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>Censorship has become an issue within some subreddits, too. It's not about getting rid of blatant spammers any more. Far too often we've seen contributing, alb
by redthrowaway 14y ago
>Censorship has become an issue within some subreddits, too. It's not about getting rid of blatant spammers any more. Far too often we've seen contributing, albeit unorthodox, members of these communities banned for expressing views that may be controversial, but still worth expressing.
Reddit's problem has never been spam. In fact, you alluded to it earlier in your post: it's quality.
"Censorship", aka moderation, is necessary to promote quality content. Wikipedia, /., and SO are all heavily moderated. So, too, is HN. Without moderation (censorship, in your words), content regresses to the LCD. This is bad, and worth preventing. Moderation achieves that.
- pekk 14y agoModeration on the basis of ideological purity does not produce "quality content," just an artificial ideological uniformity.
- willurd 14y agoI think you're on to something here. I'm going to ponder this for a while.
- redthrowaway 14y agoI've been a redditor for something like 4 years. I've read thousands of complaints about Nazi mods banning people they disagree with. Upon closer inspection, I've found the vast majority of those who were banned deserved it. In only a handful of cases have I seen mods who legitimately were trying to censor opinions they disagreed with. People have a tendency to hide behind the principle of free speech as if it were all-encompassing and omnibenevolent. It isn't. Just because you have the right to speak your mind doesn't mean you have the right to be heard. Low-quality contributions can and must be suppressed if the level of discussion in a community is to remain high.
- mistermann 14y agoIts not so much the moderators, its the downvotes. Reddit, imho, has a very particular and narrow opinion on many subjects - disagree with this opinion, even in legitimate good faith of open discussion, and your comment will be buried within minutes. The masses in the community have really lost their way.
- ChiperSoft 14y agoHivemind happens everywhere, even on HN and SO. There will always be a status quo.
- rmc 14y agoBut what if the goal is ideological uniformity? r/lgbt or r/transgender is about LGBT or trans issues. They want to make a Safe Space where people don't have to justify trans 101?
- DanBC 14y agoSet up your own subreddit. Announce the rules early. Get cooperative mods with you.