MOD TALK:
Hate speech (or just low-quality speech): do we really want it banned liberally? Or do we want everyone to maintain their blocking skills and develop resilience here? Since Hate Speech is only easy to define in the most extreme cases, banning site-wide causes collateral damage. More importantly it diminishes the immune-response strength of the community.



I've been so heartened to see Spinsters up their blocking game and deal with trolls on their own. I don't want to weaken that.

 But a lot of butts get hurt in the process (see blog.ninapaley.com/2019/10/31/ ).

There is always demand for authority to make a "safe space." But it is so much healthier for a community to make its own safety, by developing good blocking habits. What do you think?