this post was submitted on 23 Oct 2025
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Malicious Compliance

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People conforming to the letter, but not the spirit, of a request. For now, this includes text posts, images, videos and links. Please ensure that the “malicious compliance” aspect is apparent - if you’re making a text post, be sure to explain this part; if it’s an image/video/link, use the “Body” field to elaborate.

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[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

How old is this picture? Pretty sure I see a phone book

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 51 points 4 weeks ago

I'll give them full points just for not putting it immediately in front of the door preventing it from being opened, despite the doormat request.

[–] ShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.com 43 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I dunno about malicious, more like dumb request gets dumb results.

[–] naticus@lemmy.world 23 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Lol I think you just described most malicious compliance posts. Just people throwing logic out the window while making demands, just to be swatted down by their own hubris.

[–] hanke@feddit.nu 9 points 4 weeks ago

Eh, there isn't anything malicious about this post.

The delivery guy was just being compliant.

[–] ZoDoneRightNow@kbin.earth 26 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I genuinely don't understand this request, is there any size of parcel that is not just an envelope that won't look super obvious under a door mat? Unless you have a cellar door under the mat or something, it makes no sense.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 9 points 4 weeks ago

I bet if you ordered a door mat.

(Or a book of stamps, or a comic book, or pet medication, or a set of screws, or a small electronic device, or hair pins, or printer ink, or a million other things I could name that would fit in a small package that could be placed under a door mat

[–] frmrm@peachpie.theatl.social 8 points 4 weeks ago

This earns a golf clap. Well done.