Reminder: dunk posts go in /c/the_dunk_tank and /c/cth is NOT for low-hanging-fruit that's removed from dunk_tank

We've seen an uptick in people posting dunks in here that belong in dunk_tank, as well as low-hanging fruit that gets removed from or isn't allowed in dunk_tank anymore. For context, rule 8 of dunk_tank:

Rule 8: The subject of a post cannot be low hanging fruit, that is comments/posts made by a private person that have low amount of upvotes/likes/views. Comments/Posts made on other instances that are accessible from hexbear are an exception to this.

There's a reason that dunks are cordoned off to their own comm, some users rightfully don't want to see reactionary nonsense all the time, even if we're making fun of the person who said it. /c/cth is a general-purpose comm but it's NOT for posting some random nobody asshole twitter user's bad takes, the absolute best course of action to take when you see that stuff out in the wild is to either directly shit on them yourself, or ignore them and don't give them more attention.

From this point on I'm going to be more stringent about moderating this. I get it, it's fun to dunk on the libs and the blue checks and the frothingfash and that's why we have a whole dedicated comm for that. Any post that's obviously meant to be "hey look at this piece of shit, let's laugh at how bad their opinions are, upbears to the left and emojis in chat" belongs in the_dunk_tank. And any super low-hanging fruit doesn't belong on this site, period (see TDT rule 8 above). We have better things to do with our time than give unearned attention, time and energy to low-follower-count nobodies yelling into the void.

Thanks for your discretion comrades, stay sicko sicko-jammin

edit: as others have pointed out, /c/shitreactionariessay@lemmygrad.ml is a good place for any and all dunking content not allowed here. Post that ragebait to our comrades at the 'grad, they'll make good use of it. Also, per rule 9 of TFT dunking on fediverse users is still explicitly allowed so it's still open season on those in our own backyard.

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Got it posting them in badposting from now on
So there's a type of post that people enjoy posting and engaging with, and a dedicated place to post that type of post. Then you make a rule that that type of post is no longer allowed in that dedicated place, so people naturally post it outside the dedicated place.

Just revert this shitty rule change and the "problem" will be solved
This is an entirely predictable result of the addition of the bad rule 8 to the_dunk_tank
It's crazy, some people are actually so addicted to the emotional feedback loop of human misery that is posting every loser's shit take, that they get hostile when you try to take it away. Couldn't be me.
giggling at how mad everyone is getting about this non problem
We have better things to do with our time than give unearned attention, time and energy to low-follower-count nobodies yelling into the void.

No we don't.
what I'm getting from this is that super low hanging fruit dunks are bad posts so if we had a place for those 🤔
Uncritical support to the mods in their struggle against posts featuring bait from edgy 14 year olds with 3 followers
Can we have a /c/garbage comm for low hanging fruit for us trash goblins
lemmygrad also has the shit_reactionaries_say forum
I support the mods 100% on this decision.

There is effectively an infinite supply of horrible people and horrible takes whereas your time and energy is limited.

I am somebody who lives in an almost constant state of rage and I think that this is the only normal reaction to the hellworld in which we currently live. But that's not a healthy way to live so I try to limit my exposure to the stuff that gives me psychic damage.

That's why I blocked the dunk tank - I enjoy dunking on bad people and bad takes as much as everyone but being exposed to a constant stream of that every day is not a great use of your time and energy.
I just blocked thedunktank a while ago because I dont want to use my free time looking at bad takes
Since it looks like a lot of people are not happy with this (but others are and make good points), can I be an enlightened centrist for a minute and suggest a compromise? How about a weekly megathread for the low-hanging fruit? That way the reactionary takes stay cordoned off in the dunk_tank comm but the low profile losers don't get much attention drawn to them by someone making an entire post about them, yet those of us who want to can still have the opportunity to show them to others so we can collectively point and laugh. Does that seem like a good middle ground?
I just wanna say that I like rule 8 and I'm happy it's been made. I like dunks and I like the dunk tank, but that means that half the time I'm looking at people sharing some nobody that said something stupid, or a post from 5 years ago. There's billions of people, if you wanna see someone say stupid shit, its not hard to find.
I like the posts that are more like "can you believe this got published?" Or "can you believe this widely loved public person is this deranged?"
This is taking away the freedom of posting!
We have evidence of shitposts of mass distraction
:rat-salute:
I can't find an explanation for why another community on hexbear can't just be made for these "low hanging fruit" posts and cordoned off. Was there anywhere where it was stated why this is considered something that shouldn't be allowed on hexbear at all? Is the "We have better things to do with our time" part of this post all there is?

A link would be greatly appreciated, I'm bad at finding things.
I think a new sub should be made. I like the change, and I've appreciated the change in content from random weirdos to more high profile figures. However, random weirdos are funny sometimes, and for that reason I think there should be a sub called /lowhangingfruit or something specifically for it.
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WAHHH PISS MY PANTS WAAA!!!!
If I were the mods I would simply tell the_dunk_tank to "disengage"
Ah shit, this is about me.
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To whoever issued the recent couple of post removals for "dodging rule 8" you might want to specify they are dodging c/the_dunk_tank's rule 8 or that they are going against the intention of the pinned post on this comm, also bump

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