Hello users of hexbear after some discussion we mainly wanted to get your thoughts on the two pinned megathreads, one general and one news.
We've noticed that the news mega has basically become the general mega and the general mega has kinda slowed. Some are thinking that it might be time to tell people to stop posting random shit to the news mega because some appreciate the ever so slightly more serious, focused tone of the news mega
As of now there is not much of a standard for comments however we wanted to discuss with you regarding making a change. Where the news megathread is for discussion on current events and their history/implications for future while the general megathread is for commenting on one's life, interests, or for shit-posting.
This would result in the news megathread being more heavily moderated to actively remove comments that are a better fit for the general megathread or off topic.
Please comment with any thoughts, opinions, comments, questions, or concerns.
I generally lurk news and post in the general mega and I'd prefer to keep it that way. Maybe regulate the news meta more strictly. I'd hate to lose people making shitposts about news in the news mega but maybe it should be kept to replies or something. I'm not heavily invested either way.
I would hope the new moderation would be such that you wouldn't post that which is unrelated to the news by two degrees. I.e. shitposting about the news is fine in the mega, shitposting where you kind of maybe are news related doesn't fly.
A top level needing to be serious OR have a source to explain the joke and make it informative for those OOTL.
Good middle ground? Bad? Idk just a thought.
Don't ask me.