Leopards Ate My Face

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Clarifying the rules (all comments will be scanned for oldthink by bbGPT; we have always been at war with [email protected] ) (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Recently, I got a report about a post with the rationale: "[This story is] 15 years old". While the story's age didn't violate any established rules,* it was ironically removed anyway because it wasn't actually "leopards ate my face" (Rule 1).

With nearly unchecked power to fuck over his sadistic, servile voter base, a flood of Trump stories is unavoidable right now. However, unless there's a strong community consensus against it, from the day I reopened this community, I've wanted it to be a place for "leopards ate my face" stories about anyone anywhere on Earth at any point in history. The new Rule 6 enshrines this, even though it was always allowed because it wasn't against any rules. Shake things up with a story about a local government from the Yuan dynasty; see if I give a shit.

The only thing I'd ask (note: not a rule) is that if you post something that could be easily mistaken for a current event (e.g. a story from Trump's 2017–2021 term), please try to disclaim it in the title – maybe, for example, by putting the year at the end in brackets like '[2019]'. The sad reality is that many people haven't learned yet how important it is to look at an article before you comment about and share it around. This community has done a really good job so far of maintaining a healthy information ecosystem, so I trust your judgment.

* My promise as a moderator is that I'll do my best never to create any ex post facto rules. I have actually broken this: I've removed at least two posts for being reposts, but I didn't realize I'd never put a rule in place. In light of this, Rule 5 has been created, and Rule 0 has been moved to the top of the list of rules.

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[–] modifier 18 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It’s worth noting that this is the second time in a few days where I’ve read something and said to myself “that is damn fine community moderation”, lo and behold both cases involved you, @[email protected]. Keep up the great work, accept help from kindred spirits, and don’t let yourself burn out along the way.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

It's really appreciated, modifier; thanks! But honestly, the community members are well-behaved enough that they make it easy for me to do right by them. When times are this shitty, I want them to feel like they have somewhere decent left to go.