Erm [email protected] exists and does a fine job at doing what other tech communities doesn't.
this post was submitted on 21 May 2025
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The rules for behavior are a straight carry over of Mastodon.World's rules. You can click the link but we've reposted them here in brief, as a guideline. We will continue to use the Mastodon.World rules as the master list. Over all, be nice to each other and remember this isn't a community built around debate. For the rules about formatting your posts, scroll down to number 2.
1. Follow the rules of Mastodon.world, which can be found here.
A. Provide an inclusive and supportive environment. This means if it isn't rulebreaking and we can't be supportive to them then we probably shouldn't engage.
B. No illegal content.
C. Use content warnings where appropriate. This means mark your submissions NSFW if need be.
D. No uncivil behavior. This includes, but is not limited to: Name Calling; Bullying; Trolling; Disruptive Commenting; or Personal Criticisms.
E. No Harrassment. As an example in relation to Transgender people this includes, deadnaming, misgendering, and promotion of conversion therapy. Similarly Misogyny, Misandry, and Racism are also banned here.
2. Include a community or instance title and description in your post title. - A following example of this would be New Communities - A place to post new communities or instances all over Lemmy for discovery and promotion.
3. Follow the formatting. - The formatting as included below is important for people getting universal links across Lemmy as easily as possible.
Formatting
Please include this following format in your post:
[link text](/c/[email protected])
This provides a link that should work across instances, but in some cases it won't
You should also include either:
or instance.com/c/community
FAQ:
Q: Why do I get a 404?
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Q: When I try to create a post, the circle just spins forever. Why is that?
A: This is a current known issue with large communities. Sometimes it does get posted, but just continues spinning, but sometimes it doesn't get posted and continues spinning. If it doesn't actually get posted, the best thing to do is try later. However, only some people seem to be having this problem at the moment.
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I don't think so.
Things that don’t fit
- Minor app updates
- Government legislation
- Company news
- Opinion pieces
I honestly don't see a niche in which a new community fits. Surely it would be better to help moderate the existing community. Trust me, Lemmy has enough Technology communities.
Definitely agree
After being on [email protected] for a while, I find it overwhelmingly tiresome due to so many posts that are not about technologies, but instead about business drama, the stock market, and politics. The most frequent posters there seem to think "technology" means "tech stocks and the executives behind them". Any article about any organization that happens to use a technology (especially computers) is accepted, and since that means all businesses, the result is practically no filtering at all. The community is flooded with noise that clearly fits better elsewhere.
If I wanted my feed filled with business drama, I would subscribe to a business or stocks community.
People gently complain about this from time to time, often garnering lots of upvotes, but the moderator(s) do nothing about it. A few examples:
https://lemmy.world/post/22514253
https://lemmy.world/post/24137271
The posted rules remain vague, and the problem persists. The moderators seem to view quantity as more important than quality.
I wish there were a community where the bar was high enough to filter out most of that stuff, instead favoring news and discussions of technologies and their effects on the world. If one were to gain traction, I would gladly abandon the lemmy.world one and all the noise that it produces.
Will [email protected] be it?
I think not. I intend to keep the door for posts as wide as possible, as long as it's related to technology.
In my opinion, if your are tired from that, then you are better served by subscribing to a topic under the technology umbrella(Cyber security, hardware, software,... etc) , rather than the general technology community.
as long as it’s related to technology.
In that case, I suggest you define what fields of technology you mean, because practically everything is related to one technology or another.
you are better served by subscribing to a topic under the technology umbrella(Cyber security, hardware, software,… etc) , rather than the general technology community.
I do subscribe to such communities, but no, I am not better served by them. There are relatively few active ones, and most are about computer hardware or software. That leaves out a vast array of other kinds of technology, each of which might not have enough daily news to support an active room of its own, but in aggregate would make for a genuinely interesting community distinct from the flood of tech-stock drama that dominates so many others.
In any case, thanks for clarifying. I now know that your new community does not appeal to me.