It's a form of bad faith. IDK if there's a rule against that, though.
this post was submitted on 11 Oct 2025
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In case anyone else had no idea what that word is as well:
proselytize verb
- : to induce someone to convert to one's faith
- : to recruit someone to join one's party, institution, or cause
Either way, I don't think a rule would be needed, I haden't really even realized there was an issue with it.
Well there's been a number of such posts lately, and I was surprised when I checked the rules and there seemed to be nothing that covered it.
In Lemmy Today (the instance out of Oregon), I think what OP is talking about fits under Rule 1 (and that's the same with .ml).
For a second I thought this was a 196 post and was wondering "where is it? Where is the proselytizing shitpost?"
The posts have 100 down votes each. We don't need a rule tbh.
Kind of ironic to make a post recruiting people to join your cause against proselytizing tho...
That did occur to me, but it such a rule were instituted and my post therefore deleted, I would be delighted.
It's one account that has a very good chance of being a troll...
Which, if that's what's going on, you're actively feeding...
Just block them, like I did after their very first post.
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All proselytizing or just the religious kind?
All. Part of what bothers me is the dishonesty of phrasing it as a question. It strikes me as counter to the spirit of asklemmy, if the question isn't actually honestly seeking an answer. I'd be happy with a rule along those lines instead.
I agree. One thing that bugs me about lemmy is how intellectually dishonest and blind people are when it comes to their own biases.
Downvote, report spam, and have a nice day.
Like which posts, for instance?
Probably everything by this account
They’d have to pretty fucking dumb to think batshit ramblings like these are going to convert even one person to anything. But yeah, they are fucking annoying.
The 'block user' feature exists. I don't use it often, but that one certainly warranted it.
What o dislike about that is the can still see my content and comment on it; but I can’t see their shit or say anything about it. I would rather know than not. It’s a pretty stupid setup IMHO.
:shrug: I can live with it. They're unlikely to make any worthwhile comment anyway. Sometimes, ignorance is bliss.
Those kinds of posts stopped bothering me after I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior. You should try it.