Recent instance debates made me wonder what is a set of good moderation rules that moderate but do not silence or censor anyone?
Is there a “moderation bible” somewhere? What is the overarching goal of moderation?
For example, discrimination according to protected characteristics (age, gender, religion etc.) is clearly bad, but what if someone is just saying something that you disagree with?
What if someone is lying, either on purpose or just because they don’t know what they’re talking about?
At least one thing will always be clear: spam 😁
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@elduvelle sounds like the thing is all of those rules silence and censor people, and a person needs to start by accepting that if they're going to go on to figure out who to silence and censor.
Maybe the censorship is for the best, but a person needs to at least admit that that's what they're doing.
