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Just a reminder that in site of the challenges for the was very accurate. The races that polled as very close were very close. The races that polled as sure things went the way the polls said they would. The issue was media outlets taking some races where polls said Republicans had a 50.1 to 55% chan e of winning and assuming that all of them would be Republican victories. Democrats over-performed the polls by only 2-3% nation wide and that was enough to sneak by some very close contests.

In summary the only way the polling for the was wrong is if you think polls make binary predictions not statistical odds.

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FYI, you don't need a content warning (CW) for political content that doesn't otherwise contain CW-eligible content.

@Pat I am getting feedback form people that they really want to avoid political posts after a very trying election season. I'm happy to oblige esp on a Sci/Tech focused server.

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This instance is for STEM people, not just STEM content.

@antares

Overuse of CW's in harmful to those who rely on them.

I'll post a full explanation...

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Thank you! That is sane, reasonable, and something I'm more than happy both to use as a general practice and as a reference for some "rando dude not even on my instance flouting a verified mark, patronizing attitude, and "good vibes." May @leahmcelrath find this useful.

@Pat @antares I'm new, I want to be a good Netizen. I saw where someone just posting something innocuous, at least to me, that long polling lines do not necessarily indicate a huge turnout. After reposting her Twitter comment on the Fedi, she was told it needed a cw, and that the tone should be kept "good vibes" unless a cw is used. Then according to her, the person was offended she "took it to that other social site."

I want some guide I can refer to as "best practices." I need something reasonable I can point to for those occasions when "random dude not even in my instance with a verified flag wants to school me on his good vibes culture." I tend to be very direct, brutally honest, and "good vibes" might not appreciate *my* culture of responding somewhere between "I'll take that under advisement" and "piss off!"

The time for me to figure out "best practices" is definitely before "good vibes" goes flexing on me as some ignorant newb. Thank you for helping me transition from Twitter Hellscape to a place to have conversations with reasonable adults.

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Relevant concerns expressed:
mstdn.social/@maxkennerly/1093

journa.host/@joshtpm/109310205

The "beginning" of this exploration into Fedi mores:
mstdn.social/@leahmcelrath/109

Thank you to @leahmcelrath for keeping these conversations public and continuing to ask questions until you get answers that make sense to you and me both. I don't see either of us here with intent to upset people. But "random dude calling me out for a mild expression of concern demanding a CW" is ... confusing and annoying.

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