That sounds like it's going to get real messy real fast
this post was submitted on 13 Oct 2025
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Platforms run by "free speech absolutists" tend to go that way
Inb4 it's just flame wars all the way down (with a side of harassment).
No, no, see: It's going to be all people who just want to make a valid point and the jerkface moderators wouldn't let them (which definitely does happen.) That other thing, where they are just convinced they need to be able to be unhinged at other people and throw insults around and now I'm going to give them a perfect place to do it, that doesn't sound like something Lemmy would do.
(You may have a point. IDK, I'll try being liberal with the banhammer if that does happen that way.)
So, like, "let's continue this conversation outside" as a community concept?
Maybe it needs some kind of re-framing, so it's clear that it is only for bad mod decisions. If it winds up as just people wanting to continue bickering when the mods are trying to stop them I will probably have to change something.
it is only for bad mod decisions
Who can be the judge of that?
Me.
No no -- me. Your judgement is flawed, obviously. Only mine is correct. /s
Call it Phil's Bucket of [deleted] and make clear you'll get rid of any posts for any reason, and then only allow discussions you think are interesting?
Yeah, maybe. I thought I made it pretty overt in the community rules, let's see how it shakes out in practice.
This gives me strong !meanwhileongrad@sh.itjust.works vibes. But still a different theme, as meanwhileongrad is concentrated on tankie madness and this is more of a generic "you speak bad about people supporting some form of totalitarianism -> we dislike you".
It's also sad that it doesn't suprise me something like this comes from .world.