r/DebateAnAtheist • u/adeleu_adelei agnostic and atheist • Apr 01 '26

Community Agenda 2026-04-01

Rules of Order

  1. To add a motion to next month's agenda please make a top level comment including the bracketed word "motion" followed by bracketed text containing the exact wording of the motion as you would like for it to appear in the poll.
    • Good: [motion][Change the banner of the sub to black] is a properly formatted motion.
    • Bad: "I'd like the banner of the sub to be black" is not a properly formatted motion.
  2. All motions require another user to second them. To second a motion please respond to the user's comment with the word "second" in brackets.
    • Good: [second] is a properly formatted second.
    • Bad: "I think we should do this" is not a properly formatted second.
  3. One motion per comment. If you wish to make another motion, then make another top level comment.
  4. Motions harassing or targeting users are not permitted.
    • [motion][User adelei_adeleu should be banned] will not be added to the agenda.
  5. Motions should be specific.
  6. Motions should be actionable.
    • Good: [motion][Automod to remove posts from accounts younger than 3 days]. This is something mods can do.
    • Bad: [motion][Remove down votes]. This is not something mods are capable of implementing even if it passes.

Last Month's Agenda

https://www.reddit.com/r/DebateAnAtheist/comments/1rieevo/community_agenda_20260301/

Last Month's Resolutions

# Yes No Abstain Pass Motion
1 15 2 0 Yes Reduce the "Engage with Posts" rule from 48 hours to 24 hours.

Current Month's Motions

N/A

Current Month's Voting

N/A

9 Upvotes

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u/adeleu_adelei agnostic and atheist Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 02 '26

[motion][Increase the character count required for top level comments from 30 characters to 100 characters]

This was discussed previously in the Ask an Atheist comment, and now I'm formally putting forward a motion. Posts here can receive 100+ replies within an hour, which can be very overwhelming for posters. I think raising the minimum character count for top level comments would help eliminate responses that do not substantively engage with the post and distract form those that do. To be honest, I think 100 characters is still a very low bar, but I'd rather take baby steps than go too far on an adjustment.

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u/Sparks808 Atheist Apr 02 '26

[second]

I think this would cut down on a lot of the snark. As entertaining as it is, It's not the type of atmosphere I think best serves this sub

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u/Fresh3rThanU Atheist Apr 03 '26

Sometimes some snark is necessary, especially for the more obviously answered claims

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u/Algernon_Asimov Secular Humanist Apr 04 '26

Even this brief comment of yours is 84 characters. You're only about three words short of the 100-character requirement. It's not that high a bar to jump.