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[Meta] Since Lemmy allows linking URLs and text together, we should make it a common etiquette to write the tldr or main point of the article in the post (lemmy.fmhy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by zinklog@lemmy.fmhy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.fmhy.ml/post/11661

With a fresh new start we have the power to enforce some unspoken etiquettes on the site in the hopes of a better platform than Reddit.

One great feature I see no one talking about is that we can write our own text when posting links, which is extremely useful for communities that mostly link articles. A lot of the political and tech related articles are mostly fluff, filled with jargon and clickbait only to have a one line news at the end of it all.

We should try to make it a habit to write the main point(s) that the article is making to avoid misinformation and ragebait titles. Ideally, a post without any text backing the article would become a red flag that it's posted by some bot or mass spammer, and would not be floated to the front page.

Interested to hear what the rest of the Lemmy community thinks!

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[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Interesting thought. I honestly post without my own text on links because I'm hoping to engender conversation, and I always felt that by having my own thoughts tied directly to the link in that way kind of steers discussion. Instead I will post the link alone and then add a comment. I'd love to hear some other perspectives on it.

[–] SmokeInFog@midwest.social 8 points 1 year ago

I solve this by just quoting the article at the points that describe/explain why I'm sharing it

[–] psychothumbs@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah I'd much prefer people do it your way - or just the link is fine if you want to share and don't have a comment.