So uh I am old and easily confused—what does “rule” mean in a fediverse context and why is it in the titles of so many posts? Please take pity and explain it to this frail geriatric millennial. TIA
I think it’s a reference to 196 which started on Reddit. The community has one rule, to post before leaving.
It’s a 196 thing (c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone)
I believe you are referring to 195 and 196 meme subs with that in the title, no? Apparently the “rule” they’re referring to is the one specifically for those subs that require you to post some kind of lousy meme of your own making before leaving that community. Just learned about this myself. Most of them are indeed terrible.
This is due to the community over at /c/196, formally /r/196. From Urban Dictonary:
“A subreddit that gained popularity due to only having one rule, which is to post before leaving. The sub started after it’s predecessor, r/195, was shut down by the moderators.”
Every post is titled with ‘rule’ in a similar vein to me_irl or the like (which has a similar gimmick). They’re sort of free for all communities, usually meme focused.
The “rule” is that you have to post something before you leave. It’s a community full of random shitposts and somehow the people there can make sense of it.
Edit: to clarify, this rule applies to the “196” community only. 195 196 or I guess sometimes 197?
197 is a community with one rule: if you go there, you have to upload an image before leaving. People usually put “rule” in the title of those.
That’s the 195 community, specifically. They’re pretty active.
RULE 1: IF YOU VISIT THIS COMMUNITY, YOU MUST POST BEFORE LEAVING!!
I think the gist is you post whatever random meme you have handy. There’s no rhyme or reason to it.
You might be looking at the 196/195 (https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/c/196) community where the one rule is: You must post before you leave. With how the rule works it generates a lot of posts that put rule in the title.
