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”Ask Lemmy” should rebrand as “Lemmy Ask the Internet”
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this post was submitted on 23 Jan 2025
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Showerthoughts
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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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- All posts must be showerthoughts
- The entire showerthought must be in the title
- No politics
- If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
- A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
- Posts must be original/unique
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I like the idea of renaming it in general to clarify that it's for open ended questions and not support.
I remember in the early days of /AskReddit, where people were using it for general questions and even emergencies. There were a lot of “my house is on fire and I’m on the second floor, what should I do”, “I think there’s a burglar outside my bedroom, what should I do”, “my partner just choked on their steak, how do I do the Heimlich maneuver” types of posts. It got to be so bad that the mods had to add a “this sub is not for emergencies. Call your local emergency hotline instead, you fucking dumbass” rule to the sidebar.
I think some were trolls, but I think the other side is that people turn their brains off when they panic. They revert back to whatever they’re most used to doing. And if you’re someone who consistently goes to Reddit for answers to basic questions, that’s what you’ll end up doing.
If there were more people across these sites, I'd definitely appreciate the Ask communities being moderated more toward their intentions, like strictly open-ended questions, and treat all questions as not being stupid for those respective communities.
However with only so many people, too heavy moderation can deter any activity, so it's kinda tricky. 🤔
Lemmy Ask Open Ended Questions doesn’t roll off the tongue quite the same