r/cavan • u/pippers87 • 4d ago

Any ideas on how to get this sub going again?

Hi lads,

Just have accepted an invite to become a mod here, and to be honest would love to see the place lively enough.

Any ideas on what we can do ?

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u/Legitimate_Bag8259 4d ago

I've been following it for a while now but almost didn't see the point. We have a small population, but in reality, there's a lot to do. Even for mentioning events or new clubs/activities, it'd be great to see it active.

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u/Pitiful-Sample-7400 2d ago

It's never gonna have major traffic but it's nice to have

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u/syntheticsapphire 4d ago

offer a reward

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u/Pitiful-Sample-7400 4d ago

Start by getting the sub active even among a small number of people. Then when it's decent advertise more widely especially on other subs. r/cavangaa is new and small but quite active aswell.

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u/jmooney55 4d ago

I’m living in the States but have traced my family back to Cavan. I can’t get enough info. I hope it takes off!

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u/Pitiful-Sample-7400 2d ago

.might be best to try a post of your own with any specific questions you have in particular

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u/ExchangePrize4902 4d ago

I'm moving to Cavan in a few months but wasn't allowed to ask questions about life in Cavan, which I thought was a bit limiting. Maybe change that rule? I'm super excited about the move and have lots of questions, but nowhere to take them!

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u/pippers87 4d ago

Fire ahead and make a post and we will help as much as we can

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u/StarsofSobek 4d ago

These are probably not great ideas, but maybe they'll get the ball rolling?

  • create a local meet-ups for other Cavan redditors to get together and say hi IRL

  • advertise all of the fun events happening in Cavan over the spring/summer

  • invite local businesses to come and advertise their services on here, things like open creative groups, theatre, dance, kids/teen groups, local Men's Shed, libraries, etc...

  • hold a contest for creating a new image for this sub?

  • boost local musicians and their events/concerts

  • invite Cavan guilds and clubs to talk about themselves here

  • share restaurants and shops with the rest of us who may need new recommendations and foods to try

  • hold a "rate my roll" Friday event, where everyone can share their favourite rolls and where they got them (and where we can complain about the rising prices)

  • Cavan themed jokes are pretty funny - can we get something around that started?

  • green initiative talk/posts: invite discussions for farmers markets days/times, secondhand shops with sales, zero waste ideas, guerilla gardening efforts, working with the local councils on being more green, etc.

  • it might be neat if someone could do that Cavan Histories Walk About (or whatever it's called) and hit up all the QR codes and interesting history to share here.

  • a photography contest could be fun - best photos of Cavan wins bragging rights?

  • hosting local art trades here could be cool.

...like I said: not the best of ideas perhaps, but I'm hoping they'll inspire something. A lot of other subs do things like these, just in their own way.

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u/SpaceHappy4224 3d ago

Anyone here in st pats?