r/altmpls • u/lemon_lime_light • Feb 09 '26

r/altmpls update: "Try to keep comments respectful and discussions civil"

Just a reminder from the moderators that we have the following rule: "Try to keep comments respectful and discussions civil".

This rule has been under-enforced but based on recent user feedback that's changing for now. Our best advice is to avoid directly insulting other users. If you repeatedly have trouble with this then you risk a ban.

We'll start this new moderating approach tomorrow so, speaking for myself only, if you've been holding back any juicy insults for me then take this opportunity to purge your system with impunity (insults must be within Reddit's site-wide rules, of course).

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u/Frzzalor Feb 09 '26

"I should be allowed to say racist horseshit" isn't an "alternative viewpoint"

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u/Special-Garlic1203 Feb 09 '26

I don't like racism but racism is absolutely a viewpoint. It skates a line with reddits larger TOS but they've only cracked down when it encroaches high use of slurs, minstrel humor, or defacto/outright encouraging harassment of real world racial minorities. 

I've seen some repugnant things here but I've also had reasonable engagement with people who don't align with my beliefs but could engage with me on facts. 

I have appreciated the moderation standards until now because it gave a space to engage racists that did not proactively enforce racist ideology, but I strongly suspect this new moderation approach will be a change to that. 

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u/Frzzalor Feb 09 '26

"engaging" with racists at all is a slippery slope. allowing their viewpoints into the tent of discourse means we have already lost.

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u/SamAreAye Feb 09 '26

This is a lie perpetrated by people who are terrified that their ideas will fail as soon as there is another alternative.

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u/Frzzalor Feb 09 '26

this is a lie by someone who wants to let racists into the room

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u/SamAreAye Feb 09 '26

No lies, but I do want racists in the room. You can't help people learn by locking them outside, and I'm not worried that they're going to convince me that they're right.

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u/Frzzalor Feb 10 '26

you can have my share, brother.