Comment on Revisiting Rule #3 Hey everyone, as I previously mentioned the rules here are
K3can@lemmy.radio 2 weeks ago
I’m a bit torn on the hardware bit, myself.
On one hand, hardware is a fundamental aspect of self hosting. There’s already a portion of the community who considers self-hosting to include using commercially-hosted cloud services (as long as it’s not Google), so prohibiting hardware discussion just reinforces that concept. Plus, it can be really fun to see what creative hardware people come up. I’m pretty sure I posted about my Fediverse server running on a WiFi router here, for example. The focus was on the unusual hardware, but it was also clearly related to self-hosting.
On the other hand, looking at what is posted in other communities, I don’t think there’s a ton of value in seeing a dozen photos of a bone-stock rpi or a closed laptop sitting on a desk. Same with the nth post asking if their 30-year-old 1u would be a good choice for Jellyfin; so I see why the rule exists.
Overall, though, I think hardware should be allowed, but maybe add a rule along the lines of "if you’re posting a question, please include what resources you’ve already reviewed or troubleshooting steps you’ve already taken."
Heck, that might be a good rule for all questions, regardless of topic…
curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 2 weeks ago
If it became an issue, sure. One thing to note though is that in the past month, there have been a whopping 6 posts about hardware that were removed (and all very specific, not generic “is this OK"), a single one that was a picture, but nearly 40 posts removed with that rule. As of now its a non-issue I think. If it became one, thats where weekly post threads, wiki’s and stickies, etc can be used.
People generally seem to do that already I think, but a valid comment, thanks!