this post was submitted on 22 Nov 2023
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Post memes here.
A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.
An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.
- Wait at least 2 months before reposting
- No explicitly political content (about political figures, political events, elections and so on), !politicalmemes@lemmy.ca can be better place for that
- Use NSFW marking accordingly
Laittakaa meemejä tänne.
- Odota ainakin 2 kuukautta ennen meemin postaamista uudelleen
- Ei selkeän poliittista sisältöä (poliitikoista, poliittisista tapahtumista, vaaleista jne) parempi paikka esim. !politicalmemes@lemmy.ca
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I agree that moderators have an important job, and I appreciate the effort you put into it, but is
really necessary? I can't see how it hurt to let them explain themselves in the comment section where everyone can see.
In my opinion, random meme is not an appropriate place to discuss moderation in general -- it's unwieldy to have such things plastered all over the community/instance
Additionally, public discussions invite way too many responses on whole array of topics besides issue at hand
Lastly, public debate in text can easily be misrepresented, taken out of context, blown out of proportion etc etc
However this all is only my opinion, given good reasoning, anything could be reconsidered
I definitely see your point, but at the same time, isn't public debate in text the best tool we have here for an open discussion?
Regardless, I can understand, and respect, that you don't want to spend time on public discussions about moderation. As "some mod somewhere" once said: If you don't like how it's being done, become a mod yourself. I can respect that.
What you are advocating for is laudable, but it is not reality because it assumes good faith actors. Open dialogue and free speech is often just a cudgel for those who are trying to cause problems.
I want to believe this is true but such "best tool" requires substantial amount of resources to enact and maintain. And even then we might simply receive bad rep for overinvolvement
From a user standpoint, I think anyone interested in higher quality moderation should either try !humor@beehaw.org or indeed involve oneself in moderation of this community