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this post was submitted on 01 Aug 2023
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You're asking for a much more intense "quality control" kind of moderation that is one of the reasons Reddit is sinking. That's asking for a lot more mod actions, which is a lot more time spent moderating, and also results in some degree of subjective application of rules for "quality". Heavy mod workloads and subjective decisions tends to drive good, well-balanced mods away (they have actual lives to lead with less time to mod) and only attracts the shitstains with nothing better to do who mod for their own personal power.
Downvote a comment if it isn't contributory. That's what the button is for (not a "I disagree").
Edit: also many of those one word answers spawn a lot of good discussion underneath them. So they're not always totally worthless
There's no way to add an automated rule -> if c/asklemmy then comment should have 5 words minimum else don't allow reply?
No no no no no.
Thereβs not even a way to count words at this juncture never mind anything resembling a rules engine.
If() comment<5 words;
Ban user
Else();
Post commentThatβs what the button is for (not a βI disagreeβ).
You know, maybe we just need more than one button.
"Does not contribute to the discussion", "I disagree", "I don't necessarily disagree but this person aligns to a different political ideology and therefore I feel the need to object to their presence in some way"...
As long as they answer the OP, they're valid. It's up to others to ask follow up questions, if they want more discussion.
Nope
No
Agreed
I think a question that gets 1-word answers is not a well written question.
Your question can be a yes or no but it'll only generate valuable discussion if you ad "and why"
No
You want descriptive answers? Make a descriptive question.
It can be as simple as 'what is "x" and why?'
Missed opportunity for you to say 'what is "x" and y?'
Maybe
I don't have a particularly strong opinion - my first thought is that it conflicts with "loosely moderated". If people have upvoted an answer, I'm happy to let that stand.
Yes.
Agreed
this
^
On the one hand, I want to upvote you because funny.
Why?
Meh.
Affirmative
Depends
I don't see it being necessary. Good questions will get good answers.
"Finding Nemo 2" is a 3 word answer.
False. "2" is a number and not a word.
Finding Nemo two
Then it's a 2 word, and 1 number answer.
False; it's a proper noun encompassing one object.
Hmm
So downvote those answers, or engage with the commenter in other ways
Nah. Some questions are so dumb, bad, or tedious that they deserve a curt response. I totally get what youre getting at tho
If enough people think that a simple "yay" is funny enough to be upvoted near the top it probably is. If it is not upvoted it is not really a problem. Sure they are low-effort comments but in the age of ChatGPT, you can also write low-effort answers that are much longer. It is the voter's responsibility, not the moderator's, to separate interesting posts from non-interesting ones.
For my part, I prefer precise answers. If I only ask about a film, I don't expect to be told what feelings the film triggers in you or what chips are best to nibble with it. If you want to know that, formulate the question accordingly :)
Nah
Weird
Y