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> we're trying to have a site for something else here. I think with the state of things and the current culture war going on, then for the sake of the board th
by busterarm 7y ago
> we're trying to have a site for something else here.
I think with the state of things and the current culture war going on, then for the sake of the board this topic needs to be thrown down the hole. Hence my flag.
The very first posts on this thread and first replies are like battle lines drawn.
- SpicyLemonZest 7y agoAt the same time, a board for discussing tech has some responsibility to ensure that big issues facing tech can be discussed. It's a problem if whoever's making the next Youtube lurks here and thinks "huh, content moderation must not be a big issue, nobody in the industry seems to talk about it".
- busterarm 7y agoIf we can't discuss it civilly, should it be discussed at all? I think if we want this kind of discussion on the board, the topic should be clearly marked as potentially hostile and either have comment voting disabled entirely or change the policy so that rule violations in flagged topics come with strict and lengthy timeout periods. And I say that as someone who has caught dang's ire a few times, as I'm sure he can confirm. :)
- reitanqild 7y ago> If we can't discuss it civilly, should it be discussed at all? I think we should. And as you propose, sharper reactions towards those who still cannot behave. That and a threshold (example at least 3 months old, at least 15 comments and the account must have good standing) for accounts that wish to participate and the moderators might have a chance.