Post #3491013
2026-06-23 01:02 UTC
I find this too prohibitive. Even with the exception this would make me think twice about a promo post and maybe even refrain me from posting at all.
For non-except services it is even worse. It may lead to spam posts or users trying to categorize contributions into useful and not useful posts.
Self hosting does not end for everyone with free services. Some of us are happy to pay for services provided by others and I would really like to read about these here as well. I know this is not the intention of the rule, but it will be its result.
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@curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 2026-06-23 01:19
I think some people are having trouble understanding what a promotion post is, thus the edit. If you are not from that company, you can post about it, have discussions, talk about features in new versions, whatever. If you are from a company trying to promote your own product, that is when the rule applies. How does this in any way impact your ability to post about a non-free product?