“Still kinda related”
Please, Lord, let me never become a moderator, keep my reasoning intact.
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Dremor@lemmy.world 6 days ago
If I strictly apply rule 1, this should be removed. But at the same time, after talking with OP via MP, it is true that it is still kinda related to games.
For now I’m gonna keep it, but an update to the rules is needed, to better define and explain them.
zecg@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Dremor@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Moderating isn’t as easy as it seem from the outside, and sometimes you can make mistakes, especially when tired. 😅
zecg@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I know and don’t mind the jokes, you folks are doing a good job on lemmy.world communities that I follow. I started “teachers” and “education” subreddits a lifetime ago with a free-speech-absolutist mindset and quickly realized that they become a cesspool without someone grinding through reports 24/7.
MimicJar@lemmy.world 6 days ago
As a user this is content I would expect to see in this community and if the rules need clarification they should include posts like this.
Reading the notes in lemmy.world/post/2536430 (linked in the sidebar),
This community is focused on games, of all kinds. Any news item or discussion should be related to gaming in some way.
This post certainly relates to gaming, which to me means as currently worded fits rule #1.
Dremor@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Indeed it is. That was my mistake.
catloaf@lemm.ee 6 days ago
I’m a stickler for content appropriateness, but even I can see how a game company’s gaming console is related to gaming.
toynbee@lemmy.world 6 days ago
What is MP in this context?
brrt@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
He probably meant PM which stands for private message.
Dremor@lemmy.world 6 days ago
indeed. I was tired and used the French equivalent (“Message Privé”, thus MP). I should avoid moderating when tired next time
toynbee@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Thanks for the information! Or perhaps I should say merci.
BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 6 days ago
Mod: Nah, it’s hardly related to video games, the rules have to be updated
Dremor@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Yup, in retrospect my brain kinda betrayed me here.
The update I’d like to see here is to explicitly allow gaming hardware related topic in rule 1, to avoid having an overworked mod go on a moderation spree.
BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 6 days ago
This isn’t a great answer…
This is the best one
Venator@lemmy.nz 4 days ago
Maybe instead of updating the public rules could use a checklist system to help reduce the cognitive load of moderating: like checking if the url is a reputable source such as the verge, and check for keywords like valve software for if it’s relevant to gaming.