Discussion about the Halifax subforum

[TheNovaScotian]

Originally Posted by TrudeauSockPuppet427

I don’t think moderation should be too heavy handed but I would have thought the job of a mod would include warning / reining in users who frequently behave in an inflammatory, aggressive, or derogatory manner and tend to post remarks that appear intended only to offend or propagandize conspiracy theories. That doesn’t appear to happen here and as I’ve noted in other comments, we are dragged through pages of interpersonal arguments and frequent complaints about the behaviour that go ignored.

I don’t get it. I suspect it’s the same sort of reluctance to call out BS that the media suffered from the last couple of decades. The fallacious belief that there is a duty to “show both sides” even if one side is completely off the rails (or even completely illegitimate), lest they be accused of “censorship”. I don’t think telling someone to behave respectfully and rein in their bullying tone and stop upsetting people is censorship, unfair, or heavy handed.

In any case, that's my 2¢ and it's the last I'll post about it.

FKA Petey

We could always resort to self governance and pillory the transgressor. Though that does devolve into anarchy pretty quick.