How is it running a kbin mag? How much time and headache? Is it worth it? Why do you it? Do you recommend doing it?

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    1 year ago

    It can be a hassle. I run m/FoxNews for news about foxes. The microblog is constantly getting spammed by posts having the #FoxNews tag, which as you might guess is never news about foxes. There’s no apparent way to disable the feature where magazines automatically get all content with a matching tag. Additionally, there are no notifications when somebody posts to your magazine, so you need to remember to check it regularly.

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        1 year ago

        That would no longer be a clever name, would it.

        And besides, it’s just one example. I have this problem with other magazines too. For example, m/Christianity is supposed to be a home for Christians, but it automatically picks up atheist posts tagged with #christianity. There’s nothing wrong with anyone tagging their posts however the want to, but there’s something wrong with the assumption that matching tag automatically belongs in a microblog without moderator approval.