• dragontamer@lemmy.worldM
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    3 hours ago

    I’m deleting the worst of posts that have degenerated into just two members insulting each other over and over again.

    You can see the topic is mostly open for your discussion. Just don’t make your posts devolve into useless bullshit and I’ll keep the posts up.

    I know it’s careful balance and it’s basically impossible to get it correct on political topics. But I’ll do my best.

    I’m simply being honest here. I’m not going to let 5+ posts of insults just stay around here. But this is also a topic with literally hundreds of comments so I’ll be making mistakes as a moderator.

    I’m not passing out bans here, yet anyway. I’m just deleting posts that have gone off the rails (as well as the threads / earlier posts that led to overheated discussion).

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      47 minutes ago

      It’s my second day on lemmy. I came from Reddit because their moderation is so careless.

      I am so tired of moderators using their power to police discussions, rather than keep people safe. Anyone can walk away from an argument at any time; you’re not protecting them from that. In fact, what you’re doing is silencing them at a time when they’re frustrated and have no where else to vent. They come here because they need to get it out.

      I’m going to start looking for another platform. People like you are the reason I left Reddit.

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        Its almost as if the system of unpaid volunteer moderators has its limits.

        I’m here on Lemmy because as limited as the system of unpaid volunteer moderators is… its better than the CEO of Reddit who has begun to influence the discussion from the top down. If there is a system of unpaid volunteer moderators, at least they should be supported. And Lemmy seems to be place for that.