I might be missreading this, but the way I'm using Lemmy is subscribed and ordered by new, making mega threads like this might mean I don't see news about big developments. One of the reasons I used to use Reddit was to keep up-to-date with the news. I'm happy if this is just to group speculation and conversation. But each actually news worthy event should get its own thread.
Definitely agree
If you are doing ordered by new, yes definitely it would not work. But these kind of megathreads work best when people order by active, which is the case when there is a very high post rate. Lemmy is not totally there yet but will probably be there very soon at the current growth rate.
I've found ordering by new comments is a good balance. It means generally newer stuff gets put at the top of my feed, but posts with a lot of recurring talk do as well.
Isn't this among the many reasons why people left reddit? Because mega threads limits discussions and are just terrible and lazy ways for moderators to heavy hand censor whatever they didn't like?
No. /r/worldnews doesn't restrict discussion about the Ukraine war to a megathread.
They have the option to filter dominant topics, which we should to.
Confining everything to a megathread is stupid.
They would just do a daily feed(instead of a megathread). Which could maybe be replicated here through a mastodon link. But as you said it did not restrict ukraine news.
Moderators are doing their jobs for free, let’s not put stress on them, there are however dedicated communities for this specific topic.
So we're not allowed to disagree or offer our opinion on improvements? And the reason we shouldn't do this is because it might... stress the mods? Sounds like that other website that I left for this one.
You can join a different world news community without them, or make your own, that's the difference from the site you left.
Of course. No one is disputing that. But this unwelcoming attitude of "Like it or leave it" is gonna be the downfall of this community. Why are you all so hostile to constructive criticism?
Hard to get tone right in text, just saying it's something you can do
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Create your own community if you feel like that’s the case, nothing stops you from running your own ideal community.
Obviously anyone can make their own community. But why is that the default answer when someone makes a suggestion? Are we really that rigid and incapable of taking user feedback into consideration?
Very Elitist feeling eh?
Don't listen to people like that.
They don't know what they're talking about.
They didn't leave over that, they had Ukraine-specific subreddits instead. There are a couple decent sized ones on Lemmy as well.
Megathreads are a good meet-up point for other sources of information
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Cool. This isn't the content being posted though, it's the restriction to a megathread.
Great way to avoid taking criticism, lol.
These mega threads are a terrible idea.
Why, what's the downside to having a megathread like this? I'm new here on lemmy, I might be missing some information :)
Topical information often gets buried/harder to find because the algorithms that handle old, highly-upvoted comments are wildly different from the ones handling old, highly-upvoted posts.
I don't think I've ever seen someone support megathreads, only oppose them or be neutral on them (like you).
1/ A framed document apparently photographed in Yevgeny Prigozhin's house by Russian security force searchers sets out what appears to be the Wagner Group's founding 'constitution'. It's signed by Prigozhin (who's referred to as the 'Director') and Dmitry Utkin, Wagner's founder (the 'Commander').
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin likely dead, Putin meeting probably faked, retired general says
https://nypost.com/2023/07/12/us-general-doubts-yevgeny-prizgozhin-is-alive/
nypost is a highly unreliable source
I would say -extremely- unreliable news source if we are being completely honest.
Yeah to the point that anything that comes from the nypost and the likes of it should require a second more reputable source
About 47,000 Russian soldiers died during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine
Photos: Russia’s war in Ukraine crosses 500-day mark
https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2023/7/9/photos-russias-war-in-ukraine-crosses-500-day-mark
Zelenskiy brings Azovstal commanders back to Ukraine from Turkey
Has someone got a reasoning for this? It could make prisoner exchange more difficult in the future and while I am sure these guys really wanted to come back, having another few months in Turkiye was not necessarily a bad fate.
Is it that prisoner exchange are now much more in favour of Ukraine that they can do this?
I don't think it'll make things more difficult. Throughout the war prisoner exchanges has continued between the two. I don't see this changing too much.
I'm glad to know of their return. These men are-were commanders and thus, high-value POWs. I assume Russia is very salty about this.
Russia reports intercepting a missile over annexed Crimea and briefly halts traffic on key bridge
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-crimea-43abe61b58a47db016781fbef544e110
https://twitter.com/KilledInUkraine/status/1678893643929640960
⭐️⭐️ Lieutenant General Цоков Олег Юрьевич (Tsokov Oleg Yurievich), Deputy Commander of the Southern Military District, was killed by a Storm Shadow missile on 11 July ’23 at the Duna Hotel, Berdyansk, Ukraine.
This is the highest ranking general to die in the war so far
This was music to my ears when I heard it.
NATO skirts final call on Ukraine membership, leaving unity-testing fight for later
Thousands of Ukraine civilians are being held in Russian prisons. Russia plans to build many more
Russian general says he was fired after criticizing military leadership, accuses Shoigu of treason
Romania offers to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets
https://www.euronews.com/2023/07/10/romania-offers-to-train-ukrainian-pilots-on-f-16-fighter-jets
Video Shows 'Newest' Russian T-90 Tank Hammered in 'Rarog' Unit Strike
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-t90-tank-ukraine-drone-strike-1812650?piano_t=1
Russian attack on Ukrainian aid distribution point kills 7
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/11/russian-attack-on-ukrainian-aid-distribution-point-kills-7
Western Involvement in Russian Missiles Is Getting Harder to Ignore
How many Russians have died in Ukraine? Data shows what Moscow hides
Russia-Ukraine war: Putin met with Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin days after abortive mutiny, Kremlin says
Russian spy chief says he held Ukraine call with CIA head - TASS
McCaul, Wicker, Risch Statement on French SCALP-EG Missiles to Ukraine
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