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General News Register features original reporting alongside carefully selected links to relevant stories from other news organizations, giving readers a mix of our own coverage and the wider news worth following.

Straightforward reporting with a sharp eye for stories that are overlooked, strange, funny, dramatic, or deeply human. Serious when the subject calls for it, lively when the story allows it, and always interested in the people behind the news.

Rules:

Be civil; no hate or personal attacks. No serial downvoting.
Yes, the Daily Mail counts as a news org.
Title must match the headline or neutrally describe the content
Avoid duplicates & spam (search before posting)
No link shorteners

Welcome to the nostalgia-filled piefed instance of yesteryear.

Open Registration with Application questionnaire.

If you have a question or comment you can post in !meta@retrofed.com or message @DosDude@retrofed.com or @Die4Ever@retrofed.com

In case of downtime and/or emergency, we will post updates on @DosDude@mastodon.social

Some rules we try to uphold:

Be civil. Bigotry is not welcome. This includes (but is not limited to): transphobia, queerphobia, racism, ageism and ableism. We do not promote hate.
Communities need to be Retro or Retro-adjacent.
Please don't upload pornographic content. (use an external image host for that)

General News Register features original reporting alongside carefully selected links to relevant stories from other news organizations, giving readers a mix of our own coverage and the wider news worth following.

Straightforward reporting with a sharp eye for stories that are overlooked, strange, funny, dramatic, or deeply human. Serious when the subject calls for it, lively when the story allows it, and always interested in the people behind the news.

Rules:

Be civil; no hate or personal attacks. No serial downvoting.
Yes, the Daily Mail counts as a news org.
Title must match the headline or neutrally describe the content
Avoid duplicates & spam (search before posting)
No link shorteners

General News Register features original reporting alongside carefully selected links to relevant stories from other news organizations, giving readers a mix of our own coverage and the wider news worth following.

Straightforward reporting with a sharp eye for stories that are overlooked, strange, funny, dramatic, or deeply human. Serious when the subject calls for it, lively when the story allows it, and always interested in the people behind the news.

Rules:

Be civil; no hate or personal attacks. No serial downvoting.
Yes, the Daily Mail counts as a news org.
Title must match the headline or neutrally describe the content
Avoid duplicates & spam (search before posting)
No link shorteners

Welcome to the nostalgia-filled piefed instance of yesteryear.

Open Registration with Application questionnaire.

If you have a question or comment you can post in !meta@retrofed.com or message @DosDude@retrofed.com or @Die4Ever@retrofed.com

In case of downtime and/or emergency, we will post updates on @DosDude@mastodon.social

Some rules we try to uphold:

Be civil. Bigotry is not welcome. This includes (but is not limited to): transphobia, queerphobia, racism, ageism and ableism. We do not promote hate.
Communities need to be Retro or Retro-adjacent.
Please don't upload pornographic content. (use an external image host for that)

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