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?
Your comment perfectly illustrates the issue. You claim to want a discussion but are incapable of doing so. Instead of discussing the issue you make baseless attacks.
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How is your comment related at all to how this sub should be moderated?
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If you look closely you’ll notice I didn’t respond to your first comment, I responded to this one.
You couldn’t help but make baseless unrelated attacks. It doesn’t further the discussion.
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More insults and no discussion of the topic. If nothing else you’re predictable.
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Your response is just an excuse for why you couldn’t control yourself and stay on topic.