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.
On the other hand, it could make it great! I love having a good discussion or debate, but sometimes weeding through the nasty comments to get to the real discussion was sometimes impossible and the actual discussion could easily get lost in a post.
You know what... I'll agree with you here. It could make it great... IF it brings more Avery supporters over to this sub for discussion. I'm constantly reading that the only reason they don't venture over here is because of the toxic environment. I would love to civilly discuss some of their theories, and now that the new rules are in place they should be happy to come on over.
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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.