The problem when it comes to "this is okay but that isn't" when it comes to new members posting links is that it will actually lead to more work for the moderators in having to explain themselves when someone's links get removed and someone else's don't.
It is easier for there just to be a rule that no one posts links until 30/30. It's easier for the moderators and is an effective weeding out tool for those who generally want to ask one question and don't have plans to come back afterwards, which is a major reason why someone would want to post a link in the first place. If you don't want to introduce yourself and become a part of the community, then fuck off anyways.
Besides, there is nothing on the internet besides videos that cannot be relayed by quoting. And even a video, if you care enough to have the discussion, can be summarized or you can give the Youtube search term.
I agree that the rule should be written in such a way where the intent is a little more clear, though.
It is easier for there just to be a rule that no one posts links until 30/30. It's easier for the moderators and is an effective weeding out tool for those who generally want to ask one question and don't have plans to come back afterwards, which is a major reason why someone would want to post a link in the first place. If you don't want to introduce yourself and become a part of the community, then fuck off anyways.
Besides, there is nothing on the internet besides videos that cannot be relayed by quoting. And even a video, if you care enough to have the discussion, can be summarized or you can give the Youtube search term.
I agree that the rule should be written in such a way where the intent is a little more clear, though.
"There remain four irreducible objections to religious faith: that it wholly misrepresents the origins of man and the cosmos, that because of this original error it manages to combine the maximum servility with the maximum of solipsism, that it is both the result and the cause of dangerous sexual repression, and that it is ultimately grounded on wish-thinking." ~Christopher Hitchens, god is not Great
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