Our rules prohibit intentionally annoying, mocking, or harassing other members. Please find a way to make your point without name-calling.

Sometimes I feel like we should change the rules in the sidebar to just that.

Please keep all replies on topic. People should be able to have a discussion about the term without devolving into personal attacks.

OP has received their answer, and I don’t think it would be productive to continue this discussion here, so I am locking the post.

Lemmy’s version of NSQ also prohibits replies that are mean or mocking the OP. We encourage asking any question that doesn’t break the rules.

Hi there. Hope you’re enjoying NSQ. Rule 1 in the sidebar states that every post must have a question in the title. It makes it easier for people to browse the community. Will you edit your post to follow the rue? Thanks for posting!

If we are advertising Lemmy or the Fediverse, we want to do it in a way that shows we are (on the whole) less toxic than the Reddit spaces we left behind. Some Reddit users may see the “fuck Spez” as a glowing endorsement of Lemmy but others who are looking for a place to discuss things in a more civilized way may not. Those who are likely to both seek out and remain on Lemmy.world once they find us are also likely to fall in the second group, so it’s best to be careful.