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[question] who else thinks this sub should implement a rule against posting watch ID requests multiple time if at all? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by barelycoolenough@alien.top to c/watches@style.land

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From what I typically see on the sub most of them could be answered with a very simple Google search and a little bit of effort yet 80% of the sub is these types of posts. Almost all of those 80% are people that already know that their watch is fake, or that they could do a little bit of research and find out for themselves. Not trying to be unfriendly or unwelcoming of new people to the watch world but I feel like the sub should be more about appreciating watches and less about enabling people to be lazy.

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[–] FinishingDutch@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

By now, a majority of users here, I imagine. Between the ‘is this fake’ and ‘identify this’ posts, the subreddit has really gone to shit. Some days when you browse new, it’s ALL posts of these two types.

Frankly, I’ve visited here less and less because of it. Those topics tend to be posted by people with no actual interest in watches, or the wrong kind of interest entirely. If you look at their profiles, you’ll see that it’s also usually the first time they post here.

We don’t need those topics or those users. There’s a good reason why other forums outright ban these posts: they add nothing and drive away people who actually want to talk about watches.