• EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    8 days ago

    It’s not that it’s less relevant, only that it’s not generally considered good form in terms of web etiquette.

    You can disagree if you wish (you are entitled to that right), but that is how it currently is usually.

      • EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        7 days ago

        False binary.

        In any case, like I said, you can disagree with the etiquette if you wish, but that is the ettiquette. So one shouldn’t be surprised when people disapprove of one breaking it.

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          7 days ago

          Is this “etiquette” written down somewhere, or are you just using the word etiquette to describe your personal opinions about what you were hoping to read today?

          • EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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            7 days ago

            Like most social rules, it is an unspoken one, so obviously not explicitly written down.

            That being said, this particular piece of etiquette harkens all the way back to the classic web rule of “no necroing”, which is still a common unspoken rule in one form or another in many parts of the Web.

            If you want to reference an old webpage, that’s fine, but in that case it’s best to not post it like it’s a new webpage, which is what this does.

            No notice or even a single mention of how it’s over 10 years old.

            You don’t like the unspoken rule, that’s fine. But don’t whine about it or act shocked when people complain.

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              7 days ago

              No notice or even a single mention of how it’s over 10 years old.

              The date at the top of the article disagrees.

              50% of content in the fediverse is old reposts.