Crossposts might be annoying, because

  • essentially they are the “repost” feature of lemmy. And repeats might be low quality spam, because you have to look at the source, how often it was reposted already, etc.
  • crossposts might seem like a cry for unwarranted attention, but they might be necessary in a fractured federated system like Lemmy …

Or do you not care when realizing “this is a crosspost”?

  • scratsearcher 🔍🔮📊🎲@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
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    10 hours ago

    I find it good you posted this elaborate post on the topic, thanks Blaze! Some Key points I think:

    • Crossposting was seen as a solution to cross-instance fragmentation of lemmy communities
    • Crossposting did not solve the problem. fragmentation still exists.
    • Consollidation is a complex topic, as similar instances with similar moderation policies have to be found by each other …
    • Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de
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      9 hours ago

      as similar instances with similar moderation policies have to be found by each other …

      They usually are, some examples on [email protected]

      Some admins just want to keep their communities open no matter what. See an example here: https://sopuli.xyz/post/24057566

      Feel free to chime in with your own input, or just a link to this point, at this point I’m just kind of done with that conversation.