I was not implying to permanently remove them. I did indeed mean to remove them while they're defederated. They said they can't handle the influx of users with only 4 admins.

Obviously they would be readded when they refederated.

I kinda like it, but it should be operable for the mods (so it flags it for them to check, or whatever automod eventually shows up can hide the post until it's cleared)...

This is primarily a placeholder community until the reddit mods evacuate, though anything on topic goes.

Indeed, this is going to be an inconsistent transition if/when it happens.

Add a whole house surge protector in your breaker panel and then don't worry about it.

Or something heavy duty if you're asking this question: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000511U7/

I literally just jacked the icon from a wiki page.

I would do individual vents, but there are vent dampers that would prevent blowback... though I'm not sure if they would rust with constant humid air going through them....