Per @CARCOSA@hexbear.net's suggestion in the thread announcing the closure of the tank comms I am suggesting a replacement comm
The concept of the comm is that it would be exactly the same as the_dunk_tank but without the unfortunate racist connotations of the name. Also, the name actually describes the content that is intended for it. Not sure why we made it any more complicated than that in the first place. Also, you can post things like articles from The Atlantic, which are also notable, and not just stuff about famous people.
Also, we should just go ahead and unlock Dredge_Tank
Locking these comms was a mistake, and trying to ban "low effort" posts will kill the site long term. We're a shitposting social media site descended from a shitposting subreddit. Shitposting is part of our culture--a big part. If you ban low-effort posts, you're not going to get more effort posts--you're just going to get fewer posts. A lot of people come here in part because they can post some essay or take by an esteemed Elder Statesman or Media Thinker and say "look at this dumb shit." Not only is that important to site culture and participation itself, lots of deeper engagement comes along with that activity.
Reopen dredge, and change the name of the other one.
The wording of the announcement has been changed several times. I don't think it specifically mentions low effort posting now but it wasn't very clear before it was edited and it isn't very clear now.
There hasn't been any real explanation of what the problem was that merited this change. Afaik only one Dunk tank mod commented on the reasoning and their comment was patronizing, unhelpful, and suggested more of a disconnect between the mod team and the users than an actual problem.
If that's not the reason, then I'm totally puzzled by what the argument even is. I'm all for changing the name, but if we're not worried about post quality, why exactly are we closing the comms?
The dunk court has a nice double meaning too in that we are bringing our subject before the court to be judged.
So little followup about the reasoning for the removal and so on. Not trying to stir up a shitstorm, but I am personally still a little bit confused about the reasoning and so on. One of the users that were dismissive and hostile about the concerns of closing down the two coms, turned out to be a moderator of the dunk tank. I guess I should have thought to check beforehand, but I'm lazy like that. Anyway his comments in the thread and his attitude about the dunk tank and his vibe towards those that liked it gives me a bit of a better idea of what the whole line of thought was for shutting down the comms
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Very cool to have someone mod a community they don't like, fantastic
I also like that the solution was to shut down the comm entirely rather than seeking new mods that actually like the content of the comm
I think it gives a hell a lot of context to the Stack Overflow-esque application of Rule 8, if nothing else
I honestly don't mind the dunk tank rename, we will rise again.
I will say I think the conceptual idea in separating dunk/dredge makes sense in terms of punching up vs sideways (i.e. posts from David Brooks vs ransoms from the Internet), but I also never minded the conflation so
What if we made a rule that says the have to be labelled as either uppercut or haymaker, then we totally ignored that rule and got all our posts removed like I do whenever main is unlocked?>
We need our fun little space to talk shit about reactionaries and bond over making fun of them. I like the Dunk Court and the Dunk Pit myself; I always thought the way we used dunking here had more to do with basketball so “the dunk tank” never clicked as the carnival game with its racist baggage in my mind. Mods stop being silly
i like my slop, i will be eternally mad at the powers that be taking it away from me, no this is not sarcasm. i am upset
And so castles made of sand
Melt into the sea, eventually
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There hasn't been any clarification on why this change was made and whether it reflects the desires of the mod team, the admins, or something else. That hasn't helped to quash rumors and give people a sense of what's going on with the site.
I suggest to change whatever the new main Dredge/Dunk tank replacement is to
- /c/pit
or
- /c/Barbara_Pit
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