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If there really where Nazis in the #fediverse I think I would want to talk to them and find out why they feel that way, not ban them.
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Do people really think an idea doesn't exist because we keep someone from speaking it?
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There has been ongoing conversation because a newer instances wants to ban offensive accounts. Nazis are just an example in this case.
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@gomerx There's however a difference between discussing something and arguing senselessly. If someone runs into a room, shouting shit and not listening to anyone else's point of view then that person should be thrown out. Perhaps you're just not used to some of the more senseless internet discussions that can appear and destroy communities because they're not moderated…
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@ghostdancer @gomerx Sometimes it's just not worth taking the time to educate some people. We got a new word for this in Swedish recently btw, describing these kinds of lost hopes, that means essentially "fact resistent".
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@tuttle I think that's the only scalable method of keeping it civilised.
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A swedish blogger put it pretty nicely a few weeks ago regarding moderating his own comment field: It's not about filtering out things you don't want to hear, it's about filtering in a usable and valuable conversation, i.e. removing things that do not contribute to that conversation, such as abuse, insults, and all kinds of disrespectful and domineering discourse. Also…
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I lost it and wandered deep into troll territory. I noticing now that other more experienced #fediverse members stayed out of it.
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Right. And anyone can subscribe to the them. I'm not sure how easy it is to block one account from an entire instance.
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I made the mistake of thinking people where interested in my opinion. I get silly sometimes.
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The more monkeys with guns, the better.
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That makes for a long work day the next day, I guess.
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