…is it bad that I actually liked reading one-liners and “happy cake day” comments? ^_;;;; TBF it’s been a while since I watched a Marvel movie, so I don’t know if the ones you hated are the ones I liked. I suppose you must be right that a lot of people just said things for karma, but I always assumed they were saying it for the lulz. Stupid one-liners seemed to be the whole point of certain subs, presumably because at least some of the people there enjoyed them.

I can’t say I ever thought much about karma. I was on the site for long enough that I never had to worry about if I had enough, and I always judged other people on their comment history rather than their karma. It seems like people who did think about it mostly had negative experiences, which I think is typical when you’re evaluating people with numbers, and especially when the numbers are public.

It’s certainly not something I personally miss, and not something I consider particularly useful or important as part of an online forum. If other people really do want it, I’ll go with the flow, but just as a matter of personal preference, I would say no. Whether or not it presents technical difficulties, implementation would take time and effort, and I am sure there are more important features or issues to work on right now.

Yeah, it’s like the old saying: “on the internet, no one knows you’re a dog.” Some of the spyware-driven networks create a layer of verification by removing privacy, which we don’t want, but at least non-private networks make it easier to spot dogs.

This. If the other mods want the subs open, let them take over the work. You deserve to be able to move on with your life.

Same, tbh. I think a lot of people who do this know there’s a risk, and I admire their courage. I wouldn’t dare.

+1 on this. I am still finding my comments on Google searches, even though my profile says there aren’t any. I think it’s going to be a while before I can get them all.

They could auto-reply to all press inquiries with a poop emoji? Otherwise… probably not, lol.

Slightly off topic, but OMG I would absolutely love a community that’s “NSFW, but actually OSHA violations.” It would probably be a pain in the buns to mod, though.

I’ve been deleting my content on Reddit, and while I’m sad to see some of it go, I would not be happy to find it’s been copied over to Lemmy without my permission. Also, a lot of what I post on any forum is meant to be part of the conversation happening when I post, and having it sit around getting stale for 10+ years isn’t necessarily a good thing. If people liked what I wrote and wanted to hold onto it in their own records, that’s fine, but that’s not the same as migrating my content to a different platform, context, and audience. Reposting takes control of the content out of my hands, and puts it in theirs, and possibly makes my content benefit people I don’t like. (Fortunately, it is extremely unlikely anyone does want to repost my content, lol).

As far as whether it’s good for Lemmy… I think it depends on whether or not we want to recreate a subreddit. Putting up the same content as a particular sub is going to tend to recreate the vibe of that sub. IMO that could be either very good or very bad, depending on the sub.

The ads disguised as posts annoyed me so much I nearly left a year ago. I found a way to block them, but I’m glad to have found a substitute I can use.