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I see where you come from, but here's another perspective: what if someone wants to block .ml because of the instance bans, or because one of the admin is transphobic (https://lemmy.world/post/18236068)
That person can't access .ml communities anymore. There are a few alternatives around ([email protected] for [email protected], [email protected] for [email protected] etc.).
I agree that @[email protected] should probably stop crossposting posts from people who explicitly asked them to stop, but on the other hand most of the people probably don't mind (example of me asking someone who thought that nodoby needs permission to post a link somewhere else: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/45767421/19161995)
@[email protected], maybe just crosspost content from https://old.reddit.com/r/crows/ rather that [email protected]
There's multiple things here.
The KiwiFarms transplants and the Destiny fans are just looking for lolcows. If crossposting memes gets a reaction, they'll focus on that until the content dries up.
That's the whole foundation of those communities: operating zealously in that pocket where they can act in eternal kategoria. The reaction is more validating than the action.
Sorry, I'm not that familiar with KiwiFarms and Destiny. Are they known for massively crossposting content to Lemmy communities?
For having communities that maximize harassment, usually within the limits of moderation efforts. The latter with malicious community rules policing and reporting, etc, especially.
The idea is to pick targets no one really wants to defend.
(...lolcows they'd be called, which was the style at the time... anyways I'm old.)
Okay, but how is that relatable to the issue discussed in this post?
Are you saying that .ml admins are KiwiFarms transplants?
No. I find some of the people who make .ml admins an issue for Lemmy seem to be, or engage in the same behaviors.
Ah, I see
If you want to block ml then you made a choice to also give up it's content.
The ml posters are aware of other instances.
Everyone is free to use a instance that federates how they like. If people choose an exclusionary instance then they can't complain they are missing posts from something excluded.
I absofuckinglutely mind seeing redundant content in my feed. It makes Lemmy feel empty
Yes, but most of them just want to stay on the most active community and don't want to go through the hassle of recreating the community elsewhere. Discussion on [email protected]: https://lemmy.ml/post/25858077
Correct, but people are also free to want their own version of the community to thrive. Which means posting content to it.
Aren't most of the crossposts only displayed once?
For the remaining ones (usually self posts, as there is no link to identify crossposts), just block the communities that you know are only "other communities reposts"
Is your desire to concentrate people's interaction to favored instances greater then the agency of the contents original poster?
I don't think it's good for Lemmy as I outlined above. Give people informed choice, but respect their agency
If you look at that thread, people just don't care about the instance that much
Inertia is the main reason the .ml communities are still the most active on their topics.
..... isn't the one of the main rationales for the top posting because ml is blocked on many instances?
No, the rationale is to allow people to block (more like mute, Lemmy-blocking doesn't really block) lemmy.ml
If !fantasy were to switch to [email protected]
That's an improvement over it being at .ml, where the second point isn't possible