I don’t get it, every post here that isn’t about Linux or some serious topic seems to get downvoted to hell.

I like Linux as much as the next guy, but c’mon, not everything here has to be about it or serious topics…

  • puppy@lemmy.world
    341·
    11 months ago

    I just double checked top 20 posts sorted by “hot”. Only 2 has any relation to Software. Zero posts relating to Linux. Is there a particular post you have in mind?

  • squiblet@kbin.social
    24·
    11 months ago

    The joke or reply-bait (like dallo describes!) posts aren’t great content. Looking over the community it’s mainly moderately serious topics that do make for decent conversation… I don’t see anything about Linux (?) so I assume that’s just your stereotype for Lemmy.

    • Deceptichum@kbin.social
      31·
      11 months ago

      I think they’re asking why all of Lemmy doesn’t like jokes, not specifically the asklemmy community.

    • Presi300@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      24·
      11 months ago

      It’s not really a stereotype, and idm it personally (I do like Linux), it just looks like most posts that aren’t either serious or talking about Linux here just get downvoted to hell

      • squiblet@kbin.social
        61·
        11 months ago

        Stereotypes can be accurate. Anyway, I don’t know how you’re viewing or sorting the community, but your post is the only one on the first page that even mentions Linux.

  • Otter@lemmy.caEnglish
    181·
    11 months ago

    Was there a particular post you wanted to see answered? I see a decent variety usually

  • TheInsane42@lemmy.worldEnglish
    161·
    11 months ago

    Sub? Where’s the sub? Battle stations!!! Arm the torpedoes and depth charges!!! :D

    We haver loads of communities for messing about, memes and just general banter. I think this community as well as !nostupidquestions@lemmy.world and loads of others are for more serious questions.

  • realharo@lemm.ee
    151·
    11 months ago

    On Reddit, joke (usually bad joke, low effort meme or pop culture reference) comments were the absolute worst kind of spam that destroyed the readability of comment threads.

    That sort of content belongs in its own space, not polluting places that are still worth reading.

  • dallo@lemmy.kiois.netEnglish
    11·
    11 months ago

    Hey build you own jokes and more lighthearted posts with this easy table:

    1. People of Lemmy / Women of Lemmy / Men of Lemmy / PoC of Lemmy / Queer of Lemmy / Parent of Lemmy (include your own favorite subgroup of awesome people here like arch users for example)
    2. What’s the stupidest thing / What’s the wonderful thing / What is an activity / Which insanely popular or successful subject / what is a minor thing / what are some amazing facts / what are some boring facts / what is an unpopular opinion
    3. you secretly hate / you secretly love / you openly hate / you openly love / that totally annoys you / that almost nobody knows / that should be socially acceptable
    4. about your job / about love / about sex / about money / about this one friend / about this history trivia / about your family / about you favorite game / about you favorite hobby / about your favorite holiday
    5. ?

    examples:

    • Women of Lemmy, what’s the stupidest thing you secretly love about sex
    • Parent of Lemmy, which insanely popular or successful subject you secretly hate about your family

    Go crazy enjoy the free karma

  • droning_in_my_ears@lemmy.world
    9·
    11 months ago

    I mean that’s just what this sub is for and that’s fine.

    It’s a shame that the more specific communities aren’t bigger so they’d be more active.

  • cheese_greater@lemmy.world
    33·
    11 months ago

    Ya, like my chestnuts being lazy thread got ripped a new one :( Many humorous posts go the way of the Dodo bird, its pretty ridiculous

    Maybe if there’s a better place, I’'d just do that but it still seems excessive. And we have our share of schizos obsessed with pounding their big red downvote button—no diet coke necessary