Posting this because no one else seems to want to, and it’s a discussion worth having outside of drama or personal conflicts. I’m undecided and can see both sides, but it’s important to address.

Potential benefits of a limit:

  • Frequent posters hold significant influence and could, in theory, push misinformation or propaganda (though I haven’t seen evidence of this it’s a fair concern).
  • A community dominated by one or two voices might discourage new members from participating.
  • Encouraging quality over quantity could increase the value of individual posts.

Potential downsides of a limit:

  • Could reduce overall community engagement.
  • If set too low, it might discourage meaningful participation from well-intentioned members.
  • It could inadvertently encourage the (mis)use of alt accounts.

These are some pros/cons but certainly not all! I encourage more discussion below.

  • Donald J. Musk
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    If you or others don’t like the quality of content, then post more quality content. You can always block people you don’t wanna get news from.

    You are acting like Lemmy has some sway over the world or elections. Dude, hardly anyone has even heard of Lemmy.

    Lemmy’s need to go outside and visit the real world for a bit. lol

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      Yeah this is also where I am more or less coming from. I think it’s good for it to be said in a meta post where the discussion is built for it.