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Are you annoyed by lemmy crossposts? (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 1 month ago by glowing_hans@sopuli.xyz to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca
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Crossposts might be annoying, because

  • essentially they are the "repost" feature of lemmy. And repeats might be low quality spam, because you have to look at the source, how often it was reposted already, etc.
  • crossposts might seem like a cry for unwarranted attention, but they might be necessary in a fractured federated system like Lemmy โ€ฆ

Or do you not care when realizing "this is a crosspost"?

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[โ€“] glowing_hans@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I find it good you posted this elaborate post on the topic, thanks Blaze! Some Key points I think:

  • Crossposting was seen as a solution to cross-instance fragmentation of lemmy communities
  • Crossposting did not solve the problem. fragmentation still exists.
  • Consollidation is a complex topic, as similar instances with similar moderation policies have to be found by each other โ€ฆ
[โ€“] Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 weeks ago

as similar instances with similar moderation policies have to be found by each other โ€ฆ

They usually are, some examples on !fedigrow@lemm.ee

Some admins just want to keep their communities open no matter what. See an example here: https://sopuli.xyz/post/24057566

Feel free to chime in with your own input, or just a link to this point, at this point I'm just kind of done with that conversation.