I'm having a little trouble understanding a certain part of the updated rules:

- New threads should encourage a discussion among the community; please be mindful of that when you create threads.

are we basically banning shitposting now? what the frack am i supposed to do with my time here?

Write a letter to congress expressing your concerns.

Not necessarily. Shitposts create discussion. Now say you make a thread just to ask one person a question. That's no discussion, you could have just used a PM. That rule is not targeted at shitposts whatsoever.

oh thank god, that's a relief.

thank you for the explanation based Slash