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?

  • PizzaMan@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    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.

    • jimbolauski@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      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.

      • PizzaMan@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        Your past actions have shown your intent is to stifle discussions.

        What about my actions leads you to believe that?

              • PizzaMan@lemm.ee
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                1 year ago

                Some arguments aren’t worth it, so sometimes I delete things.

                That’s not inherently a form of dishonesty.

                • jimbolauski@lemm.ee
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                  1 year ago

                  Deleting your comment was not dishonest, the actual comment where you revealed your motivations for being on this sub was what I was referring to.

                  • PizzaMan@lemm.ee
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                    1 year ago

                    If I’m being completely honest, I don’t remember the comment you’re talking about/the content of the comment.