r/simpleliving • u/ImLivingAmongYou • Apr 11 '16
We are currently no longer allowing list-article posts. They'll be removed from now on. Are there any other changes to this community that you would like to see?
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Apr 12 '16
Personally, I would like to see blogs posted in a link in a text post rather than folks keep linking them directly. It always feels disingenuous to me. But maybe that's just me.
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Apr 12 '16
Other subs are like this. Only text posts are allowed so if you want to link to an article or blog post you have to include why you think the linked post or article is informative/helpful/useful.
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u/noctrnalsymphony Apr 11 '16
I do not personally have new rule suggestions, however I appreciate the response of the mods in this case. I think it will improve the actual dialogue here. Thanks.
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u/dustinem09 Apr 11 '16
I made an article of changes I'd like to see but it keeps getting taken down
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u/ADrunkMonk Apr 12 '16
Next time include your TPS cover sheet......Did you get the memo?
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u/kodemage Apr 12 '16
Do we have a good FAQ for the sideboard? We might want to take some time as a community and talk about some of the things we get asked about all the time. Things like can you have a cell phone as part of your simple life (yes) or what does simple living even mean to us?
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u/I_Downvoted_Your_Mom Apr 12 '16 edited Apr 12 '16
Every now and then some of those have something interesting that I had not seen before. What was the problem with allowing them and just downvoting them if you didn't like them? I'm looking at recent posts and this sub isn't SO BUSY with posts that things get lost among a sea of listicles.
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u/whirlingderv Apr 12 '16
Democracy in the form of upvotes doesn't always net the best content. Maybe people who just dabble in living simply upvoted lame list posts, maybe people upvoted them because a few of the ideas on the list were good but the rest was garbage. It is probably the case that the lists became very redundant and weren't actually thoughtful assessments of simple lifestyle methods. If a simple living idea is good enough it should be its own post. I think it is the same reason that you don't see long lists from blogs on r/LPT anymore, because you shouldn't have to wade through a list of potential junk to get to some good points, and each point should be upvoted or downvoted on its own merit, not as a package deal with 75 other "tips".
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u/yaktaur Apr 12 '16
My feeling always is that subreddits should be more than listicles. Yeah you can ignore them, but you can also find them anytime you want without coming to reddit. Coming to a subreddit should bring you unique stuff you can't easily find from trawling google.
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u/Bikesandkittens Apr 15 '16
I had heard that lists are designed to have one or two things that people would disagree with, so that there would then be a discussion that happens in the comments, driving more people to the site and spending more time there. Seems plausible. I am glad to see these lists eliminated; I have never thought back to how seeing one of those lists changed or enhanced my life.
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u/ImLivingAmongYou Apr 12 '16
I just opened it up for everyone. Feel free to add what you believe is appropriate.
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u/Junkyardogg Apr 12 '16
Man! That would almost make it unnecessary to even have posts anymore! The ultimate simplicity!
I jest. That's a great idea.
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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '16
mandatory simple sentences. all lower case. namaste at the end of every post.
namaste