Just a random stranger here for their own soapbox. Expect things about nature, conservation, food, homesteading and the like.
I mean, if in the context those posts were low-effort and didn’t contribute to the thread in any meaningful way, I could understand. Like sharing nothing but a reaction gif in a discussion heavy community could be seen as “low effort”.
But common acronyms? Yeah, that’s definitely a strange thing.
Also, isn’t GIF itself an acronym? something-or-other Image Format?
I don’t know if it’s wanting to see “The End” as you put it, but at least in my case I’m just tired of all the “We’re this close to doomsday!” stuff and think to myself “Holy crap, just get it over with already” - the idea being that after everything turns to absolute crap, the only direction left is back up.
Like either the world is going to end soon, or we’re going to figure out how to get along as a collective, global society. But while we’re stuck in between the two, it’s annoying.
People want spaces about a certain topic. It makes sense that people then “censor” things that don’t fit said topic.
Even if that topic is “Be kind”.
Just as with “free speech” in real life, online there are also limitations. If you disagree with those limitations, you have the freedom to go elsewhere. If you find that nowhere fits the kind of place you want to be in, make your own.
Just as people don’t have to tolerate being around others mouthing off in their face, so to can they take steps to avoid/prevent that online.
In my opinion, people that can’t fathom that concept are the ones most in need of that oversight.
Oh, I just mentioned it as a point of interest when discussing banning “acronyms”. Wasn’t meant to call you, the OP, out or anything. Just found it funny that mods would ban for acronyms, yet in the messages, use an acronym.