Hi everyone, we need to talk.Having "text-only" days has had its day in the twin suns. But now, it is time to retire this antiquated rule. You see, Star Wars is back in the full swing of things. This isn't the late 2000s anymore, when this subreddit was practically dead and needed more discussion. Now, news is coming daily, and a rule that prevents users from sharing links to announcements is pointless.Today, major news. Oh wait, no links allowed.Just a few weeks ago — again, no links allowed.Over the summer, new images from The Last Jedi, I can't wait— oh, right, no links allowed.More big news: Han Solo release date confirmed! Too bad we can't link to it.And so on, and so on, and so on.Now, the mods have gone on to say that they'll make exceptions to the rule, when the mods themselves decide what is newsworthy:The Mod team [decides what is newsworthy], we trust each others' judgement. This has been a thing for four or five years now, we haven't had any regrets or outcrys.But what if the community believes something is newsworthy when the mods don't? Or, because users are forced to actually write a post when sharing a newsworthy link, what if the original poster writes inaccurate information? What happens when /r/starwars is frowned upon because an OP decides to share an offensive opinion into a newsworthy submission? These are questions that we, as a subreddit, need to ask ourselves.I've subscribed to this subreddit for a long time. Hell, I once had a stint as a moderator of this subreddit. I've had great conversations with so many of you, and I'm sure you've done the same. But Star Wars isn't quiet anymore: it's loud and in 7.1 Dolby Digital, every year for the foreseeable future. The mods have acknowledged this themselves when talking about this rule.So it's time. I call for a vote of no confidence, in the "text-only" day rule. via /r/StarWars http://ift.tt/2eDFCm6
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