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Slop posts go in c/slop. Don't post low-hanging fruit here.

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We've seen an uptick in people posting dunks in here that belong in dunk_tank, as well as low-hanging fruit that gets removed from or isn't allowed in dunk_tank anymore. For context, rule 8 of dunk_tank:

Rule 8: The subject of a post cannot be low hanging fruit, that is comments/posts made by a private person that have low amount of upvotes/likes/views. Comments/Posts made on other instances that are accessible from hexbear are an exception to this.

There's a reason that dunks are cordoned off to their own comm, some users rightfully don't want to see reactionary nonsense all the time, even if we're making fun of the person who said it. /c/cth is a general-purpose comm but it's NOT for posting some random nobody asshole twitter user's bad takes, the absolute best course of action to take when you see that stuff out in the wild is to either directly shit on them yourself, or ignore them and don't give them more attention.

From this point on I'm going to be more stringent about moderating this. I get it, it's fun to dunk on the libs and the blue checks and the frothingfash and that's why we have a whole dedicated comm for that. Any post that's obviously meant to be "hey look at this piece of shit, let's laugh at how bad their opinions are, upbears to the left and emojis in chat" belongs in the_dunk_tank. And any super low-hanging fruit doesn't belong on this site, period (see TDT rule 8 above). We have better things to do with our time than give unearned attention, time and energy to low-follower-count nobodies yelling into the void.

Thanks for your discretion comrades, stay sicko sicko-jammin

edit: as others have pointed out, /c/shitreactionariessay@lemmygrad.ml is a good place for any and all dunking content not allowed here. Post that ragebait to our comrades at the 'grad, they'll make good use of it. Also, per rule 9 of TFT dunking on fediverse users is still explicitly allowed so it's still open season on those in our own backyard.

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[–] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Got it posting them in badposting from now on

[–] Stoatmilk@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We are making a really good user experience here folks

[–] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

experience deez nuts dubois-dance

[–] booty@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So there's a type of post that people enjoy posting and engaging with, and a dedicated place to post that type of post. Then you make a rule that that type of post is no longer allowed in that dedicated place, so people naturally post it outside the dedicated place. surprised-pika

Just revert this shitty rule change and the "problem" will be solved

[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

Noooo but I don't enjoy seeing those posts! I have better things to do!

[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This is an entirely predictable result of the addition of the bad rule 8 to the_dunk_tank

[–] booty@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The purpose of this comm is literally to quarantine all of the "finding an idiot to get mad at" posts. This rule change is gonna make the rest of the site worse.

-ElGosso, 30 days ago on the dunk tank rule change post. Hm. Must be a psychic. Only explanation.

[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I called it too and asked for a quarantine zone for those kinda posts but was denied. LET US HAVE OUR SLOP

[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This conviction the mods seem to have that "[dunking on] super low-hanging fruit doesn't belong on this site, period" is weird and bad

[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Also "low hanging fruit" are posts not a lot of people have seen, while I guess the "high effort dunks" are posting whatever garbage Elon and jk have been up to because they have more views. Seems backwards to me :shrug-outta-hecks:

[–] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago (10 children)

"I saw this and now you have to see this too" is not a good reason for posting. People don't need to see every bad take on the internet.

[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

"I saw this, thought it was a funny bad take, and am now sharing with other people who will laugh at this fool" is usually my thought. I imagine the same is true for other dunk tank posters?

now you have to see this too

No one actually has to view the dunk tank. They can block it, scroll by, whatever. I scroll past a lot of posts. Hextube gets pinned all the time, but is of no relevance to me. Other comms I've blocked all together 🤷

[–] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

not a good reason for posting

i didn't need a reason to keep posting

[–] Greenleaf@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

And the cousin of that one: “I got into an argument with a lib on Reddit so here’s our chain of single upvote comments, please tell I won the argument”

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[–] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, but it should cool off after a while. I'm sure that now both comms are going after the low hanging fruit posts the posts will just wean off.

[–] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago (16 children)

What is wrong with low hanging fruit anyway

It's not like making fun of reactionary losers is important work or anything

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[–] Leon_Grotsky@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

To whoever issued the recent couple of post removals for "dodging rule 8" you might want to specify they are dodging c/the_dunk_tank's rule 8 or that they are going against the intention of the pinned post on this comm, also bump

[–] moonlake@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

I support the mods 100% on this decision.

There is effectively an infinite supply of horrible people and horrible takes whereas your time and energy is limited.

I am somebody who lives in an almost constant state of rage and I think that this is the only normal reaction to the hellworld in which we currently live. But that's not a healthy way to live so I try to limit my exposure to the stuff that gives me psychic damage.

That's why I blocked the dunk tank - I enjoy dunking on bad people and bad takes as much as everyone but being exposed to a constant stream of that every day is not a great use of your time and energy.

[–] HeavenAndEarth@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago
[–] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

Ah shit, this is about me.

[–] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

We have better things to do with our time than give unearned attention, time and energy to low-follower-count nobodies yelling into the void.

No we don't.

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[–] MaoTheLawn@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

I think a new sub should be made. I like the change, and I've appreciated the change in content from random weirdos to more high profile figures. However, random weirdos are funny sometimes, and for that reason I think there should be a sub called /lowhangingfruit or something specifically for it.

[–] gramxi@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

what I'm getting from this is that super low hanging fruit dunks are bad posts so if we had a place for those 🤔

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