Flicking through the front page and around half of all posts have the world “rule” in the title. What’s that about?

  • _MusicJunkie@beehaw.org
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    11 months ago

    The 196 community has a rule saying you have to post something - anything - if you visit them. So folks post something to fulfill that rule, and over time it evolved from “here’s my random post because of the rule” or something into just tiling it “rule”.

  • numbermess@beehaw.orgEnglish
    0·
    11 months ago

    I have had the same experience and question. I don’t know why there is so much of it, but have found that blocking any community that is named or references “196” seems to take care of it.

    I decided that I was never really going to devote the time to get in on the joke and there was way too much of it anyway.

    • Nachorella@lemmy.sdf.org
      1·
      11 months ago

      There really isn’t a joke to get, it’s just a silly community, so if you weren’t enjoying the posts you’re not missing out. I hope you can rest easy now, friend.