It’s when they are plugging Linux in an article that has nothing to do with it […]
instead of providing actually useful response to the post.
Personally, I disagree. They provided with a download link to Linux, which, technically, can be considered a relevant/useful response, as it IS a solution to the root of the problem here (which is Windows). Of course, whether or not it’s a useful solution to you is a separate matter. There’s no rule that every single comment made on a thread must be useful and relevant to you (afterall, where would you draw the line?).
If it’s not useful to you, ignore it, and if you think it’s off-topic then downvote or report it and move along.
But if you think that this is a wider systemic problem which needs to be addressed, then make a meta post and complain to the mods about it. Because simply whinging about it here is not going to help anyone.
If someone needed to be told to know Linux is an alternative to Windows, they definitely can’t do anything with a link showing 25 Linux distros with no guidance on how to choose and what the differences are between distros. That in itself shows that his comment had no actual point than to continue the Linux circlejerk amongst a community that you yourself claim is made by Linux enthusiast. I’m not sure why you’re grasping at straws trying to defend a comment that reinforces a circlejerk. Do you want Lemmy to start acting like Reddit?
But if you think that this is a wider systemic problem which needs to be addressed, then make a meta post and complain to the mods about it. Because simply whinging about it here is not going to help anyone.
I don’t agree this needs any mod action. It’s not a widespread enough issue, nor is it a horrible enough to warrant forcefully removing it. People can make those comments, they just need to know the damage they are doing to Linux desktop adoption by perpetuating the circlejerk and putting people off the Linux community.
I’m not sure why you’re grasping at straws trying to defend a comment that reinforces a circlejerk
It’s just a technicality, I like arguing, and I’m simply arguing that it can be argued that the comment is technically relevant. No need to get worked up about it.
Do you want Lemmy to start acting like Reddit?
It’s probably a bit roo late for that, most of the Reddit refugees post-API change have migrated here. I’d wager that at this point, a vast majority of Lemmings are ex-Redditors.
IDRK if Lemmy behaves like Reddit - it doesn’t really bother me - but if by “not Reddit” you mean a “polite” / non-circlejirky community, there’s always beehaw.org - they have strict mod/content rules about this sort of stuff. That’s the beauty of Lemmy, you don’t like something, you can always switch communities or spin up your own.
I don’t agree this needs any mod action. It’s not a widespread enough issue, nor is it a horrible enough to warrant forcefully removing it
Then I don’t see a problem here. Let people comment what they want then, as long as it’s not breaking any rules.
If people are put off Linux because of this, well then that’s their loss. The internet is full of radical/troll/unhelpful/misleading comments for pretty much every topic out there, if someone forms a shortsighted opinion on a particular topic/community because of the actions of certain individuals, well that’s on them. But if it’s an actual issue that’s of any cause of concern, we’ll then that’s where the mods would/should step up. But as you said, this isn’t something widespread or needs mod action, so again, I don’t see a problem here.
Personally, I disagree. They provided with a download link to Linux, which, technically, can be considered a relevant/useful response, as it IS a solution to the root of the problem here (which is Windows). Of course, whether or not it’s a useful solution to you is a separate matter. There’s no rule that every single comment made on a thread must be useful and relevant to you (afterall, where would you draw the line?).
If it’s not useful to you, ignore it, and if you think it’s off-topic then downvote or report it and move along.
But if you think that this is a wider systemic problem which needs to be addressed, then make a meta post and complain to the mods about it. Because simply whinging about it here is not going to help anyone.
If someone needed to be told to know Linux is an alternative to Windows, they definitely can’t do anything with a link showing 25 Linux distros with no guidance on how to choose and what the differences are between distros. That in itself shows that his comment had no actual point than to continue the Linux circlejerk amongst a community that you yourself claim is made by Linux enthusiast. I’m not sure why you’re grasping at straws trying to defend a comment that reinforces a circlejerk. Do you want Lemmy to start acting like Reddit?
I don’t agree this needs any mod action. It’s not a widespread enough issue, nor is it a horrible enough to warrant forcefully removing it. People can make those comments, they just need to know the damage they are doing to Linux desktop adoption by perpetuating the circlejerk and putting people off the Linux community.
It’s just a technicality, I like arguing, and I’m simply arguing that it can be argued that the comment is technically relevant. No need to get worked up about it.
It’s probably a bit roo late for that, most of the Reddit refugees post-API change have migrated here. I’d wager that at this point, a vast majority of Lemmings are ex-Redditors.
IDRK if Lemmy behaves like Reddit - it doesn’t really bother me - but if by “not Reddit” you mean a “polite” / non-circlejirky community, there’s always beehaw.org - they have strict mod/content rules about this sort of stuff. That’s the beauty of Lemmy, you don’t like something, you can always switch communities or spin up your own.
Then I don’t see a problem here. Let people comment what they want then, as long as it’s not breaking any rules.
If people are put off Linux because of this, well then that’s their loss. The internet is full of radical/troll/unhelpful/misleading comments for pretty much every topic out there, if someone forms a shortsighted opinion on a particular topic/community because of the actions of certain individuals, well that’s on them. But if it’s an actual issue that’s of any cause of concern, we’ll then that’s where the mods would/should step up. But as you said, this isn’t something widespread or needs mod action, so again, I don’t see a problem here.