The /r/linux reddit sub is silly.
OMGUbuntu and us (GamingOnLinux) are banned.
So we end up with stuff like this where it's from XDA, sourced via Neowin that originally sourced OMGUbuntu.
reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1l…
Some people are so insanely against news sites, despite news sites being the way most people will know about a lot of things.
Most people don't read mailing lists, launchpad and github.
Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮
in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮 • • •The mods don’t have to like sites. A role of a mod should not be to just ban sites and remove the option from users, unless there is something very clearly wrong with that site.
Then we end up in situations like this where one site is linked, that referenced another that referenced the original banned site. It’s just stupid.
leberschnitzel
in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮 • • •I agree in parts. If there's an original linkable source it should be the one used.
And imho if a newssite gets linked, the mods should at maximum edit the post and add the original source if it's linkable.
EDIT: "At Maximum" means here that there should not be further steps like blocking a news site or removing their link (at least not if it's not spreading malware or something)
EDIT2: But I don't use reddit anyway so what do I know
Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮
in reply to leberschnitzel • • •I think it's silly to ask people to scan through an article to find the original source, just for the reddit post
People post what they find interesting, the rest should be left for the voting system, it's part of the whole point
leberschnitzel
in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮 • • •And that the voting system doesn't work is pretty clear with subreddits like "unpopular opinion"
Numerfolt
in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮 • • •Landgraab Industries 🏙️
in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮 • • •Don't use Reddit, there is Lemmy/Piefed.
I am being glib of course, 50K MAU is nothing, but have to start somewhere.
Áine
in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮 • • •