~~If I strictly apply rule 1, this should be removed. But at the same time, after talking with OP via PM, it is true that it is still kinda related to games.~~

~~For now I'm gonna keep it, but an update to the rules is needed, to better define and explain them.~~

Edit : After a night of sleep I have to admit I was mistaken here.

Still, I'll talk with the other mods about better defining the rules, I feel like it is needed.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 19 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Video game company that also owns the biggest video game buying platform in the world makes a new video game controller to play video games with

Mod: Nah, it’s hardly related to video games, the rules have to be updated

[–] Dremor@lemmy.world 12 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Yup, in retrospect my brain kinda betrayed me here.

The update I'd like to see here is to explicitly allow gaming hardware related topic in rule 1, to avoid having an overworked mod go on a moderation spree.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 4 points 23 hours ago

This isn’t a great answer…

This is the best one

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 8 points 23 hours ago

I'm a stickler for content appropriateness, but even I can see how a game company's gaming console is related to gaming.

[–] zecg@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"Still kinda related"

Please, Lord, let me never become a moderator, keep my reasoning intact.

[–] Dremor@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Moderating isn't as easy as it seem from the outside, and sometimes you can make mistakes, especially when tired. 😅

[–] zecg@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

I know and don't mind the jokes, you folks are doing a good job on communities that I follow. I started "teachers" and "education" subreddits a lifetime ago with a free-speech-absolutist mindset and quickly realized that they become a cesspool without someone grinding through reports 24/7.

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

As a user this is content I would expect to see in this community and if the rules need clarification they should include posts like this.

Reading the notes in https://lemmy.world/post/2536430 (linked in the sidebar),

This community is focused on games, of all kinds. Any news item or discussion should be related to gaming in some way.

This post certainly relates to gaming, which to me means as currently worded fits rule #1.

[–] Dremor@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago

Indeed it is. That was my mistake.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What is MP in this context?

[–] brrt@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He probably meant PM which stands for private message.

[–] Dremor@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago

indeed. I was tired and used the French equivalent ("Message Privé", thus MP). I should avoid moderating when tired next time