**](https://old.reddit.com/r/zec) has over 16k subscribers. But few seem to actively post on it. When I do, I usually get a good response, but not having an active userbase means that misinfo often spreads and trolls seep in. And big news that we share all over Twitter may never get a mention on r/ZEC. Believe it or not, not everyone’s on cryptotwitter, or these fora for that matter! 16k potential eyeballs is a lot to lose out on. I’d like to encourage everyone here to get a little more active on [**r/ZEC**](https://old.reddit.com/r/zec) and share the news there that excites you on Twitter or these fora. Signup takes 9 seconds and doesn’t require an email address (just click ‘Next’ when prompted for an address – it’s a dark pattern.) Apart from my encouragement, is there something else we can do to develop a more active presence on Reddit? ---
**Author:** ![mistfpga](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/mistfpga/32/17700_2.png) [@mistfpga](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/mistfpga)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/reinvigorating-the-r-zec-subreddit/37319/2 "2020-09-09T19:12:24Z")
I am not a redditor, I don’t use it at all, but I am happy to join in the zec subreddit - maybe we can somehow bridge the forum/reddit gap. Feel free to PM me with ideas if you think I can help. ---
**Author:** ![Shawn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/shawn/32/187_2.png) [@Shawn](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Shawn)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/reinvigorating-the-r-zec-subreddit/37319/3 "2020-09-09T19:50:53Z")
@ChileBob mentioned that there is an API that we could potentially cross post from Reddit to the forums and vis versa. But the owner of that Reddit (netshrek) has a lot fewer rules than this forums [code of conduct](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/faq) so I’m sure they would mesh well together. Personally I think Reddit should be Reddit and the forums should be the forums, both fostering different types of communication. Reddit being more of a wild-west whereas the forums are more long-form thoughtful/technical discussion. However if the community feels that it’s worth doing I can look into how to make it happen. ---
**Author:** ![elenita](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/elenita/32/14604_2.png) [@elenita](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/elenita)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/reinvigorating-the-r-zec-subreddit/37319/4 "2020-09-09T19:55:35Z")
I agree! For starters, I think getting the weekly forum updates on the thread is a good way to go. When I remember to, I put it on reddit. ---
**Author:** ![BostonZcash](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/bostonzcash/32/15173_2.png) [@BostonZcash](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/BostonZcash)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/reinvigorating-the-r-zec-subreddit/37319/5 "2020-09-09T19:55:36Z")
I agree with you that they ought to stay separate, though setting up a bot to automatically post the ECC’s and ZFND’s RSS feeds could be helpful. ---
**Author:** ![BostonZcash](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/bostonzcash/32/15173_2.png) [@BostonZcash](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/BostonZcash)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/reinvigorating-the-r-zec-subreddit/37319/6 "2020-09-09T20:21:43Z")
A good point was made on Twitter that [**r/Zcash**](https://old.reddit.com/r/zcash) currently links only to these forums, not directing anyone to **r/ZEC** instead. But redditors are on Reddit because they want to participate there, not yet another forum that requires signup. @zooko, would you consider updating the text on r/Zcash to something like: > The Zcash community has moved. Join us on the [Zcash Community Forum](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/) or here on [r/ZEC](https://reddit.com/r/zec)! Thanks. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ChileBob](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/chilebob/32/26546_2.png) [@ChileBob](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/ChileBob)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/reinvigorating-the-r-zec-subreddit/37319/7 "2020-09-09T20:33:05Z")
> [@Shawn](#): > > there is an API that we could potentially cross post from Reddit to the forums and vis versa I was thinking of this as a one-way thing - forum posts going to Reddit but not in reverse. We’re all well behaved, nice to each other and polite, but reddit is errmm…struggling to find an appropriate adjective… not? ---
**Author:** ![Blazin8888](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/blazin8888/32/9263_2.png) [@Blazin8888](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Blazin8888)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/reinvigorating-the-r-zec-subreddit/37319/8 "2020-09-09T22:17:11Z")
Great idea. Also there is a ZEC community on HIVE and I just joined it. Didn’t realize someone had already claimed it!..was going to create one. If yall post over there will show my support! I have a decent chunk of Hive Power and have started to curate the Twitch community. Plan is to also curate Zcash posts with it now as well. > **[Zcash Community | PeakD](https://peakd.com/c/hive-153442/created)** > > Zcash, Electric Coin Company & Zcash Foundation News ---
**Author:** ![jmsjsph](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/jmsjsph/32/16507_2.png) [@jmsjsph](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/jmsjsph)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 3:24am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/reinvigorating-the-r-zec-subreddit/37319/9 "2020-09-10T03:24:23Z")
Leave a private key on reddit to a memo holding further instructions and a little Zcash. Lot of “propaganda” games can be played… especially building off of @ChileBob’s Gateway XYZ… All while educating redditors on, say, how to use a private key to recover money and memos