The Randomizer

The Randomizer ShittyKopper • 1y ago • 100%

The community itself is for link posts only. If there's anything you'd like to suggest or complain about, do so under this thread.

The Randomizer ShittyKopper • 1y ago • 100%

[meta] The expected formatting for posting here

Please note that this formatting will be automatically enforced by a bot pretty soon. Keep all personal opinions regarding the link in the comments / replies, and ONLY use the body text for hashtags. Also don't forget to read the sidebar / community bio for the exact rules as they get refined over time. ### Lemmy, Kbin, and other link aggregators ![Lemmy Create Post screen. URL field has a link on it. The "Copy Suggested Title" button is highlighted. The Body box is filled with the three hashtags #Hashtag #Test and #SelfPromotion](https://lemmy.w.on-t.work/pictrs/image/06ee8d8e-6701-4b08-b370-1735f6dadd8d.png) ### Mastodon, Pleroma, GoToSoclal, and other microblogging software ![Compose box on a microblogging software. The first line has a link on it, and the last line mentions the account "at randomizer at lemmy dot W dot on dash T dot work". Between these two lines are the four hashtags #LemmyCommunity #SelfPromotion #Test and #WIP](https://lemmy.w.on-t.work/pictrs/image/a1a51836-623c-4275-9c04-81b938c40e30.png)

The Randomizer

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1y ago

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A (work in progress) community of cool links.

This community will eventually be accompanied by a bot to enforce formatting standards, and all links here will be collected and fed to a webpage, where you will be randomly sent to a cool website, based on hashtags and upvotes. Exact details and implementation coming soon.

Usage

Post links and links only.
- If you're posting outside Lemmy and Kbin, the first line of your post should be a link. Put the community mention at the very last line.
All posts must have body text with nothing but a list of at least 3 hashtags (space separated, #PascalCase formatted)
- If you have any personal commentary, put that on the comments / replies.
Avoid editorializing titles. Feel free to remove any "clutter" though.
Upvote / favourite liberally, based on how interesting you found a link.
- Not all topics will interest everyone, so please avoid downvoting unless you're doing so on obvious trolls and spam, in which case accompany that downvote with a report.

Linking to the following are prohibited

Memes
Current Events & News stories
- Ideally, the links here should be "timeless"
Anything with "too much politics"
- Certain things, such as trans people existing, are not politics. 🏳️‍⚧️
Press Releases
Anything that "smells like bigotry"
- Yes, this is a "safe space"
- If this feels like censorship to you, you're welcome to make your own community
Anything NSFW
Lemmy communities, Kbin magazines, or other social media accounts
- This rule may be relaxed overtime as the rush of everyone creating their own community dies down, and interesting communities start developing by themselves.
- In the meanwhile, there are better places to advertise your new community.

Linking to the following are allowed with the correct hashtags

Anything you created, within reason
- Use #SelfPromotion

Recommendations

Prefer links to personal blogs, small communities, and other cooler parts of the net. Avoid "blogspam" and corporate SEO farming bullshit.
More hashtags the better, as they will be used for filtering when the web UI gets implemented.