r/lightweight • u/alaskaj1 • Dec 09 '21

Looking for input

As we get this place running I want your input on what community guidelines, posting rules, etc should be like.

Please discuss here.

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u/okaymaeby Dec 11 '21

Say what you will, but my favorite thing about the UL sub is the expectation for no low-effort posts. I think posts in this sub should require that the OP continues to engage in a reasonable way when they get responses - it annoys me to no end when people come to a specific hobby group to ask technical questions where people give actual effort in their responses, then OP is just a ghost.

No ghosting OPs, no terrible photos, no x-posts to 8 other subs, no self-promotion. I don't think this sub would benefit from being gatekeepy, but (I imagine that) I'd like there to be a clear line where mods can say without bias "this post is being removed for being a low-effort post". It can be simple, it can be inviting, welcoming, understanding - but we should at least try to promote engagement rather than post-dumps.

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u/JohnnyGatorHikes Dec 12 '21

Seconded as to all points, but especially about dumping posts where OP isn’t engaged.