This is a privately run forum. Freedom of speech need not apply here. There is no requirement that the hate and lies being spewed by anti-Semitic assholes be tolerated, that is entirely up to the sponsor.
…and the sponsor has stated in many places that this site promotes FREEDOM OF SPEECH!
That view point is admirable, but it won’t stop this site from becoming known on the Internet as an anti-Semitic hate site similar to StormFront.
It is also noteworthy that “sound argument” is subjective. Repeating the blatantly false evidence found on various anti-Semitic and conspiracy web sites does not constitute a sound argument. Those of us who spend time here know the difference, but the people doing internet searches who end up here do not. It is from those people who the reputation of the site will be formed. When they see a predominance of that crap being bandied about here, it doesn’t matter that a few of us are challenging it … they will see it as the theme of the site.
But hey … if that’s okay with you. I and others who are getting fed up with that crap can always leave, right?
Having a board taken over by a particular group is always a risk. Just look at your former Hannity site. Speech there is heavily moderated and it is essentially a far-left site. As someone with decades of experience running discussion forums I can tell you that when moderation of speech sets in the left flourishes. They are one group whose ideas need to be protected by moderators. If I decide to start moderating speech in the same way here, this will become a left-wing site very quickly. It will feel more like the Facebook or Twitter than the Wild West.
Now to your point on free speech…if I ban the individuals that you suggest as a result of their posts related to Judaism / Zionism shall I also ban those critical of Islam? How about those critical of Catholics? Does the line in the sand only apply to Judaism? If so, why and where does it get drawn? Is any criticism allowed? If so, what criticism specifically?
Do you see how slippery this slope gets?
It wasn’t free speech that took over the Hannity site, it was abuse of the rules by one politics segment and overt tolerance by the moderator staff of that abuse.
What do you suggest?
I have a solution that I am prepared to deploy later today for a pilot test phase. It will be applicable to all members and active on all of the public threads…at all times.
I could even activate it in the private areas such as RH, GC, and Fireside Chat so folks can enjoy the full effect.
Would you prefer an echo chamber?
No. I would prefer the truth. The constant onslaught of misinformation, distortions and outright lies that are repeated over and over even after being thoroughly discredited does not promote an honest discourse, it promotes chaos.
That sounds ominous.
You prefer to hear what you believe to be is the truth. Just because you believe it is the truth doesn’t make it so.
That sounds ominous.
That’s because it is. I have access to an algorithm that determines toxicity levels of public comments as they are being typed.
After the comments made publicly (and privately) about me and the site this morning, I’ve already built out the entire framework for deployment.
Once implemented, comments that are deemed to be toxic by the algorithm will not be posted. I can determine level of toxicity before I deploy it. My intent is to turn the dials to 10 for the initial test run. If folks want moderated speech that would make the SJW moderators at Facebook and Reddit envious…then so be it.
I am merely a humble servant here.
Oh I do plan on moving it @asaratis and merging it with a few threads floating out there in the ether.
I have access to an algorithm that determines toxicity levels of public comments as they are being typed.
This might help clean things up. Historically, any time someone mentions anything remotely critical of Israel the foul mouthed personal attacks begin to fly…it’s highly inappropriate and the very posters who are crying in this thread are the most egregious violators of the rules of this site.
Locking it and calling it a day is by far the most expedient solution.
To Late!!!
You’re evil man.
I know that. I am just pointing out the inevitable end of this thread if it continues to attract and become a haven for the hate filled anti-Semites.
Honestly - if some of us here are critical of (((them))) what’s it to you?
(((They))) dominate the media, banking, law, academia, and government. That makes (((them))) ripe for criticism.
(((They))) are also more successful as a group of people than most, they don’t need you white knighting for them.
If you want to be a good goyim that’s fine. Just don’t force that on others.
How about simply basing it on the spreading of hateful, thoroughly disproven lies intended only to do harm to an innocent group?
Speech causes actions which is why in every society there has always been a limit on speech that defames, incites people to violence etc.
Hannity is a great example of where free speech run amok does nothing but harm.
Sooner or later good people get tired of rolling in filth with pigs.
Sooner or later good people get tired of rolling in filth with pigs.
Exactly. I couldn’t have said it better myself.