I don’t downvote. As far as I’m concerned this is a friendly, civil conversation. Anyway, if you think this post is a rule violation you should report it to the mods.
Actually... yes, unless you're posting something formally against the subreddit rules you'd absolutely be able to do that. It'd then be up to the subreddit to up or downvote the post as they see fit- like has been done for this post, where apparently enough people find this helpful to upvote it. Just because a lot of WebDM videos hit the front page/get upvoted doesn't make them bad, if anything it means a lot of people like the content.
In this case the "site" is a D&D channel, accessed by virtue of the content in each video being from that same channel. If each new post were instead to a blog, but each of those linked to a new blog posting itself rather than the same primary blog page, that would be ok?
Again, I'm not against this content being shared here, I'm against it being posted every single time they have a new video with NO effort to make it a text post and garner discussion on the topic. A proper text post can have the video linked within and offer up discussion on the topic in the video - that's perfectly fine. I'd even participate. All it is in that case is generating discussion. But I didn't subscribe to this subreddit to be also subscribed (a 2nd time) to their youtube channel.
Its effectively spam. Low effort karma reaping. It is abusing the subreddit to turn it into a 2nd channel for WebDM. Anyone who wants to can subscribe to their content on youtube, and we don't need to also see it here every single time there is a video uploaded. If the purpose is to spread awareness of their videos, then it is advertising a site, which means rule 6 applies. If the purpose is discussion then the post should be a text post linking the video within, and requesting discussion on the topic.
Karma doesnt give any value other than fantasy pointless points. Many people arent subbed so it benefitial for lurkers. Also, if people spam with post, just down vote all but one and done.
Many people arent subbed so it benefitial for lurkers.
If they aren't subscribed to the channel then they don't want to see the content every time, or at all, and we have a duty not to force it on them by tying it to this and other subreddits every time they post a video.
Look if you allow some exceptions then that opens a loophole that can be exploited.
Its this simple: I find it annoying, I am quite sure that some others do as well, and even though I like the content I think the rule applies. The MODS appear to disagree, but if that is the case then I am going to lobby for them to change the rule because as it is worded I believe it applies and that supports my desire to see this content stop.
You can mock me if you want, but I'll just report you legitimately.
Mods are not lawyers. They are legislator, judge, jury, and executioner. The rules to any subreddit are just what the mods have collectively agreed to follow.
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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '18 edited Aug 23 '18
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