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[Meta] Since Lemmy allows linking URLs and text together, we should make it a common etiquette to write the tldr or main point of the article in the post (lemmy.fmhy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.fmhy.ml/post/11661

With a fresh new start we have the power to enforce some unspoken etiquettes on the site in the hopes of a better platform than Reddit.

One great feature I see no one talking about is that we can write our own text when posting links, which is extremely useful for communities that mostly link articles. A lot of the political and tech related articles are mostly fluff, filled with jargon and clickbait only to have a one line news at the end of it all.

We should try to make it a habit to write the main point(s) that the article is making to avoid misinformation and ragebait titles. Ideally, a post without any text backing the article would become a red flag that it's posted by some bot or mass spammer, and would not be floated to the front page.

Interested to hear what the rest of the Lemmy community thinks!

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

Interesting thought. I honestly post without my own text on links because I'm hoping to engender conversation, and I always felt that by having my own thoughts tied directly to the link in that way kind of steers discussion. Instead I will post the link alone and then add a comment. I'd love to hear some other perspectives on it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I solve this by just quoting the article at the points that describe/explain why I'm sharing it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Down for tl;drs

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Even better is to post the text of paywalled articles so people without access can still read them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Absolutely. Nothing more annoying than seeing an article that looks interesting but it's paywalled and there isn't even a summary in the replies.