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Temporary rule: No new Political Topics until Nov 16th but.... Use this topic to discuss (lemmy.world)
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Hey, lots of Political Topics coming up that's just turning into blame games, anger and bad vibes. I'm enacting a temporary rule: no new politic topics for one week as of now.

I recognize that there is a lot of anger around the election and it's legitimate to feel that way. But I'm willing to bet that none of the political talk in the next week constitutes a 'Best Of' post anyway.

That being said: feel free to use this topic (!!!!) as political talking points. I'm serious. People deserve to discuss their opinions and I don't want to hamper them too much.

If you have political stuff to say, say it in here. I'll promise to lightly moderate this topic, which means this topic will naturally lead to bad vibes and poor arguments.

But we need a place to discuss and vent.

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[–] 1984@lemmy.today 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

But we need a place to discuss and vent.

It's nice that you are trying to do the right thing, but you guys really got that Reddit vibe here, where moderators "allow" things instead of "serving" the communities.

But maybe others will like this post more. I like the initiative and trying to talk to users in a mature way.

[–] dragontamer@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

The only power a moderator has in Lemmy (or Reddit for that matter) is the removal of posts and/or comments. Or more drastic removal (or: banning of users).

It is the only power we have.

[–] Blaze@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 days ago

For people interested on a political community discussion community: !politicaldiscussion@lemmy.world