I don't agree with your core conceit of delineating between moderation and censorship, but this threw me: > As long as the "vitriol" was pertinent to the topic

I don't agree with your core conceit of delineating between moderation and censorship, but this threw me: > As long as the "vitriol" was pertinent to the topic, it should be allowed. After all, that's the point of the voting system right? If you don't like it, vote it down. Voting systems as implemented by many popular sites are moderation/censorship via mob rule, and I'm surprised that you advocate for it. I actually prefer having actual moderators to having a post voted down because five random people disagreed with my opinion and wanted to hide it in a attempt to control the narrative of the comment thread. That's a problem even this site doesn't manage to avoid. Heck, look at your posts; in this comment thread, people are downvoting you in an attempt to hide your opinion, and I don't even agree with you.