What is your opinion on reposts? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 days ago by dantheclamman@lemmy.world to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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Hi all,

In this community we have not banned reposts, but discouraged them to help keep the community fresh. However, we are revisiting this policy. Sometimes reposts can be meaningful and timely, and we want to acknowledge that. So as mods, we are reaching out to you all to hear your opinion. What should our policy be? No reposts whatsoever, or allowing them if relevant and timely, or as many reposts as you like! Comment with your thoughts!

Here are a couple articles that live rent free in my head and I'll be tempted to repost: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erfurt_latrine_disaster

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lists_of_lists

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_far_future

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_monkey_theorem

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[-] tal@lemmy.today 5 points 5 days ago

I think that they're fine. New users show up all the time (hopefully!)

If they wind up becoming a repetitive problem, can have some sort of minimum time placed on them.

Here are a couple articles that live rent free in my head and I'll be tempted to repost: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erfurt_latrine_disaster

I would not personally repost the Erfurt latrine disaster article again right now if I were you, though, as I posted it only two weeks ago, and it's the 54th newest post as of this writing. That seems like anyone who goes to view the posts on the community is probably already going to see it.

this post was submitted on 01 Oct 2026

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