A New Approach to Moderation at Websleuths

[angelainwi]

Sounds good but can we go back to being able to like posts. It is a bizarre experience being in a thread where there are no likes. I like being able to see what kind of reaction certain posts get.

 

[Eli9]

Sounds good but can we go back to being able to like posts. It is a bizarre experience being in a thread where there are no likes. I like being able to see what kind of reaction certain posts get.

That's weird all the threads I'm watching have likes enabled. ?

 

[Gemmie]

That's weird all the threads I'm watching have likes enabled. ?

Sounds good but can we go back to being able to like posts. It is a bizarre experience being in a thread where there are no likes. I like being able to see what kind of reaction certain posts get.

It's only the Flagged posts that have Reactions turned off. Not unflagged posts.

 

[seasideForest]

It's only the Flagged posts that have Reactions turned off. Not unflagged posts.

There's one thread where Reactions are turned off completely because the thread is so volatile.

 

[Gemmie]

There's one thread where Reactions are turned off completely because the thread is so volatile.

Yes, but that's a whole nuther thing and not the same as regular threads with some flagged posts. Perhaps the thread @angelainwi is talking about is like one you mentioned.

 

[lcookster]

I don't post continuously but have been here since 2003. I really respect the ethos around Tricia's guardrails. This site is a cut above the rest. Thanks to Mods and Admin for keeping this place a big cut above the rest.

Without starting a debate, I do want to say that I appreciate the differentiation between FOX and affiliates. In the Dominion lawsuit, Fox defended itself by saying it was an entertainment program, not a news program. It is so important to discern between verified facts versus general narrative.

 

[Fraize]

Sounds good but can we go back to being able to like posts. It is a bizarre experience being in a thread where there are no likes. I like being able to see what kind of reaction certain posts get.

I would love to keep all methods of expression open. However, none of us can deny that some threads are divisive, and Liking posts carry with it a validation or repudiation of opinion. When emotions are high, Websleuths needs to remember that Justice wears a blindfold for a reason: she must only weigh the facts and be blind to those emotions. No human is immune to emotion, so when things get heated I may choose to turn off Likes so we can keep to the facts whenever we can.