/r/newzealand is often remembered as having negative vibes, and tons of complaining. I think the major contributor to those bad vibes are the clickbait / ragebait articles from Stuff and NZ Herald.
For some reason people kept upvoting them, even though the articles clearly never added anything of worth. The discussions around the content didn’t go anywhere, and were often just people having a whinge.
Is there a way to filter them out on Lemmy?
Edit: The way I filter them out is by blocking anyone that posts links, but there might be another way.
I think we should have a written rule that, where possible, Radio NZ or other high quality sources should be used, however they don’t cover every story. Sometimes they’re necessary if you want to prompt a discussion on a topic.
I think we should encourage people to write their own content and title. Add references to any of the bigger outlets covering the story for a fuller less baited discussion.
So long as people don’t editorialise even further. This used to happen a lot on r/nz before a rule was put in place to stop it
Yeah I get the concern, but also if I wanted to read nzhorror I would. I’m not so down on hearing peoples takes on a story so long as it’s in good faith & not lazy.
That’s because some stories are not worth covering and don’t contribute to constructive discussion.