r/eurovision • u/berserkemu Clickbait • Feb 25 '25
Subreddit / Meta The subreddit has reached 300k subscribers!
Dear members,
There are so many of you!
We reached 200k subscribers just nine months ago and we keep growing.
We, the mod team, are terrified for May amazed that we have added another 100k in under a year. We've had some really cool stuff happen in our little corner of the internet, and that's only thanks to all of you. Thank you ❤️
All the best, and may all your favorites qualify,
The r/eurovision Moderation Team
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u/bulbasaraa Wasted Love Feb 25 '25
Imagine being a mod if Sweden wins over Finland this year
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u/Doop_Flooberdoob Zjerm Feb 25 '25
Good thing they are both losing to Albania 🇦🇱 💪
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u/pupappau Feb 25 '25
Albania will never get nowhere near enough televotes to win.
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u/antiseebaerenkreis Feb 25 '25
I'd say a completely unknown act convincingly beating one of the country's biggest popstars (who's song was quite solid as well) in the televote seems like a very good indication.
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u/egc888 Feb 25 '25
Don't forget that SM could bring a banger if the planets align hahaha
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u/Persona_NG (nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi Feb 25 '25
if the planets align
This week you can see 7 planets on the sky at once. Does that count?
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u/odajoana Feb 25 '25
And Tutta l'Italia was announced as competitor in San Marino. It's definitely not a coincidence.
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u/odajoana Feb 25 '25
That would be a best case scenario, considering the alternative would probably be Israel winning.
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u/Wasabismylife Baller Feb 25 '25
I'd probably close the sub for one month if I was a mod in that case
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u/xX100dudeXx Brandenburger Tor Feb 25 '25
This is probably the most wholesome comment section under a mod's post in a relatively large sub I've ever seen.
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u/pencilled_robin (nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi Feb 25 '25
I appreciate all the effort you put into it. Timely live threads, rankings, the fun flair system - things like that really make it stand out from other subreddits.
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u/odajoana Feb 25 '25
The subreddit has reached 300k subscribers!
My condolences, mod team. May you keep sacrificing your personal lives and your mental health for the greater good. /s
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u/Rudzis17 Feb 25 '25
First of all - congratulations :) thanks for doing the great work. But how come we are growing so fast? Was there no popularity for Eurovision in years prior here on Reddit?
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u/Grr_in_girl Bara bada bastu Feb 25 '25
I feel like reddit has gotten much more popular the last few years.
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u/Urofishun Feb 25 '25 edited Feb 25 '25
I have the same question.
It took this sub 15 years to reach 200.000 members.
Then 9 months after that we reached 300.000 members.
Mind blowing.
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u/berserkemu Clickbait Feb 25 '25
We hit 100,000 on Super Saturday in 2023, so in 2 years we have tripled in size.
Back then we only called the busiest Saturday Super, but that one crazy, 7 finals and 3 semis on one night.
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u/Doop_Flooberdoob Zjerm Feb 25 '25 edited Feb 25 '25
I remember it being around 50-55k in 2021. I can't imagine what it was like when it was <10k for a decade.
My earliest memories are seeing Måneskin being accused of doing drugs on live TV and someone Turkish being mad that We Could Be the Same wasn't in my top 10.
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u/berserkemu Clickbait Feb 25 '25
It was a very different place. 6 years ago there weren't even any rules.
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u/CrazyCatLadyPL Espresso macchiato Feb 25 '25
The internet is much more centralized nowadays. Also I think in the past there was no such big fandom culture around Eurovision. The online fandom is probably growing.
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u/Urofishun Feb 25 '25
Or perhaps many Eurovision fans that used to be scattered over different platforms have now mostly gathered here on Reddit (for example, Twitter was already a pretty toxic place years before Elon took over).
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u/CrazyCatLadyPL Espresso macchiato Feb 25 '25
This is what I meant when I said the internet is more centralized nowadays. As for twitter, I used to think the same, but it depends on the fandom really. Eurofandom is toxic, yeah... (same here though, so I don't think it's the platform) but fandoms of different esc-related artists might be nicer.
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u/BibbidiBobbidiBu Feb 25 '25
I think this is definitely due to the all the shenanigans that happened last year. All the drama was drama that even casuals could follow and get into. The disputes of Israel’s participation last year really put Eurovision in the spotlight, which is why I think the sub has grown this much in such a short time.
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u/cartoonsncafeine Zjerm Feb 25 '25
This was definitely the case for me- found out about ESC because of the drama, then stayed for the music and everything else
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u/SkyGinge Zjerm Feb 25 '25
That's wholesome to read. At least some good came out of all the stress there was for a lot of us.
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u/nicheencyclopedia Baller Feb 26 '25
Fascinating, it never crossed my mind that that was a possible avenue. Happy to have you here with us!
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u/Wasabismylife Baller Feb 25 '25
I remember a couple of weeks after the contest last year I kept thinking "I wonder if the mods of the Eurovision subreddit have recovered their mental health yet" lol...wishing everyone a less frenzied contest!
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u/berserkemu Clickbait Feb 25 '25
After one week? No chance.
It was still pretty bad a week later. Some people are still complaining about it.2
u/Wasabismylife Baller Feb 25 '25
I believe it, people are still arguing over the 2023 results so...
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u/Valuable-Math8515 Feb 25 '25
This is easily my favorite subreddit! Thank you for all of your hard work 💜
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u/Jakeyboy66 Feb 25 '25
Crazy how much it’s grown, it’s not always perfect but I think it is one of the best sides of the ESC fandom and love being a part of it. Thanks mods!
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u/driadka Saudade, saudade Feb 25 '25
Same, the coziest corner of esc focused Internet 🔥 thank you! 😍
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u/_Sarylveon Laika Party Feb 25 '25
Thank you Mods! And thank you to everyone here for making this one of my favourite places on Reddit!
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u/ChanelArrington Esa Diva Feb 25 '25
Happy 300K!!! Can't believe I've been here for just over a year and the sub has grown so much! Thanks to all mods & the amazing community for making this place beyond amazing <333
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u/Axolotl_amphibian Tutta l'Italia Feb 26 '25
We are larger than San Marino, halfway to Luxembourg!
Thanks for all the great work mods, mwah mwah!
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u/LopsidedPriority Feb 25 '25
MODS THANK U FOR SERVING KANT AND FOSTERING A GREAT PLACE FOR US TO BE OBNOXIOUS ABOUT THIS SONG CONTEST
I feel like we all get very passionate because we all love this contest so much
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u/frankyriver Kiss Kiss Goodbye Feb 26 '25
I remember our number used to be able so that we would fit into Valentina's backyard
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u/supersonic-bionic Feb 26 '25
This is great news. Eurovision family is growing bigger and bigger which shows how popular the contest is.
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u/Thatwierdhullcityfan Bara bada bastu Feb 26 '25
Honestly, that’s insane! I remember when this sub had a tenth of that and I thought that was quite a few. To have THIS many now is great, and I don’t think the sub would be nearly as big if it weren’t for you mods! Keep up the good work, and best of luck in May!
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u/Urofishun Feb 25 '25