I think "Lemmy Ask" works a bit better, for brevity
this post was submitted on 23 Jan 2025
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Split the difference, Lemmy Ask Lemmy.
Oh man, it’s beautiful. Sad I didn’t think of it first
This is the one.
That's got my vote
Seconded. Maybe I just enjoy them more than most but I think it's a missed opportunity to not make more hay with the punnerific nature of "Lemmy". Like !lemmybewholesome@lemmy.world
Perfecto
I like the idea of renaming it in general to clarify that it's for open ended questions and not support.
Lemmy Ask Open Ended Questions doesn’t roll off the tongue quite the same
In a similar vein, No Stupid Questions should have a name that clarifies that you're not supposed to try and craft the stupidest questions ever, but to treat all the questions as not being stupid in the first place and just answering them without judgment.
If I make a baby with my neighbor, will my baby be able to run for president in 2072?
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 stop you right there...
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