• Provenscroll@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    This started happening in my high school a few years ago, Everyone seems to think that they did it to make it easier to catch people doing weed by closing half of the bathrooms at any given time. It’s super annoying because the bathroom closest to my classes are always the ones to be locked for some reason so I have to walk across the entire school (the school is really big) to get to an open bathroom and when I do get there it’s usually so dirty and crowded that it’s almost unusable.

    • girthero@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      If thats the case I think someone needs to call the fire marshal. No way I’d feel safe in a building which could lock me in like that.

      • arisoda@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        not escaping to a bathroom and not escaping the building are two different things entirely

          • arisoda@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            oh right. But normal doors of rooms / lecture halls get locked too, if unused, at certain schools/universities

            • girthero@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              1 year ago

              Most lecture halls don’t usually lock you in though. This gate appears to require a key both directions.

    • IMongoose@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      This is almost certainly because of the social media trend to destroy public bathrooms. Not “teehee I pulled out a lot of toilet paper” but “I body slammed the air dryer until it broke off.”

    • Aer@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
      32·
      1 year ago

      Whilst Lemmy is growing and trying to compete in content against the goliath that is reddit it needs to be reposted so to speak. I’m not about taking original or potentially original posts and claiming them as my own so it’s good practice to source the location of the original.

      We are competing with a platform that has existed since 2005, it’s no easy task. You may find posts that are original posts. Just again best practice. Source the original.

      • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        11·
        1 year ago

        Just credit the reddit user, that’s all you need. If anyone really cares they can go to reddit and look at their profile. That way you can still give credit where credit is due, and not increase reddit foot traffic.

        • Aer@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
          11·
          1 year ago

          In fairness, I have just been doing this when mildly infuriating was born (5 days ago) and I want to ensure I am doing enough in terms of respecting the original poster. It is a good suggestion though.

          I guess a template of “Repost from [username] on [insert website]” would do fine." Good comment!

          • catboss@feddit.deEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            Just wanted to say that I appreciate you trying to give credit in the best way you can think of.

          • steakfries@lemmy.oneEnglish
            0·
            1 year ago

            I like how so far it seems people here are less aggressive and more willing to work together towards a goal that satisfies both parties rather than have a big dick swinging contest and get nowhere. Good job Lemmy.

        • Aer@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
          02·
          1 year ago

          To get people you need content and to get content you need people. Work takes priority over scouring my local town for unique content. Shit just doesn’t work like that

          I have produced plenty of OP here too as well as reposts. This is just the nature of the internet nowadays, if they aren’t entertained they leave