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The Basics

#archlinux_The_Basics:reddit.com · channel c2_1zbw

The chat channel attached to r/archlinux ran for 216 days before Reddit removed chat channels entirely. This is the surviving record: 13,521 messages from 3,656 people.

17 Apr 2025opened18 Nov 2025last message
216 days · 62.9 msg/day
13,521Messages
3,656People
670Images
992Reactions
2,160Replies
691Deleted

Every day the room was open

The room's busiest day was in its first fortnight. Everything after that is decline.

Peak was 418 messages on 18 Apr 2025. Colour marks activity: solid is a busy day, grey is a quiet one.

17 Apr 202518 Nov 2025
busiest days middling quiet

What was actually being said

The room's own vocabulary

These are the words this channel used far more than the rest of the archive did — the in-jokes, names and shorthand that only make sense if you were in here. Median message length: 24 characters.

TermUses
arch2,168
linux804
btw1,069
hyprland234
install430
windows446
kde181
archinstall87
sudo155
ubuntu159
boot246
debian123
MeasureValue
Median message length24
90th percentile99
Total words57,738
Messages asking a question12.4%

Messages by hour, UTC

When the room was awake

No dead hours anywhere in the 24 — a ratio of 2.4 to 1 between busiest and quietest. This room had no home timezone.

00:0006:0012:0018:0023:00

Arrivals, departures and bans, by month

November is the crossover

November is the month it started losing people faster than it gained them.

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11
joinedleftbanned

992 reactions

How the room responded

upvote
549
joy
175
care
94
sob
24
wave
21
surprise
20
table_flip
19
doge
14

68 stickers

And what it sent instead of words

unknown11snoo_cry7pupper5partyparrot4snoo_smile4upvote_pride4snoo_joy3heart_eyes_pride3snoo_thoughtful3illuminati3

Reddit's chat reaction and sticker sets were removed with the feature. These are preserved copies.

Who was in here

3,656 people passed through. A handful carried it.

The top poster sent 383 messages. Below them the curve collapses: 1,912 people posted once and never came back.

ParticipantMessagesShare
IndigoTeddy133832.8%
OldPhotograph33822922.2%
Do_you_have_idk_smt2171.6%
Alex15781651.2%
[deleted]1301.0%
Responsible-Sky-13361270.9%
brownOrangeRed1160.9%
Chahan_The_Great1150.9%
ConciseCylon1130.8%
[deleted]1120.8%
WatTambor4201060.8%
Expert-Sale5399960.7%

Named here because you posted publicly in an open community channel. If you'd rather not be, ask us to remove you.

18 Nov 2025 · the end of the log

The last thing anyone said here

No announcement, no goodbye. The archive simply stops. Nobody in this conversation knew it was the last one.

Chahan_The_GreatThat's a Stupid Move
Chahan_The_GreatFrom Reddit
Chahan_The_GreatThough
Chahan_The_GreatIsn't It?
No_Opinion9215Yes!
No_Opinion9215It's sad to see chats I was active dying again. Like msn end, irc (quasi) end etc.
Chahan_The_GreatWhy Did They Do It?
No_Opinion9215Don't know. I am led to believe it's because: 1. Crimes. 2. AI data horder server overload. (since the message are kept forever if not deleted). 3. Some countries age verification. But it's all speculation. They could just be doing it for a newish chat feature (I doubt that). Or just because they don't like it, so remove it.
No_Opinion9215I remember the API drama and the crackdown on third party apps
redditWe’re making changes to Reddit Chat to simplify how people connect. As part of these efforts, public chat channels will sunset in mid-November across desktop, mobile web, and the Reddit apps. Learn more(https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/15012434519316-What-are-chat-channels)
End of log · 2025-11-18 19:31:28 UTC · no further events recorded

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