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There are a lot of communities that are functioning way better after they implemented a strict no politics policy. It's a strawman argument. Especially consider
by throwmeariver1 5y ago
There are a lot of communities that are functioning way better after they implemented a strict no politics policy. It's a strawman argument. Especially considering the populous of hackernews of which 90% don't believe that they can be manipulated by advertising because they are too intelligent. It's gonna be a shitshow.
- forum_ghost 5y agoBetter yet, seems many believe they are absolutely immune to Russian psyops, and of course the West would -never- psyop its own citizens. I've been even called a russian propagandist for linking to WaPo, a well-known Kremlin outlet. It's probably time to ban politics.
- tankenmate 5y agoAs soon as you have more than two people you have politics, regardless of whether it is small "p" politics or big "P" politics. Politics is a function of human communities, there is a 100% correlation. I suspect what you were looking for is not "no politics" but "be conservative in what you say and liberal in what you hear", i.e. think more of the group than yourself. Or for those who can't read between the lines; "don't be selfish".
- throwmeariver1 5y agoNo, I mean strict ban on sight no politics like it helped usenet and irc communities in the 90s and helps slack, discord, reddit and other forums right now. Stay on topic or gtfo.
- detaro 5y agoHN tried banning "all politics" once. it was one of the bigger clusterfucks in the history of the site.
- spacemanmatt 5y agoIt's like trying to ban kindness. Oops, it's tricky.
- throwmeariver1 5y agoNo, it's not. Snotty comments like yours are also against the rules. There are more than enough examples of communities running without politics.
- detaro 5y agoAgain, it's been tried. Doesn't work for a place like HN that doesn't limit itself to topics where touchpoints with politics can be completely avoided. If you think otherwise, at least have an argument for why it should work better this time.
- spacemanmatt 5y agoSeems like you're in the wrong about the rules.
- spacemanmatt 5y agoI wonder how many giggle when they read populous where they expect populace
- throwmeariver1 5y agodang.
- spacemanmatt 5y agoWhat does it say about quality if you use a trash account and don't bother with grammar-checking? Those things would seem to belie your stated position.
- throwmeariver1 5y agoMore snot. Sorry that english isn't my first language and that I don't want my real identity known by people like you.