Yes I feel that some context with a linked post is mandatory. Besides risking malware or scams, a bare minimum should be required when posting. Just a link isn't enough.
this post was submitted on 19 Jul 2023
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I think having some text should be required. Maybe start out with required body text but link posts still allowed, then if there are still issues with low effort posts change to links in body text only.
Dropping a link with no context is the very definition of “low effort” and those should be removed or downvoted. Here’s an article, here’s a video…ok…why do I care? Why is it relevant? What’s good about it?
If you sent the link to your friend in a text, what would you tell them? What makes it worth sharing?
I really wish this was thought about universally. Half of the stuff in the big “news” and “technology” communities seems like it’s just posted mindlessly with no context. It completely missed the point of having a community where you share content…not just post content.
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Personally I like to see articles posted in the body with the link added. Sometimes the sites are paywalled or I dont want to give them the traffic or the article itself is garbage or sensationalized .
Given this community is General Discussion, I think it should be required for submitters to put forth their own text to start said discussion. I think allowing link posts is fine but OP must include text in the post describing what the link is and what they think about it.
Strongly in favour of requiring context when posting a link!
Fully in favor of links requiring context / summary / transcript, something substantial.
I’d agree. Some sort of text to accompany the link is welcome, but I don’t think it’s necessary to fully block link posts
I'm not a big fan either of the drive-by link posts. Most places I've been subscribed to elsewhere usually had a rule to make some effort in including a summary or opinion and not a blank text field.
Some description or other context for the link posts would be awesome. I am not against forcing all links into the body text but I can see that being possibly undesirable for some mobile users.
Are you only looking for feedback from users on your instance or any subscriber?
Any subscribers tbh, as this would affect everyone following/subbed to the community.
I guess I'm a dissenting vote, but I'm in the "it depends" camp. Sometimes there really isn't a reason to add body text - the link is to an article that is a pretty clear point of discussion. Other times, the article itself is sort of a "so what" unless you explain what the discussion point is. I personally should encourage but not require body text.
I'm in favour of additional text. If people are posting links, it should also be clear why they want us to click.