After the original mod being inactive for so long, i’ve asked the db0 mods for me to take this community. So, welcome back!
Rules
This includes the instance rules of dbzer0, which can be tl;dr’d to: no right wing nutjobs or tankies are allowed. As for the community rules:
- Be nice
- No bigotry/prejudice
- No tankies/right wingers
- Don’t promote proprietary software
- Stay on topic
- No crypto
- Don’t be a smartass and try to game the system, we’ll know if you’re breaking the rules when we see it!
- If you post news exclusive to a country please name it. (This isn’t a bannable rule, but just a recommendation :) )
Why not:
Lemmy.ml
.ml is infamous for banning pretty much anyone they please. This community, while left libertarian, will allow conflicting viewpoints.
Lemmy.world
.world is too big, and has centralized a decentralized community. It simply does not fit, and is a net negative for the fediverse as a whole.
I will be creating a wiki/guide for this community later on, but i’m currently busy.
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Banning by instance achieves nothing but further alienation.
Let them be, just don’t hesitate to ban those who poison the conversation.
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I agree with the person above. Let them be. No need to do instance-based discrimination
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+1 to this.
Was just checking back on here, good choice, if it doesn’t get bad, no further fragmentation :)
If it does get bad, this can always be reverted
Regarding rule 3, what about things like VPN and email services that have proprietary components?
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Mullvad has wireguard, and a open source client but the backend code is closed source. Would that be allowed?
Is there anything in privacy guides that wouldn’t be allowed?
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There is only one crypto recommend, monero. But that is totally open source.
Should there be another community rule to explicitly forbid crypto discussion?
Ex Mullvad accepts crypto payments, that might come up in a discussion as well
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Mullvad should be fine I hope?
Thank you for stepping in!
May I suggest a rule of “don’t game the system”.
It helps avoid situations where people think they’re clever but also deliberately skirt the rules.
I.e., people make mistakes, and that’s ok. Willful disregard is another beast.
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Thank you for your service, Sir!!!
.ml was robust community when I joined, but I have a feeling that constant banning of talent really hurtnthe discourse.
I am hoping we can pick up these discussions here on current best practice.
Remember folks, deny the corporate parasite engagement and profit 🐸
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@fxomt@lemm.ee, do you maybe want to promote it on !newcommunities@lemmy.world as well?
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I think we are okay now with the stream of content. Promoting it might even get other people posting here as well!
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Thank you for the posts! Happy to help
Don’t promote proprietary software
Does that mean no recommendations of Apple software or hardware? 🤩
What are tankies?
That sounds like one of those internet-only words from people who are socially crippled and live exclusively on the internet and not enough time outside meeting atrangers to socialize
That sounds like a bad faith answer to begin with.
But it’s a term used for at least half a century. In the context of Lemmy, you’ll likely be seen as a tankie of you:
- Use every opportunity to promote China or Russia and/or claim China/Russia is truly socialist
- Throw tantrums at everyone who is not far left
- Advocate for authoritarian left regimes
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It sounds like essentially “Do not post anything that expresses a different opinion.” and the “No anti-science topics” sounds like “Do not post documentation that proves our belief is false or wrong.”
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Wasn’t much internet in 1956, but yeah
I hadn’t heard it before I joined Lemmy either.
Well now you know
