Changes highlighted in italics:

  1. Instance rules apply.
  2. [New] Be reasonable, constructive, and conductive to discussion.
  3. [Updated] Stay on-topic, specially for more divisive subjects. Avoid unnecessarily mentioning topics and individuals prone to derail the discussion.
  4. [Updated] Post sources whenever reasonable to do so. And when sharing links to paywalled content, provide either a short summary of the content or a freely accessible archive link.
  5. Avoid crack theories and pseudoscientific claims.
  6. Have fun!

What I’m looking for is constructive criticism for those rules. In special for the updated rule #3.

Thank you!

EDIT: feedback seems overwhelmingly positive, so I’m implementing the changes now. Feel free to use this thread for any sort of metadiscussion you want. Thank you all for the feedback!

  • Lvxferre [he/him]OPM
    4·
    7 天前

    You mean stuff like this, right?

    This sort of stuff is mildly discouraged. People are probably better off sharing it in !linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works instead. But as long as there’s some room for genuine discussion or info sharing about language, I won’t remove it. Because, yes, rule 5 (nobody likes “stop having fun!!1one” style e-jannies).

    Note that neither @fossilesque@mander.xyz nor me are too strict on the rules. For example I’d rather tell users “don’t do this” than to temp-ban users.

    Thank you for bringing this up!

    • davidgro@lemmy.world
      2·
      7 天前

      I didn’t see that one, but in the recent posts there is “bro wake up, seven new laryngeals have dropped” and the xkcd about “going to”.

      Oh yeah, I forgot about linguistics_humor - even though I’m subscribed already. That does make sense.

      • Lvxferre [he/him]OPM
        2·
        7 天前

        Ah, got it - I know which posts you’re talking about. Same deal, except that both have more room for discussion.