Could anyone explain to me this whole "rule" thing?

I keep seeing posts with just "rule" in the title and I am pretty sure I missed something. Would anyone care to explain to this millennial boomer what I missed?

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thirdorbital@sh.itjust.works · 45 pts · 3y (6 replies)

Near as I can tell, there are certain communities that have a "rule" that every time you browse that community, you must post something before you leave. This leads to a lot of low effort shitposting that I guess some people find fun but I just blocked those communities so my /All feed wasn't cluttered.

InevitableCriticism@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y (5 replies)

How can I block communities through wefwef? I can’t seem to find an option.

thirdorbital@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Sorry, I don't use wefwef. In the main browser, you can navigate to the community and the "block" button is right below the "subscribe" option.

InevitableCriticism@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

Thank you! This worked!

Rolder@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 3y (2 replies)

I’m not sure it’s a feature yet. If you find a way please let me know

mlc894@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 3y

Ditto - it was my favorite feature on Apollo, and I’m sure I’d like it in wefwef.

InevitableCriticism@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y

I followed someone's advice and spent some time on the main browser on my desktop and just blocked communities from there. Now they don't show up on my wefwef feed. :)

manitcor@lemmy.intai.tech · 21 pts · 3y (6 replies)

its just a rule for the 196 community. New folks saw it in thier ALL feed then went and did it in any community. Its turned into a "thing" for a bit.

Honestly, Ill take this over not pooping for days.

!196@lemmy.world

Domille@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 3y (4 replies)

uuumm not pooping for days?

manitcor@lemmy.intai.tech · 18 pts · 3y (3 replies)

It's no longer the top post of all time for Lemmy!

https://lemmy.intai.tech/post/16733

thank you reddit flood #2 and welcome!

morgan_423@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 3y (1 reply)

It’s no longer the top post of all time for Lemmy!

It was always destined to move to #2. After the three days had elapsed, of course.

Domille@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 3y

slow clap....

Domille@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 3y

oh wow. what did i just read...

gooddaytodayhere@vlemmy.net · 2 pts · 3y

Sweet Jesus… that’s gold

yote_zip@pawb.social · 9 pts · 3y

It's the rule on the popular community /c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

sexy_peach@feddit.de · 4 pts · 3y

It's from this community: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/c/196 Read their only rule :)

Moxvallix@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 3y (4 replies)

as others have mentioned, its a quirk of the 196 community. 196 was one of the most active early communities to migrate from reddit, and as such a lot of people saw their posts in new.

Domille@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 3y (3 replies)

what does 196 stand for?

lutillian@vlemmy.net · 1 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Rule 196: before leaving this community, you must make a post.

Domille@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 3y

ah ok. Thanks!

Moxvallix@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 3y

not really sure tbh

moreeni@lemm.ee · -5 pts · 3y (2 replies)

You must include the word "rule" in every comment and post title on Lemmy to indicate that you accept the ToS :)

Domille@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 3y (1 reply)

You are naughty lol

moreeni@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 3y

Sorry :D Couldn't help but make that joke