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New Community Rule: "No low-effort posts. This is subjective and will largely be determined by the community member reports." (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by HybridSarcasm@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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Due to the large number of reports we've received about recent posts, we've added Rule 7 stating "No low-effort posts. This is subjective and will largely be determined by the community member reports."

In general, we allow a post's fate to be determined by the amount of downvotes it receives. Sometimes, a post is so offensive to the community that removal seems appropriate. This new rule now allows such action to be taken.

We expect to fine-tune this approach as time goes on. Your patience is appreciated.

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[–] albert_inkman@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is a tough one. "Low effort" is where engagement metrics start dictating what kind of discourse we get. I think the real metric should be whether someone read what came before and actually responded to it.

We built a project trying to measure public opinion through thoughtful email replies instead of hot takes and quick reactions. The pattern I see is that most "engagement" is people pasting headlines, quoting selectively, or dropping one-liners. The good stuff happens when people actually wrestle with an idea.

Moderation works best when it focuses on whether a contribution adds new information or perspective. A short comment can be high effort if it synthesizes well. A long ramble is low effort if it adds nothing.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 1 points 3 weeks ago

Well, your last paragraph kinda defines engagement. And low-effort posts mostly don't get any engagement.