@VictorVenema @admin
I noticed QOTO wasnt listed on your STEM server list:
https://fediscience.org/server-list.html
QOTO is in fact one of, if not the, largest STEM oriented server in the fediverse. I might suggest you consider adding us to the list? Or if not I'd be curious to know why.
Huh? We explicitly state that we moderate in our rules and list several examples of actions we moderate for (including hate speech and discrimination among others). We both have and will continue to ban users who break those rules.
Why in the world would you think we are unmoderated?
Why would "strange people" getting into your mentions be my fault? That would be the result of **you** not moderating against those strange people, but wouldnt have anything to do with me.
As for free speech, free speech does not imply lack of moderation. Nor does it mean you can say anything you want.
More importantly, and to the point, have you ever seen a single incident that you would deem unacceptable where a moderator didnt act? Sounds more like what if isms than the actual reality, which is that we moderator and do so regularly.
Sounds like you never even bothered to read our rules or look at our past moderation actions.
Which by the way we publicly keep a record of our moderation and users weve banned for hate speech or other offenses. So there is more than enough evidence that we dont just have rules but actively enforce them...
So again any examples of a case where we didnt enforce moderator action when called for, even one?
Of course, and you are welcome to do as you see fit... but why is it when all your reasons turn out to be untrue and there is ample evidence to show it is incorrect that you wish to maintain those false opinions?
Not that I mind you do, but, where is the cause, what incident did you have that demonstrates your opinion at all, because I've never seen one.
Even if you dont change your mind if there is even a shred of truth to your accusations I would want to know about it so as a moderator I could fix the problem. If there isnt (and so far you dont seem to have any to provide) then I'd wonder why you would maintain a policy based on something you now know to be false?