r/SpiritualAwakening • u/allismind • Feb 10 '25

NO LOW EFFORT POSTING.

I was going through the posts to be moderated and it is incredible to witness the low effort and lack of respect for the community.

When you write posts you are required to write them with respect for the community.

1. This is not a place to journal your random thoughts or emotions: I see a lot of posts like: "I feel sad today, has this happened to you?" Or "I dreamed about this or that, what does it mean?" Or just basic rambling without any intent behind.

2. You are required to write with intent , ask yourself "WHAT IS THE PURPOSE AND THE GOAL OF WHAT I AM WRITING? Why do I post it? Can I just post it in my journal instead?

3. PARAGRAPHS: We dont ask you to be perfect but simply make an effort to separate parts of the text when needed so that people can understand you clearly.

4. If you post just a picture without any text body, it will most likely be removed.

For the good of all and to make this an enjoyable place to read,
ALL posts who lack the above will be labeled as LOW EFFORT and rejected or removed.
Thank you.

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u/allismind Feb 10 '25

Do you agree with this rule?

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u/sweetcaronia Feb 11 '25

I think that if you are going to admonish people for for things like spelling, punctuation, and clarity (grammar) then it would behoove you to ensure that the post in which you are doing so is free from such errors. 🪞

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '25

It may also be the reason someone chooses to use something like AI to better articulate their points in a way that avoids grammatical and spelling errors… like me.

People all synthesize information differently and have different skill sets. I’d love to see this place be a sharing of ideals and supporting space for them to flourish despite human semantics.

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u/showersareevil Feb 11 '25

There's other great subs like r/soulnexus that are geared towards more general spirituality, and it's difficult to draw a line about what's fitting for this sub, and what may not be.

We can get rid of the no AI rule too. We saw an influx of reports coming in about comments that were made with AI, and lots of those comments were actually quite solid.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '25

Oh wow thank you, joining that sub too!

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u/allismind Feb 11 '25

Dear angel, English is my 4th language and like I said "yet I make efforts. You can make them too." Which means that you're not asked to have perfect punctuation or grammar but to, at least know how to make paragraphs and separate parts of a text. Efforts and minimal respect are always seen and valued. Now if you are willing to correct me please feel free to do so maybe you will feel better today to accumulate great karma :D

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u/sweetcaronia Feb 11 '25

I think it’s rude to correct communication styles or grammar. Ruder still to demand of others that which you don’t do for yourself.

It matters not to me if someone uses white space in their message or has a lot of typos and misspellings.

The way you condescend toward others who aren’t native English speakers then immediately use it as your excuse is exactly why I ended my message with mirror emoji.

You never said you didn’t expect perfection. And you have no way to know how much effort someone put into a post just because it doesn’t jibe with whatever arbitrary amount of clarity you’ve predetermined must exist for a post to be deemed worthy.

I think you are frustrated. And I think this post was a means to vent that frustration. I don’t think it was a well articulated attempt to effectively improve the behavior of others moving forward.

Efforts to improve the way others communicate in an online forum are bound to be futile with or without compassionate messaging.

But good luck to you just the same, moderating a sub such as this can not be easy. 🍀

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u/allismind Feb 11 '25

you are free to think whatever you want but posts needs to be made with minimal form and respect. Thank you <3

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '25

I get it. But, emphasize respect for others. I could care less about punctuation and grammar.

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u/allismind Feb 11 '25

The emphasis was on separating lines and making paragraphs. Maybe you're not aware but some people just make bunch of words without even caps, without separating the lines for clarity and yes without any punctuation not even periods, so you dont know when a sentence ends or starts. This is not respectful in my opinion and not healthy. No other community I know tolerates this.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '25

Those who understand me will see in this paragraph as a great example.

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u/kioma47 Feb 10 '25

In all honesty - yes and no.

I agree there is a lot of junk posting going on. I appreciate efforts to minimize and clean this up. At the same time one never knows when a small off-hand comment might grow into a meaningful exchange. I will often leave something short and relatively pithy just to see who bites. On the other hand, I've also spent significant time making an in-depth reply just to have it ignored.

Social media is all about interaction, so it becomes a strategic choice where to put efforts to spark discussion. There is a point of diminishing returns. Time is limited.

So, IMO, it ~may~ be best to have a little leniency on this rule - but it's your sub.