All seem like improvements to me.
this post was submitted on 13 Feb 2025
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I'm just a lurker, but does rule #3 come from that user that started a nuclear war because someone told them their link was behind a paywall? That thread was embarrassing, so I guess it makes sense.
Nuclear war?
Kinda.
To be frank I was already considering this sort of rule ages ago, regardless of that discussion. (Nobody was "starting a nuclear war" though.) So the role of that discussion was
- to make me consider this a more pressing matter
- how to handle this in a way that satisfies both sides.
I'm open to better ways to handle this, in case anyone wants to chime in.
Are comedic posts still going to be allowed? I looked through the community and saw a couple. I suppose they are covered by rule 5?
You mean stuff like this, right?
This sort of stuff is mildly discouraged. People are probably better off sharing it in [email protected] instead. But as long as there's some room for genuine discussion or info sharing about language, I won't remove it. Because, yes, rule 5 (nobody likes "stop having fun!!1one" style e-jannies).
Note that neither @[email protected] nor me are too strict on the rules. For example I'd rather tell users "don't do this" than to temp-ban users.
Thank you for bringing this up!
I didn't see that one, but in the recent posts there is "bro wake up, seven new laryngeals have dropped" and the xkcd about "going to".
Oh yeah, I forgot about linguistics_humor - even though I'm subscribed already. That does make sense.
Ah, got it - I know which posts you're talking about. Same deal, except that both have more room for discussion.