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I'm on the fence about this kind of question - it's not open so it breaks rule #1. However, I got pushback last time I removed something similar. What's your preference on this kind of post?
I prefer not to see them because people can use the search tools to find communities and instances.
I think they should be removed. I thought asklemmy was the equivalent to askreddit. I think this would be more fit to !general@lemmy.world or !nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
I wouldn't call it an exact equivalent - we can make it what we want. I also didn't frequent askreddit so don't have a clear example.
I'd say go ahead and make "not for questions about lemmy" a hard and fast rule, and link to some subs that might be better for that (https://lemmy.ml/c/findacommunity, https://lemmy.ml/c/lemmy_support). These aren't open-ended questions. I'd rather this be for questions that will prompt interesting responses based on people's opinions and experiences.
Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn't work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: !findacommunity@lemmy.ml, !lemmy_support@lemmy.ml
It doesn't really seem to fit the spirit of the community. However it's still so small I don't really mind. That said these choices impact the future culture
I feel like it's rather open, but I see your point. Having re-read the rules it's likely breaking rule #3 as well.
I know I can search for instances, but then all I have to go by are the name of the instance, and what the person running it thinks it is. I wanted to get some real feedback about how people are actually using them.
It seems from the upvote ratio, people generally appreciate that I posted the question here.
Not saying I disagree necessarily, but I just want to point out many people interact from their feed without even noticing what community it's on.
People are helpful here so posts don't usually get ignored. With that said, each community should have the space to be what it wants to be. These comments are a clear signal that we want to go with open discussion questions.
Thanks for the input, all. We have a number of tips for finding communities and support in the sidebar. I'll remove these kinds of posts from now on so that we can focus on discussing interesting, open questions.