Agreed. I am in the process of creating a lemmy instance (mostly for testing), with the core tenets being free speech and freedom of information. I just need to find a way of rewording it so that people don’t think it means endorsement of assholery.
I think invite-only and “Don’t make me ban you!” as the only rule could work.
Some inspiration for what to include/how to phrase the rules:
“Be nice to each other”
“You are allowed to share your opinion. Others are not required to like it”
“Accept that others might have different opinions from yours, just as you would want them to accept that your opinions are different from theirs”
“Moderation is based on how you say things, not what you say”
“Free speech has legal limits in most jurisdictions. The instance owner may be forced to remove illegal content even if they agree with you.” (for example, saying that all billionaires should be killed may or may not be a valid opinion but it may be considered incitement and depending on where you live, instance admins can get in trouble for not deleting it)
Your comments in this thread sound a lot like you not wanting us to say anything you dislike. I respect your opinions and I would fight for you being allowed to share them. I just think they’re wrong and disingenuous.
And at the same time, you rephrase it to imply something that was nowhere in the original sentence.
“Don’t make me ban you” doesn’t necessarily mean “Don’t say anything I don’t like” but maybe just “Don’t post anything illegal” or “Don’t make the experience worse for everyone else”. I fully agree that the original phrasing is too vague which is why I’ve provided a whole list of more specific suggestions.
Agreed. I am in the process of creating a lemmy instance (mostly for testing), with the core tenets being free speech and freedom of information. I just need to find a way of rewording it so that people don’t think it means endorsement of assholery.
I think invite-only and “Don’t make me ban you!” as the only rule could work.
Some inspiration for what to include/how to phrase the rules:
These are good! On my instance, my sidebar says “You can stay as long as you’re not being a jerk.”
“Don’t make me ban you!” Isn’t a rule.
A rule would be “don’t say anything I dislike”
Your comments in this thread sound a lot like you not wanting us to say anything you dislike. I respect your opinions and I would fight for you being allowed to share them. I just think they’re wrong and disingenuous.
I’m just rephrasing it to frame it as a command. That’s basically what a rule is. A command. A rule has imperativeness.
And at the same time, you rephrase it to imply something that was nowhere in the original sentence.
“Don’t make me ban you” doesn’t necessarily mean “Don’t say anything I don’t like” but maybe just “Don’t post anything illegal” or “Don’t make the experience worse for everyone else”. I fully agree that the original phrasing is too vague which is why I’ve provided a whole list of more specific suggestions.
Well it’s strongly implied.