Ah, I misunderstood.

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Then… what you’re saying is, “short format” content tends to be better moderated?

I guess that’s true, short is easier to moderate than long, less context to take into account.

Not sure how to apply that to long format content though, with threads, which extend the context even more… 🤔

Splitting content into short format blobs, like I’m doing here? But this seems contrary to the spirit of long format platforms.

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Now that I’m thinking… 💡 maybe context tagging is the key? Short content tends to use hashtags to include context, while threaded long format platforms rely on following the thread back for the full context, and deeper nested discussions can easily veer off-topic.

Could that be the key difference? On-topic context-tagged content, is easier to moderate?

Then… maybe threaded long format platforms, could offer a way to split a thread apart, let an off-topic conversation follow its course in a separate “context container”?

I’m thinking, Matrix has introduced “threads” to help follow a back-and-forth exchange in what otherwise is a mix of comments in a channel.

What if Lemmy offered something similar but kind of opposite: the possibility to upgrade a comment thread into a post, maybe even one on a different community or instance?

So, instead of having to moderate comments off-topic to a post, or even off-spirit to a community, a topic could be kicked out to somewhere else it fits better?

Optionally, adding some feature for tagging comments, that could help mods follow topic changes?

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Hm, @Gaywallet@beehaw.org, would you say something like these could be useful features to act as funnels that could automatically redirect behaviors unwelcome in a community to somewhere else, or am I just rambling here?

(PS: this could also solve the question I had about following discussions on deleted posts, just boost the thread at whatever point from the same or another community, and done. Same for the issue of posting a Mastodon comment, just set it as the head of whatever post.)