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A few examples include s*x questions on askreddit, "this" comments, nolife powermods, jokes being more frequent than actual answers

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A few examples include s*x questions on askreddit, β€œthis” comments, nolife powermods, jokes being more frequent than actual answers

All of these seem like inevitable consequences of human nature on this sort of platform.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didn't mind the jokes. What I minded was people upvoting the more than the useful responses so you had to scroll to find them. Don't upvote low effort jokes, people.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I hated the long forced pun threads in particular. I just don't see how we can stop it from coming over unless we make explicit rules and enforce them.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I personally found the puns amusing as I find word play enjoyable. Don't forget this is all for entertainment after all.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You're entitled to your opinion, I guess.

To be clear moderating them (and other things mentioned) all away would be a lot of work even if there was universal support for it, and there isn't. That wasn't intended as a suggestion.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There are two types of people in this world, those who love puns, and those who lie.