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Are comedic posts still going to be allowed? I looked through the community and saw a couple. I suppose they are covered by rule 5?
You mean stuff like this, right?
This sort of stuff is mildly discouraged. People are probably better off sharing it in !linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works instead. But as long as there's some room for genuine discussion or info sharing about language, I won't remove it. Because, yes, rule 5 (nobody likes "stop having fun!!1one" style e-jannies).
Note that neither @fossilesque@mander.xyz nor me are too strict on the rules. For example I'd rather tell users "don't do this" than to temp-ban users.
Thank you for bringing this up!
I'd allow it into !science_memes@mander.xyz too. :)
I didn't see that one, but in the recent posts there is "bro wake up, seven new laryngeals have dropped" and the xkcd about "going to".
Oh yeah, I forgot about linguistics_humor - even though I'm subscribed already. That does make sense.
Ah, got it - I know which posts you're talking about. Same deal, except that both have more room for discussion.