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.
For me, the question is who is some? If it's the community of the news mega then it seems like a sensible way to make sure the news has a place to be discussed without people's personal lives getting in the way. If some isn't the people using the thread, then it seems to me that their sentiment should sought out and thereby their desires be the priority. I.e. moderation should follow how people who use the news mega feel about it. Because for me that makes sense, but why ask me about an enclave @Kaplya@hexbear.net knows so much more about.
Focused discussions about the news seem like they'd be best for the individual articles posted in c/news. We already have that focused discussion and shitposting in the ratios befitting hexbear. I don't think opinions about Ukraine necessarily need to be in the same HTML page as a discussion of literacy rates in the US.
It's the same guys who complain about Liam and Alice doing banter on WTYP episodes.