These aren’t global fediverse rules, they’re constraints meant to apply specifically to the new user experience on Lemmy only.
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Grimy@lemmy.world 6 days agoCooking up global fediverse rules specifically meant to try and exclude an instance is crossing the line imo. If you don’t like interacting with them, join one of the many instances that have already blocked them.
This kind of crusade goes against the spirit of the fediverse imo.
ArtificialHoldings@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 days ago
Have a look at that frontpage and tell me if you think an average potential new joiner is going to stick around: lemmygrad.ml
turtle@lemm.ee 6 days ago
As long as it’s clearly labeled as something like “a communist instance”, why not? Some potential Lemmy users would probably feel right at home. It doesn’t even have to be a controversial label, just a factual description that the Lemmygrad people would agree with.
Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 days ago
In that case I agree. The issue I see is people saying “just give new joiners a random instance across the top 20”, denying the unique culture of a few of them
turtle@lemm.ee 6 days ago
Ah, yes, that makes sense now! If it is an automatic, random server selection, then I also agree that it should be only generic, non-controversial instances that are selected.