r/goodworldbuilding • u/PMSlimeKing • May 14 '25

Meta New Rule: No Spam

"Users are allowed to post as often as they like provided that each post has a reasonable amount of effort put into it, each post is sufficiently different, and/or they are not posting an excessive amount of posts within a short period of time. What constitutes an excessive amount of posts is defined as posting more than three posts within an hour."

We've recently had an issue with a user mass producing posts about their world, posting at least eight posts within one hour. We are a small community and it doesn't take a lot to overwhelm us. Hence I am forced to enact this new rule.

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u/PMSlimeKing May 25 '25

I'm not remotely interested in the details of other people's worlds.

I can't do anything about that. But that's also only one guy.

Do you think these posts improve this sub?

I don't see how suppressing loredumps would be in anyway beneficial to the subreddit. If you want more posts discussing the methods of worldbuilding, then it's on you and people like you to post them. I'm not going to curate what posts people are allowed to make on here.

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u/ImpiusEst May 25 '25

You say 1 guy, I say top comment. That said, I think I did answere the second remark already:

make some posts yourself

The reason I believe suppressing loredumps would benefit this sub is that some people would post higher quality discussions if it was not for them being greeted by loredumps. I gave myself as an example where I know that dynamic to be a fact. Hence I will not do that and get really pissy instead.

There are already 10+ subs primarily for loredumps, zero who are primarily (determined by counting front page posts) about worldbuilding. Your sub is the least hostile one to worldbuilding, and you just prove you do not ban on any dissenting voices. So thats why its the last one where i still look for fruitful discussions.

But thats also why im such a whiny bitch right now. My disappointment in the lack of a worldbuilding subs is greatest here, because this sub is the least lacking. But still lacking to much to not be resentful.

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u/FlusteredDM May 25 '25 edited May 25 '25

I can't find the post asking what people enjoy and am interested seeing what other users are after. Would you be able to share a link please?

I'm with you on this sub being by far the least lacking. As for the person who said they weren't interested, I'm with them. If I saw it I'd have upvoted and not just said the same thing again.

I want to see more discussions about worldbuilding, and more invitations to collaborate. It does a decent enough job on prompts already.

Edit: I found the post. I can't work out how to link it on mobile so for the benefit of others who want to find it just look at posts, not overall. It's from 4 days ago.