Sounds great, done!

I removed the existing mods, added you as the first mod, and then added the others back. That way if the other mods return, you have support, but you can still deal with it if one of those accounts causes issues in the future.

Cheers, and let us know if you need help with anything :)

This feels like a time-traveller changing history scenario. I wonder what the original intent was

BERLIN, Aug 7 (Reuters) - A bus driver knocked an explosive-laden drone out of the air, potentially preventing an ‌attack this week at a German airport that serves as a major NATO and cargo logistics hub, a senior lawmaker said on Friday.

The man spotted the drone flying low while he was working at Leipzig/Halle airport late on Tuesday, then kicked out at it ​in what Detlef Seif described as a courageous but dangerous act.

The drone, which prosecutors said was equipped ​with professional explosives and a detonator, then crashed nearby, Seif, from the governing conservative CDU ⁠party, told journalists.

it looks like this was posted twice around the same time. since the other one has more comments and upvotes, I'll remove this one

This is something a lot of people would like, but right now that feature is marked "not planned" by the developers since it would be difficult to implement. That might change if they get more funding / get through more of the backlog / someone else works on it.

You can see those feature requests and discussions on their GitHub page: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/issues/5110

You can totally send off multiple messages to moderators and see who responds first. I will say though that if it's not urgent, the mod may just be too busy to sit down at a computer and get through those messages.

Personally I look through the profile and see which mods have made a post or comment recently, and message based on that.

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Personally, when I'm reading an article, I skim past the parts that explain climate change, unless it has some new bit of information (ex. updates to historical trends). It's not because I doubt climate change, but because I'm pretty familiar with the core points already.

I think it is helpful to talk about it in longer articles where you have room to dive into the topic, and put the current topic into a relevant wider context. However, I don't think we should require it for the sake of mentioning it. It's not effective at changing minds when its done like that.

I agree that the last article should have included the wider context. I would also be concerned if there is a growing pattern of not mentioning it when it needs to be. On this last point, while it's more difficult, I would prefer if they analyzed sentiment and phrasing rather than counting mentions.

The point was about whether medical data can be good, and people carefully explained the cases where it can be good and why its bad in this situation.

If you're saying that old fashioned research was helpful but the modern "AI" junk is stupid, then yes that is the exact point I was making.

Or we can just keep commenting "fuck this fuck that" at everything and bury our heads in the sand.

Health research needs accurate data, and it's how we figure out which medications/procedures are better/worse/harmful. In normal circumstances, that research would protect the people involved

However, in some situations, that potential benefit isn't worth the potential harm from the data being abused. I can see why people would prefer to limit that data in the states, even if that is to the detriment of those seeking care

Based on the way the new CDC director responded, it sounds like she wants the data for harmful reasons, rather than helping improve care

Yea I wouldn't think twice if someone said "sub" or "sublemmy", but "subreddit" would be confusing anywhere that isn't reddit

Some third party apps and alternative UIs support this, but Lemmy will get this in the upcoming v1 release

https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/issues/818

Check out lemmyverse.net to find communities. If you set your home instance (top right, button with a home icon, enter slrpnk.net in your case), then it will open the page where you can subscribe directly. There's a longer guide here with more tips: https://fedecan.ca/en/guide/threadiverse/finding-communities

If you aren't sure what you want to subscribe to, there is a list pinned on !communitypromo@lemmy.ca ~~@blaze@piefed.zip had an amazing list of non-politics communities that unfortunately I can't seem to find right now.~~

Once Lemmy releases the big v1 update, both Lemmy and Piefed will have multi-communities that you can subscribe to in order to get a lot of similar content.

As for your requests specifically, check out these. Some are more relevant than others, and the small ones grow as interested people post to them:

• !imadethis@lemmy.zip
• !sewing@lemmy.world
• !diy@beehaw.org
• !artshare@lemmy.world
• !crochet@lemmy.ca (as an example of a community that grew over time)
• !sewingrepairing@sh.itjust.works
• !dollhouse@lemmy.world

I'm not a mod there, but based on your description it sounds like that post would go against their rule 5:

5. Keep it dull. If it puts us to sleep, it’s on the right track. Examples of likely not dull: jokes, gross stuff (including toes), politics, religion, royalty, illness or injury, killing things for fun, or promotional content. Feel free to post these elsewhere.

edit: You got banned for trolling: https://lemmy.ca/modlog?userId=31725706