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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 2 years ago by zinklog@lemmy.fmhy.ml to c/technology@beehaw.org
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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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[–] myk@beehaw.org 13 points 2 years ago

This would work especially well for sites that choose to use clickbaity headlines like “Is this the year of Linux on the desktop?”. On reddit that would inevitably end up with lots of “No” posts from people who hadn’t even thought of clicking on the link.

It’s nice to see you worrying about how to combat the spammers already too 😀