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View submission: Providing context to banned users
This is kind of an impossible task. People subscribe to hundreds of subs (you're even subscribed automatically when you sign up). 1- All the subs have different rules, there's no way to read them all much less remember them all, and 2- then, when someone posts, it may be ages since they've read the rules. Of course, sure, you can try to encourage people to review the rules before they post, but again, it's just too easy to skip.
How often, in real life, do you come across situations where there is signage for something, but no one reads it. I kinda think that we've trained ourselves to block sensory input like that out of our minds. It's like advertising, in a way. There's so much of it, it's so prevalent and so not a part of the experience we want to have that we learn, train ourselves, to just ignore it.
Comment by Halaku at 24/05/2023 at 18:37 UTC
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There's so much of it, it's so prevalent and so not a part of the experience we want to have that we learn, train ourselves, to just ignore it.
That may not be a (You) problem, but it's definitely a (Not My) problem.
Comment by Karmanacht at 24/05/2023 at 18:43 UTC
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It sounds like you're saying that you think we shouldn't even try. I think that's a defeatist mentality.
Comment by Ajreil at 25/05/2023 at 00:44 UTC
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(you're even subscribed automatically when you sign up)
I believe subreddits can opt out of discovery. Not great for large subs, but it is an option for controversial communities that already hide themselves from brand new users.