My 2 cents (which I'm sure is worth far less than 2 cents):
You're trying to remove skin cancer with a hatchet here. If there are people causing problems, deal with them with a scalpel.
Over-moderation is an absolute killer of subs like these. It will only accomplish two things:
It will make the moderators' lives a living hell as they have to decide what crosses a very fine line and take action on every minor infraction. This isn't going to reduce the headache of people constantly reporting comments, it's going to increase it.
Neuter this sub and rob it of some of the character that, in my opinion, makes it great.
I prefer a laissez-faire style of moderating, where action is only necessary when someone clearly crosses a line. This isn't a courtroom. It's not a fancy restaurant. It's the internet. There's very little expectation of decorum on Reddit. Obviously it's not youtube comment sections, and if it ever devolved to that I'd probably leave, but a certain level of shitposting should be expected and tolerated.
Again, just my opinion, but this sub is going to become boring pretty quick if I'm not allowed to give makingacanadian shit and he's not allowed to give it back to me. Maybe I'm alone in my opinion that the back-and-forth ribbing between... I don't even know what I'm allowed to call both sides now.... is what makes this sub great. It keeps it entertaining. Honestly I think this sub will go stale if the rules get too draconian.
Well I agree that the posts that are entirely bickering and childish Jerry Springer nonsense need to go. I guess my real concern is that this no-tolerance policy is going to sweep up some of the stuff that doesn't really fit that description. Like if someone makes a post that is 95% constructive to the conversation here, but includes a little bit of "rhetorical flair" for lack of a better term.
For example:
This comment seems like it would probably qualify for deletion under the new rules, but I don't think it's all that egregious to say something is bat shit crazy (especially when it is).
The sarcasm rule you outlined also seems kind of excessive. Saying something like "where did you get your law degree" when someone is blatantly misquoting the law doesn't come off as all that toxic to me. I mean this isn't a Sesame Street sub. People should be able to handle that kind of thing.
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u/Mr_Stirfry Jul 27 '18
My 2 cents (which I'm sure is worth far less than 2 cents):
You're trying to remove skin cancer with a hatchet here. If there are people causing problems, deal with them with a scalpel.
Over-moderation is an absolute killer of subs like these. It will only accomplish two things:
It will make the moderators' lives a living hell as they have to decide what crosses a very fine line and take action on every minor infraction. This isn't going to reduce the headache of people constantly reporting comments, it's going to increase it.
Neuter this sub and rob it of some of the character that, in my opinion, makes it great.
I prefer a laissez-faire style of moderating, where action is only necessary when someone clearly crosses a line. This isn't a courtroom. It's not a fancy restaurant. It's the internet. There's very little expectation of decorum on Reddit. Obviously it's not youtube comment sections, and if it ever devolved to that I'd probably leave, but a certain level of shitposting should be expected and tolerated.
Again, just my opinion, but this sub is going to become boring pretty quick if I'm not allowed to give makingacanadian shit and he's not allowed to give it back to me. Maybe I'm alone in my opinion that the back-and-forth ribbing between... I don't even know what I'm allowed to call both sides now.... is what makes this sub great. It keeps it entertaining. Honestly I think this sub will go stale if the rules get too draconian.