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Tone policing is a form of hostility, too.
by spacemanmatt 11y ago
Tone policing is a form of hostility, too.
- quesera 11y agoWell, yes, then I am intolerant of aggressive behaviour and take action to suppress it and its spread. The simple logic is that hostility obscures the writer's meaning, invites reactive hostility, and pollutes the conversation. I can see no reason to promote it. Slow down, try again without invective, be civil. It works better. We are not the powerless disenfranchised citizens of a dictatorial state with no other means of expression. Some of us might be, actually, but not in this setting.
- spacemanmatt 11y agoTone policing disenfranchises minority views, period. Doesn't matter whether the context is social justice or database performance; Unless the tone is beyond well-known bounds (e.g. is abusive, flippant, way off-topic, etc.) I don't think it is generally constructive. Edit: I think we're talking past each other on where "tone policing" becomes regular old moderation.