Interesting Global News
What is global news?
Something that happened or was uncovered recently anywhere in the world. It doesn't have to have global implications. Just has to be informative in some way.
Post guidelines
Title format
Post title should mirror the news source title.
URL format
Post URL should be the original link to the article (even if paywalled) and archived copies left in the body. It allows avoiding duplicate posts when cross-posting.
[Opinion] prefix
Opinion (op-ed) articles must use [Opinion] prefix before the title.
Rules
1. English only
Title and associated content has to be in English.
2. No social media posts
Avoid all social media posts. Try searching for a source that has a written article or transcription on the subject.
3. Respectful communication
All communication has to be respectful of differing opinions, viewpoints, and experiences.
4. Inclusivity
Everyone is welcome here regardless of age, body size, visible or invisible disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and expression, education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal appearance, race, caste, color, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.
5. Ad hominem attacks
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6. Off-topic tangents
Stay on topic. Keep it relevant.
7. Instance rules may apply
If something is not covered by community rules, but are against lemmy.zip instance rules, they will be enforced.
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- [email protected] - International and local legal news.
- [email protected] - Technology, social media platforms, informational technologies and tech policy.
- [email protected] - Interesting articles, projects, and research that doesn't fit the definition of news.
- [email protected] - News and information from Europe.
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@[email protected] and @[email protected], what do you think?
Would it be worth thinking about consolidating the communities? Having two very similar communities running in parallel seems counterproductive
There is a bit of misconception of what this community is. It's not really meant to compete with
lemmy.world
or anyone else really.Instead of creating just another identical community, I decided to create something more worthwhile. The focus of this community is to create a space where open discussions can happen. And while to many it might sound "great", the reality is that people are used to ultra moderated communities where they only see their own point of view reinforced. So having some unpopular opinions expressed and when they report it, them not being removed, is controversial. But that's what open forum looks like.
The community has clear rules, and they are always enforced, but I don't moderate opinions that don't break any rules. Even if they are against my personal views or unpopular. That is reflected in the modlog, as I always point to the rule broken instead of writing unique reasons for different situations.
I'm not familiar enough with [email protected] to know their philosophy, but my DMs are always open. My Matrix handle is also available in the profile if more secure communications are preferred.
Thanks for clarifying!
I'd be fine with moderating, if it's seen as useful.
For what my two cents is worth, I don't necessarily see redundant communities as a problem. It's like having multiple pubs all in one town. Just because they all do the same thing doesn't mean there needs to be only one.
It's fine to have several pubs in a big town, but having too sparsely populated pubs in a village is probably going to lead one, if not both, to close, especially if they are competing with a much busier place in the next town ([email protected])