Square SingerJul 26, 2023

Please rename this community or change the subject

https://feddit.de/post/1865106

Please rename this community or change the subject - Feddit

This is another example of US centrism. This is [email protected]. From the name there is no indication that this wouldn’t be about world politics. Please rename the community or change the subject to world politics and create a community like [email protected].

Show threadRunningInRVA
Why don’t you go start a different community if you don’t like this one rather than complain about it? I don’t think it’s fair to tie the location or domain of the instance to your argument. Communities should be hosted on whatever instance they want with whatever content they want.
Jul 26, 2023 at 8:33amWeb
Show threadrafunzelJul 26, 2023
tbf as someone who doesn't live in the US, I can say that the name is a bit confusing.
Show threadRunningInRVAJul 26, 2023
What is confusing about it? It’s literally named “politics”.
Show threadpositiveWHATJul 26, 2023
And what should I call the politics com for my country then? The complaint is that this is US politics.
Show threadRunningInRVAJul 26, 2023
Nobody asked you or apparently gives a shit about what would be a better name for a community centered around your country’s politics or to be more specific, your preferences. If you don’t like the sub, simply stay away. Why are people complaining about something that literally nobody forced on them.
Show threadpositiveWHATJul 26, 2023
Because it is named the very vague and general name in lingua franca: politics. I guess other countries will just use their own language for politics so the most impacted are other English 1. language nations. Tho one would think of world politics first on the internet.
Show threadRunningInRVAJul 26, 2023
The name is not vague. It’s “Politics” and the content matches that. If you read the rules, as you should with any community you subscribe to, you will find that the mods intended for the discussion to be around US politics. If you are looking for politics specific to some other country then you have stumbled upon the wrong community unfortunately. Rather than complain, just move on.
Show threadSuddenDownpourJul 26, 2023

  • Pretend that the default of internet discussions should be your country’s.

  • Complain that other people are complaining.

  • Stay mad.

    • Show threadRunningInRVAJul 26, 2023
  • OP finds area of Internet they don’t like.
  • Complains about it
  • Keeps complaining about it
  • Blames the guy that read the rules, agreed to the content, and decided to subscribe.

    • If you don’t like the rules then just leave. It’s not hard. Nobody is trying to make you stay or force you to like this community. Don’t like Fox News? Don’t go to FoxNews.com. Don’t like this sub? Content is not relevant? Just don’t visit here.

    Show threadSpotlight7573Jul 26, 2023
    It isn’t even like we’re dealing with hashtags being polluted/not specific enough. It’s a community name, not a topic name, and the rules for the community have been set by the current mods to be just US politics. The solution for those who want world politics is to subscribe to the various communities dedicated to it that exist on multiple instances.
    Show threadRunningInRVAJul 26, 2023
    Precisely. If this isn’t the community for you then hopefully you can find what you are looking for elsewhere.
    Show threadpositiveWHATJul 26, 2023
    True, it’s not vague, but it is a general concept which makes it conceited to default it to “my place” when two extra letters would make it clear.
    Show threadalephJul 26, 2023

    Communities should be hosted on whatever instance they want with whatever content they want.

    Well, not literally “whatever they want”. There are community guidelines to consider.

    In this case, the problem is not the content but the name. If the title of the community is [email protected] but it has a rule where only US politics is allowed, then someone done fucked up somewhere.

    Show threadRunningInRVAJul 26, 2023
    Not really. Not all the rules can possibly be spelled out or gleaned from the title of a community. You have to check out the community, read the rules, and then determine if you are interested in participating. Reddit was no different.
    Show threadalephJul 26, 2023

    It’s a pretty basic screw-up to call your community “politics” when you only allow US Politics.

    It was dumb on Reddit and it is dumb here on Lemmy too, especially since Lemmy is less US-centric than Reddit to begin with.

    Show threadRunningInRVAJul 26, 2023
    Great. Go make your own community then. I don’t understand the point of complaining about a corner of the Internet that nobody is forcing or asking you to interact with.
    Show threadalephJul 26, 2023

    If this were a modest community on a small instance somewhere, you would have a point.

