It's just a rule from those particular communities. You have to post something before you leave and it has to have the word rule in the title. It's just a silly thing they do.
this post was submitted on 07 Jan 2024
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It's specifically 196, which comes from the reddit 196. If you see it elsewhere it's just due to memeing
Thanks! But what does 'before you leave' mean?
Getting a bit more in depth, it specifically stems from the r/195 subreddit, which had only one rule stating that if you visit the subreddit page you must post before you leave. This rule was carried over to derivative subreddits like r/196 after 195 shut down. When 196 came to lemmy, this style of post carried over.
It's a meme rule
Just block the subs that do it and never waste another second of your life thinking about it.
why so? I read the news, I'm just pointing out this very typical US-centric habit
Le epic redditors i'd presume