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  • Otter@lemmy.catoAsklemmy@lemmy.mlWhere'd everybody go?
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    3 days ago

    This is good feedback, and I agree. I try my best to limit moderation to content that needs removing, and simply vote on the rest.

    One thing I find is that mods are more likely to remove/nuke a thread when they’re stretched thin or there is a wave of rule breaking content. Bringing on more active mods can help so that each mod can spend more time scrutinizing each post.

    The other great thing about the Fediverse is that you can make your own version of a community if you disagree with how one is being run. I’ve joined a few communities with different styles of moderation
















  • There is nothing inherent in knockoff that says it doesn’t work. That would be a fake.

    While I can find definitions that call it “an inferior copy” (link), that’s not the point. Common usage has made it so that people will assume things about the quality or efficacy of the medication when certain words are used. Even if a word is technically correct, perceptions about the word can make it a bad choice.

    Often when patents expire and other options emerge, they are called “generics” or “store brand” versions. Those terms don’t carry the negative associations.