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In the spirit of the Ancient Greek Agora, we invite you to join our vibrant community - a contemporary meeting place for the exchange of ideas, inspired by the practices of old. Just as the Agora served as the heart of public life in Ancient Athens, our platform is designed to be the epicenter of meaningful discussion and thought-provoking dialogue.

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New posts should begin with one of the following:

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[Discussion]
[Poll]

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by annegreen to c/agora

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My understanding is that it’s not currently possibly to flair posts on Lemmy. However, I want to suggest that we establish some basic etiquette/format for posts, such as beginning a title with [Vote], [Discussion], [Poll], [Question], or something similar. I believe that this could help clarify content. This etiquette could be outlined in the sidebar.

In favour, reply: “Aye”

Against, reply: “Nay”

ETA: This would apply only to the Agora, not across the entire instance. Additionally, these would be superseded by flairs if and when that becomes a possibility.

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[–] nonfuinoncuro 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Aye, I agree; I think this is a good starting point.

Perhaps we should also require a time limit for each vote, so we can officially state a result at a defined point in time instead of dragging it out forever. I am assuming a [vote] will result in a rule change, while a [poll] is nonbinding and simply gauges the community's thoughts. If we do have a time limit, I think it's a good idea to have a minimum of 3 business days or something like that so someone can't hold a secret 1 hour vote on a weekend or holiday. I know not everyone lives in Canada or the US, but we could use those countries as starting points for holidays.

Edit: expanded on my thoughts here

The current aye/nay system is cluttered and clunky. How about we allow comments in [discussion] posts and then have a separate [vote] post with a single comment for each option so people can choose up/down/abstain? Then nobody has to count anything, human or bot, or worry about typos, formatting, sarcasm, etc.

I also propose a minimum of 3 days, maximum of 1 week per each [vote], no time limits for discussion. You can choose when to start the official [vote] after discussion starts.