reposts are bad, bla bla bla

but if almost nobody saw it before, or new people saw the repost for the first time, is it really a bad thing?

i see many reposts in communities, but both the [oc] and the [repost] do get many upvotes, which means that there are definitely some people who missed the post before; the question is: should reposts be allowed within a smaller time frame (if at all), and whether it’s worth the sacrifice of the imaginable property of q u a l i t y of content

i’m interested to hear what you think

  • ufra@lemmy.ml
    5·
    4 years ago

    The no spam rule hopefully covers most of the egregious reposts seen on other sites. It’s difficult to formulate a rule that captures the spirit of “I know a bad repost when I see it”, so something relatively permissive seems reasonable to account the nobody saw it case.

  • adrianmalacoda@lemmy.ml
    2·
    4 years ago

    IMHO redditors are way too concerned with reposts. I can understand if it’s something that’s just been posted, or posted maybe within a few weeks to a month. If it’s been off the front page that long then it’s fair game, I’d say.

    Upvote points are literally nothing. My problem with recent reposts is it’s something I’ve already seen.