The plain and simple of it is that I’m not a good moderator. I have no idea what I’m doing. I wanted a community where people could post conservative stuff without it getting overwhelmed by lefty stuff, and then you could have discussions/arguments in the comment section. Bring to light stories that wouldn’t normally be seen on lemmy. Since that didn’t exist on lemmy, I had to do it myself.
Right now, there’s a lot of toxicity, some straight up telling people to kill themselves. My whole moderation policy was basically “So long as it isn’t a straight up slur, you could comment it”.
You’d think it’d be simple, just ban those who do that. Well, what about those who defend baby murder? I know lefties genuinely believe it isn’t, but I do. How do you tell what is horrible shit, when lefties act like horror movie monsters?
What about those who I’m like 90% sure are arguing in bad faith? I want to encourage discussions and arguments, and if I’m wrong, what then?
Me doing keyword-based moderating was a bad idea, but I am at a loss of how to do better, without breaking what this sub was supposed to be about.
I need ideas.
How should I moderate this community?
How do you determine somebody is acting in bad faith here?
If user name == pizza man
That doesn’t answer my question. I asked a question and did not recieve an honest answer back. So if anything you’re the one acting in bad faith here.
You have no room to complain about bad faith comments.
You have no intention of offering help or insight for moderation of this sub to help it grow. Your past actions have shown your intent is to stifle discussions.
What about my actions leads you to believe that?
Posts you’ve made regarding the reason you are here.
Please elaborate.
You’ve made since deleted comments about why you visit the sub.
Some arguments aren’t worth it, so sometimes I delete things.
That’s not inherently a form of dishonesty.