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What is your opinion on reposts? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago by to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world
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Hi all,

In this community we have not banned reposts, but discouraged them to help keep the community fresh. However, we are revisiting this policy. Sometimes reposts can be meaningful and timely, and we want to acknowledge that. So as mods, we are reaching out to you all to hear your opinion. What should our policy be? No reposts whatsoever, or allowing them if relevant and timely, or as many reposts as you like! Comment with your thoughts!

Here are a couple articles that live rent free in my head and I'll be tempted to repost: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erfurt_latrine_disaster

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lists_of_lists

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_far_future

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_monkey_theorem

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[–] 7 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I am okay with repost and ideally ones that are relevant or timely would be nice. I also realize that puts extra burden on the moderators to validate a repost is relevant. Just my thoughts though

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

    In my three years in this community, I remember one time distinctly that something was a repost *within a short span. And it didn't get yanked because conversations were happening in the comments.

    There are so many articles to choose from, and posts come from such enormously varied backgrounds + interests, that the community self-regulates for the most part.

    You're all great. Keep posting weird shit.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    This comment filled me with joy. It makes me so happy that mutual appreciation for the different groups of people who make this space work is more possible here because its all more human and takes place at a more intimate scale where relation is possible

    Thanks for running this space, I really enjoy being part of it :)

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