justlookingfordragon

justlookingfordragon OP , 9 days ago

Oh…yeah, that does look a lot closer to it. Thanks for pointing it out ^^ I’m going to edit the post.

justlookingfordragon , 2 months ago

Eat them dry while maintaining eye contact to assert dominance.

justlookingfordragon , 4 months ago

Now imagine if that was a Lego factory … you’d NEED safety shoes with steel soles for that.

justlookingfordragon OP , 4 months ago

It’s okay to use any other beverage as a substitute … and any other pet for company. It’s the spirit of the holiday that counts ♪

justlookingfordragon OP , 4 months ago

Plushies count too.

justlookingfordragon OP , 4 months ago

Cute dog/cat videos on the internet and a lemonade?

justlookingfordragon OP , 4 months ago

And one for flinching! bap bap bap

justlookingfordragon OP , 4 months ago

big pair of chopsticks to flip deep-frying stuff,

100% this. I have a pair of metal chopsticks that I use exclusively for frying food, especially small, super sticky stuff like nan gua bing. Most wooden ones here (Germany) have some sort of artificial coating and I’m a bit worried about it melting or releasing chemicals when it gets too hot, so I don’t want to dunk these into hot oil.

justlookingfordragon , 5 months ago

Not sure if that really counts as “a game” for this community, but I reactivated my old Neopets account after a long hiatus. The site is still broken AF but just as fun as I remembered, and there is talk of an upcoming plot across the boards.

justlookingfordragon , 5 months ago

Imagine being cleaning staff in that office. You accidentally drop something during your night shift. All the chairs start driving themselves across the room at 4 AM while you’re completely alone in the building.

“Heart attack” would be an understatement for the reaction I’d have.

justlookingfordragon , 5 months ago

“Goodbye” exists because of 15th century chatspeak. It’s a highly abbreviated version of “God be with ye”

justlookingfordragon , 5 months ago

Similar thing with “Easter”, which comes from the name of Ēostre, the Germanic goddess of Spring. The origins of that holiday have nothing to do with Christianity, but the day and name were hijacked by Christians sometime in the mid-2nd century.

justlookingfordragon OP , 5 months ago

It’s astounding that one can learn really cool and interesting stuff by posting random nonsense to the shitpost community, lol. Thanks for the link! That was indeed new to me ;)

justlookingfordragon , 5 months ago

This is absolutely inacceptable! Placing avocados that close to tomatoes and bananas will make them over-ripe way too fast. Sheesh!

But at least they have proper pest control, tho it appears to be in energy saving mode.

justlookingfordragon , 5 months ago

More and more relevant by every passing day …

https://i.imgur.com/pFLhUb2.png

justlookingfordragon , 5 months ago

That’s a bies. You’re thinking of the small yellow-and-black insects that make honey.

justlookingfordragon , 5 months ago

Those are E’s … you’re thinking of the word for when you politely ask for something.

justlookingfordragon , 5 months ago

That’s Persia. You’re thinking of what Italians call noodles.

justlookingfordragon , 5 months ago

That’s a passport. You’re thinking of the snake language in Harry Potter.

justlookingfordragon , 5 months ago

That’s parsley. You’re thinking of a conference between opposing sides in a dispute amongst pirates.

justlookingfordragon , 5 months ago

That’s a party. You’re thinking of the landlocked country between Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia.

justlookingfordragon , 5 months ago

Those are paratroopers. You’re thinking of the inability to move.

justlookingfordragon , 5 months ago

That’s photosynthesis. You’re thinking of the art of taking pictures with a camera.

justlookingfordragon , 5 months ago

That’s an autobiography. You’re thinking of a state or society governed by one person with absolute power.

justlookingfordragon , 5 months ago

That’s the Autobahn. You’re thinking of the northern lights.

justlookingfordragon , 5 months ago

That’s Borat. You’re thinking of the holes wild rabbits live in.

justlookingfordragon , 5 months ago

That’s a burrito. You’re thinking of a small, single-story house.

justlookingfordragon , 5 months ago

That’s Bunga Bunga. You’re thinking of Riley’s imaginary friend from Inside Out.

justlookingfordragon , 5 months ago

That’s Chandler Bing. You’re thinking of a large, decorative hanging light with branches for several light bulbs (or candles if you’re feeling fancy)

justlookingfordragon , 5 months ago

…hot dang. Ok, you win this round ^^ now please excuse me while I continue to binge that guy’s entire musical history. Never heard of him before, but that vocal range! Oh my ~♪

Thank you for introducing me to that artist, and thank you for the highly entertaining banter as well ;)

justlookingfordragon , 5 months ago

I think we broke the comment section, lol.

justlookingfordragon , 5 months ago

f I created a community, would I become it’s (lone) moderator automatically?

Yes. But you can also immediatly appoint new mods and/or un-mod yourself if there are other mods present, so it is easy to give a community away when there are other interested users. It’s not a permanent thing.

What consequences, requirements and things would I need to keep in mind as a moderator?

Your community needs to be compatible wih the Fediverse Code of Conduct … but that boils down to “don’t be a dick and don’t post illegal stuff” which is pretty much just common sense. It’s not exactly hard to follow those rules ;)

Apart from that, you can set whatever rules you want. But keep in mind that the Fediverse is still a lot smaller than reddit, so if you are TOO niche / narrow / strict with the rules, you’ll have a hard time finding people who want to engage with your community. General, broad-themed communities with easy-to-follow rules have a bigger chance to thrive.

… and a personal little tip: don’t slam down the ban hammer at every opportunity. As a mod you are able to ban, silence, remove or otherwise “punish” people for bad behaviour, but that doesn’t mean that you have to do that. It’s a lot better to give users the benefit of the doubt, explain instead of punish (as they might not be aware that they did something bad in the first place), and give them a reasonable chance to fix their mistakes on their own before taking action. Post removal, bans and the like should be reserved solely for when the user in question is unwilling to cooperate OR did something obviously super shitty (like threatening other users, using slurs, posting illegal stuff etc.)

Is it advisable to copy-paste content from Reddit to kickstart new communities (given that the link source to the original content was added as well when making new posts)?

Well … as a last resort, yes. Original content or stuff from non-reddit sources is always preferable as it gives users of the Fediverse an incentive to visit communities here instead of going to reddit, but copypasted content is still better than no content at all, so if you can’t find interesting / worthwile stuff elsewhere, then copypasting from reddit is okay-ish too.

OC is still way better tho.