Yesterday there was a conversation that contained several blatantly anti-vax comments. I had previously included in the community description a rule against anti-vax posts and comments, but I was not enforcing it well. I will be enforcing that rule going forward. I have also included a new rule against personal attacks. Please remember to report violations.
If anti-vaxxers wish to have a discussion, they are free to create their own community. This community is not a home for that sentiment.
Thanks. That is a good policy, and you’re doing a good job as a mod.
I guess for me the takeaway is, it’s always going to be a game of whack-a-mole and it’s always going to be a question of whether you have good mods. Other servers are just not going to have them all the time, so we’re really depending on lemmy.ml to federate and defederate in a thoughtful way. So far, so good though.
Actually, I need some help modding. I’m keeping an eye out for a couple of people, but I’m not sure who is 1) trustworthy and 2) interested.
lemmy.ml as a server doesn’t seem interested in moderating this kind of thing. Seems like it’s up to mods like @[email protected] here.
Wow that was an awesome thread. Back and forths of ideas is exactly what makes the internet so great.
It’s not a good policy, but to each their own. Such policies will only hinder, stifle and cap your growth. As awareness for these softwares grows and people start running less biased instances, yours will be left in the dust.