There isn’t anything wrong with a comment section discussing a subject related to the post even if that subject isn’t what the community is about.

If someone posted a picture of a cat-shaped pizza then it’d be fine for that post’s commenters to discuss pizza in general.

I prefer to allow posts with controversial subjects that don’t otherwise violate any rules, such as AI generated images, because it allows for important conversations.

I would rather allow the occasional AI image be posted so that people can discuss why AI images are bad.

No need to be sorry. I’d step down as mod if dealing with stuff like this was too much work for me.

Plus this isn’t the first time a post with an AI image has gotten this kind of response. I just copy-pasted the same comment I made the last time this happened.

Every time I see Bitty I want to boop her black nose. She’s so cute!

!lemmysilver

I could never foster because I’d want to keep them. !lemmysilver

Possum. Her nicknames are:

• Poss
• Poss-cat
• Poss-kitty
• Poss-ghetti and meatballs

Report: Not a cat

OP is just riffing on the current void trend, so I’ll allow it.

If the community starts getting spammed with people making the same joke then I’ll start removing posts.

It’s as soft as it looks.

My cat rejects me taking my hand back.

As @bleistift2@feddit.de commented:

Remember, kids, that pet’s names are often used for passwords. Don’t share sensitive information.

That said, I have no reason to believe that OP is trying to crack accounts. They seem to be a normal Lemmy user.

This is why I hide my paper towels in a cabinet.

She does! She has a few puzzle toys that I switch between using each day.

She’s a very smart cat, so I try to give her plenty of stimulation.

Reminds me of when I implemented content aware scaling for computer graphics in college. I used it to make this monstrosity:

Cat on the right: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r3IHDr7M2s

Received a report saying:

please allow the community to vote on dead pet posts.

The community already votes on dead pet posts via upvotes/downvotes. And the results are largely in favor of allowing these posts.

I understand that death is a tough subject for some people. These sort of posts make me tear up too. But our beloved furry friends are not immortal. They all die eventually.

If this community can serve as a place to help people grieve when they lose their pets then I’d say it’s worth making a few people uncomfortable.

Rest in peace, Izumi. You were a beautiful cat that was clearly well loved in life.

It was given to me so I don’t know where it’s originally from.

I found what looks like the same thing by searching “mushroom scratching post” on amazon.

There’s no knife nearby. Guess I’ll get to gnawing.