about 50% content is like this, no matter what view you select. I think /r/pics has the right idea; it is so dominating. Other subs should change their post to be like this (with their own messages) I think.

Also, what sub did spez mod in 2008?

  • Communist@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I just wish they’d link to lemmy! It’s almost pointless to just shut down for a few days and not make people use competitors.

    • 0101010001110100@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Some of them are. I visited a couple subs that went dark yesterday, and they had popup messages with fediverse lnks.

    • aponigricon@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      2 years ago

      As a mod I’ve been considering this, but with the amount of moderators and communities that have been banned for attempting to steer their users to alternatives, it’s simply not worth the risk. For now, I’ve just linked visitors to our Discord server instead, and people should be able to find the Lemmy and Raddle alternatives there if they wish to.

      • Communist@beehaw.orgEnglish
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        2 years ago

        This is actually illegal, if they ban you for that they’re violating the GDPR, so i’d say let them.

        edit: this is wrong, I thought twitters ban on mentioning mastodon was lifted because of the GDPR, i’ll need to research this more

          • Barbarian@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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            2 years ago

            GDPR is absolutely not applicable here. Their platform, their rules when it comes to what people can and can’t post (with the exception of personal information, that is covered by GDPR). If tomorrow they decide that commenting the word “Banana” is a bannable offence, they’re well within their rights.

    • andyMFK@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Exactly. Shutting down for 2 days just says we’ll be back in 2 days. Shutting down and saying we’re going to Lemmy with a link to a specific community shows reddit we are serious about this.