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diff --git a/content/posts/2023/the-800-person-whatsapp-collapse/index.md b/content/posts/2023/the-800-person-whatsapp-collapse/index.md index 6fdf776..f2128a9 100644 --- a/content/posts/2023/the-800-person-whatsapp-collapse/index.md +++ b/content/posts/2023/the-800-person-whatsapp-collapse/index.md @@ -1,19 +1,18 @@ --- title: "The 800-person WhatsApp collapse" -slug: the-800-person-whatsapp-collapse pubDate: 2023-09-01T16:00:00.000Z updatedDate: 2026-04-05T14:29:26.000Z draft: false excerpt: "In September 2023, I deleted the biggest rave WhatsApp group in Mexico City. 800 people. Gone. It had gotten too toxic. The group that started as a tight community for … Read more" categories: - - { name: BTS, slug: bts } + - BTS tags: - - { name: cdmx, slug: cdmx } - - { name: community, slug: community } - - { name: format-case-study, slug: format-case-study } - - { name: growth, slug: growth } - - { name: tone-reflective, slug: tone-reflective } - - { name: whatsapp, slug: whatsapp } + - cdmx + - community + - format-case-study + - growth + - tone-reflective + - whatsapp featured: src: https://cdn.slist.net/posts/the-800-person-whatsapp-collapse/cover.pngDiff truncated (32 lines total). View full commit on GitHub →
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diff --git a/content/posts/2023/the-800-person-whatsapp-collapse/index.md b/content/posts/2023/the-800-person-whatsapp-collapse/index.md index c1bc232..6fdf776 100644 --- a/content/posts/2023/the-800-person-whatsapp-collapse/index.md +++ b/content/posts/2023/the-800-person-whatsapp-collapse/index.md @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ tags: - { name: tone-reflective, slug: tone-reflective } - { name: whatsapp, slug: whatsapp } featured: - src: https://slist.net/wp-content/uploads/ai_69d203b4475795.38089417.png + src: https://cdn.slist.net/posts/the-800-person-whatsapp-collapse/cover.png alt: "Shattered digital interface fragments floating in darkness" legacy_wp_id: 15851 ---fix(web): point upload URLs at slist.net (cdn.slist.net not wired up yet)
diff --git a/content/posts/2023/the-800-person-whatsapp-collapse/index.md b/content/posts/2023/the-800-person-whatsapp-collapse/index.md index 6e5e985..c1bc232 100644 --- a/content/posts/2023/the-800-person-whatsapp-collapse/index.md +++ b/content/posts/2023/the-800-person-whatsapp-collapse/index.md @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ tags: - { name: tone-reflective, slug: tone-reflective } - { name: whatsapp, slug: whatsapp } featured: - src: https://cdn.slist.net/ai_69d203b4475795.38089417.png + src: https://slist.net/wp-content/uploads/ai_69d203b4475795.38089417.png alt: "Shattered digital interface fragments floating in darkness" legacy_wp_id: 15851 ---feat(web): visually mirror slist.net blog (index + single post)
diff --git a/content/posts/2023/the-800-person-whatsapp-collapse/index.md b/content/posts/2023/the-800-person-whatsapp-collapse/index.md index ad47597..6e5e985 100644 --- a/content/posts/2023/the-800-person-whatsapp-collapse/index.md +++ b/content/posts/2023/the-800-person-whatsapp-collapse/index.md @@ -4,6 +4,19 @@ slug: the-800-person-whatsapp-collapse pubDate: 2023-09-01T16:00:00.000Z updatedDate: 2026-04-05T14:29:26.000Z draft: false +excerpt: "In September 2023, I deleted the biggest rave WhatsApp group in Mexico City. 800 people. Gone. It had gotten too toxic. The group that started as a tight community for … Read more" +categories: + - { name: BTS, slug: bts } +tags: + - { name: cdmx, slug: cdmx } + - { name: community, slug: community } + - { name: format-case-study, slug: format-case-study } + - { name: growth, slug: growth } + - { name: tone-reflective, slug: tone-reflective } + - { name: whatsapp, slug: whatsapp } +featured: + src: https://cdn.slist.net/ai_69d203b4475795.38089417.png + alt: "Shattered digital interface fragments floating in darkness" legacy_wp_id: 15851 --- In September 2023, I deleted the biggest rave WhatsApp group in Mexico City. 800 people. Gone.feat(web): full posts+pages sync, browseable UI, curated pages allowlist
diff --git a/content/posts/2023/the-800-person-whatsapp-collapse/index.md b/content/posts/2023/the-800-person-whatsapp-collapse/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ad47597 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/2023/the-800-person-whatsapp-collapse/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +--- +title: "The 800-person WhatsApp collapse" +slug: the-800-person-whatsapp-collapse +pubDate: 2023-09-01T16:00:00.000Z +updatedDate: 2026-04-05T14:29:26.000Z +draft: false +legacy_wp_id: 15851 +--- +In September 2023, I deleted the biggest rave WhatsApp group in Mexico City. 800 people. Gone. + +It had gotten too toxic. The group that started as a tight community for sharing cortesias and talking about dark music had become something unrecognizable — drama, personal attacks, the kind of energy that makes you dread opening your phone. I pulled the plug. + +This is the inflection point in SLIST CDMX’s community history. Everything we do differently now traces back to what went wrong in that group. + +* * * + +The original SLISTMX WhatsApp structure was purpose-built. Rave-specific chats for different venues and promoters — Bar Oriente, CSR, others — where guest lists, meetups, promos, and ticket links lived. Then general chats (chisme, music exchange, LGBT+) where the chaotic discussions, self-promotion, and public forum energy happened. + +The design was intentional: funnel people from scene-specific rave chats into general chats where people from different scenes could meet, share music, explore each other’s worlds. On event days, reverse the flow. The cross-pollination was the whole point. + +At 800 members, the architecture broke. Too many people in a single space with no real moderation infrastructure. The general chats became noise. The drama became self-sustaining. People were creating conflict for entertainment because the group was too big to have real conversations anymore. + +* * * +Diff truncated (50 lines total). View full commit on GitHub →
