The purpose of lemm.ee/c/conservative is to discuss conservative politics. That’s why the posts need to be from or about American right-wing, preferably in a neutral or positive light, and you can be as lefty as you want in the comments. The mods really do want the community to talk about conservatives, their values, and related things.
This isn’t r/conservative, r/TheDonald, and especially not r/Politics. It’s not Reddit at all. It’s Lemmy. Here, we’re supposed to beyond the totalitarian moderation of Reddit, not focused on profit, and wanting to create a community of real people. Ideally, we didn’t move from Reddit to recreate it elsewhere. We moved to Lemmy for something better.
The mods, Takeaway and I, view our role as very limited. We take the conservative approach. We don’t want to pulverize the community with the heavy-handed control that defined Reddit moderation. Nor do we want to create a safe space for conservative views, where they go unchallenged. We want posters to assume good faith, to earnestly argue with each other, seek points of agreement, and, probably most important, explore points of disagreement. This goes beyond mere civility: it’s about treating each other with dignity, understanding that we’re not all just a bunch of ideologues, and that we have reasons behind our beliefs worth understanding. As long as these discussion are earnest, even if a bit emotional, it’s all good.
So, it’s disappointing when the mods were greeted with 22 reports, most from the same thread. It was as if some of you were trying to get each other banned, the mods being merely an instrument of your will to silence. That is not our job. How can we be conservative in moderation while some of you bait each other into abusive language and then report the responses? Are we here to recreate Reddit?
Consider this a general warning to not do that again, a request to be better members of the community, and a chance to provide your input as to how we should proceed. We want you to talk about conservatives and conservativism. So, how can we help you do that while taking a conservative approach to moderation?
Signed,
Your /c/conservative mod team
Is it totalitarian to remove a comment calling people morons for their political beliefs? What about a comment saying “lmao keep your delusions”? Or “nobody expects you to be able to use basic reasoning, since you proudly display your utter lack of it.”?
All 3 of these comments I’m quoting were in response to comments making honest argument, so it’s not an issue of baiting, at least not in the above 3 cases. If the above comments aren’t egregious enough to warrant immediate removal, the what does cross the threshold?
How can a culture of respect flourish when no moderation actions are taken against such comments?
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1 week ban, for repeated abusive language/civility/not treating each other with respect.
Do you ban yourself when you break rule 2 or are the rules not meant for the ruling class?
Thank you throwaway, I appreciate it.