    However, [email protected] is by far the largest general politics community across the entire platform - in essence, it’s the default politics community that thousands of Lemmy users will encounter users will encounter.

    It’s not too much to ask that they allow the content that the name advertizes, i.e politics in general, not just US politics.

    Show threadRunningInRVAJul 26, 2023
    It’s not too much because one community is no different from the rest. You didn’t like the sub on Reddit and you don’t like it here. No problem. Just don’t participate or start your own community.
    Show threadSquare SingerJul 26, 2023

    Not all the rules can possibly be spelled out or gleaned from the title of a community.

    Is your argument that it’s too hard to add two letters to the name of a community to make it clear what the subject is? [email protected] is too hard? Really?

    Also, this would allow for a [email protected] to exist, that is actually about politics in general.

    The current situation would be like a supermarket that’s called “General foods” and the only thing they offer is apples. If you only sell apples, that’s fine, but then call the damn store “Apples only”.

    Show threadRunningInRVAJul 26, 2023
    No, your argument is that it’s not hard to add two letters. My argument is that it’s not your business if you don’t like it. This whole post is silly. Just don’t participate or find a community more aligned with your interests rather than trying to coerce something out of this community. This is the Internet. Somebody made a community and you don’t like the name. Who gives a crap? Just move on to somewhere else.
    Show threadSquare SingerJul 26, 2023
    Well, if you don’t like my post, then read another one. You reading this post is silly. It’s the internet, just move on to somewhere else.
    Show threadRunningInRVAJul 26, 2023
    Bravo. Now I’ve been totally owned by my own argument. I don’t know how you did it. So clever of you.
    Show threadSquare SingerJul 26, 2023
    Your original argument is pretty useless, so I just mirrored the nonsense.
    Show threadRunningInRVAJul 26, 2023
    It’s useless to you it would seem. Either way this community isn’t for you it seems so enjoy fucking off.
    Show threadNielloJul 26, 2023
    Seems like someone can't handle discussion or argument. it is as he said though, if it bothers you that much then don't read it. I've got to wonder why you are so reactive to the idea of changing the name. What downside is there? Because the site is going to reflect it's non-US centric nature which is more in line with its user base?
    Show threadRunningInRVAJul 26, 2023
    Discussion and argument as it relates to US Politics is the point of the sub. You and others coming to complain about the basic rules for the community are not so welcome in my eyes. If you don’t like the rules the simply don’t participate or take it up with the mods privately.
    Show threadSquare SingerJul 26, 2023

    There’s no problem with having a community for US politics, but then it should be called [email protected] and not [email protected].

    Currently it is not allowed to post about politics (unless they are US-related) on the community called politics. That’s the issue.

    Show threadRunningInRVAJul 26, 2023
    It’s an issue for you. Most people would just say, oh well, and then properly fuck off.
    Show threadSquare SingerJul 26, 2023
    Have you seen the votes on this post? Currently that’s 200 upvotes vs 32 downvotes. So ~2% of the subscribers upvoted in the last two hours. But I guess, these 200 people are just my multiple personalities or something.
    Show threadRunningInRVAJul 26, 2023
    The votes are not relevant. The rules are. If you don’t like the rules then just leave. Maybe my opinion is unpopular in this case but that’s mostly because I’m giving you a truth you don’t want. This sub is for US Politics. Don’t like it? Don’t join.
    Show threadStoneykinsJul 26, 2023

    Many instances do not allow downvotes. I don’t agree with your post but cannot downvote it.

    I’m not complaining, I like no downvotes, downvotes are usually just a way for people to vent frustrations wothout articulating them.

    But, you can’t necessarily use votes to draw the conclusions you have.

    Show threadNielloJul 26, 2023
    And why can't they or why shouldn't they complain about it? Many people seem to be agreeing and it's worth considering, so you can't even argue that it's pointless or that it shouldn't be.
    Show threadRunningInRVAJul 26, 2023
    Because it’s rude to stumble into a community and complain that you don’t like it or the rules. Plenty of people are getting along just fine here. People subscribe here to have a discourse on US Politics. You and others are here to disagree with somebody else’s decision for which you have no need to publicly take issue with.