If you have thoughts on what you would prefer to see in content or NOT to see, add a comment here (make an anonymous account if you want) and let me (the mod team) know.
Ideally, I would prefer users to talk about local issues to them rather than me adding mostly boring news content.
If you have local blogs, independent news, landcare or catchment groups, etc., post it so we can see. You can also add content to the list so we dont lose track of it.
The problem with downvoting is that it’s a blunt tool with no nuance. It’s lazy, unhelpful, and doesn’t foster discussion.
I don’t assume that anyone that comments would actually downvote, I’m just looking for some feedback. Usually the only way one can get feedback is if they say or do the wrong thing.
You’ve made me think about some things, in another comment I wondered if a bi-weekly news thread roundup could be an option to reduce that load of posts. Without someone suggesting things like yourself, I may not have even considered it.
It’s a full time job, in amongst my other full time job and hobbies, so yeah, the community devoted to sustainability isn’t sustainable. There has been a smattering of posts from others and that’s a start.
I think with all the news about the state of the climate the world over, if a community like this (and others) doesn’t work to raise awareness and help foster some change in behaviours or voting patterns, the world is fucked.