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Originally Posted by LD84
I hope not either. But certain individuals do like to try and push their agendas by outright starting a new thread or taking over another thread.
And it either gets locked or moved. Which is fine.
But when it happens over and over and over. Maybe a suspension or ban is in order?
But anyways, I am not a mod. I will let the matter drop as to not disrupt this thread.
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1) If the user in question has been responsible for a large number of thread closures, you're keeping a much better tally on that than I am. Have they sometimes been problematic in the past? Yes, but it's not like they're in the top tier of problematic posters either.
2) I don't think posting links to right-wing sites on its own should warrant a warning. I mean, how many of us from time to time land on a website we've never visited before and have no idea what its political leaning is. And if we decide we'd like to share the link should we investigate this before we do? I think that's asking a bit much.
3) Even if one does knowingly post links to well-known right-wing sites, does that also in itself warrant a warning? We can infer whatever we want about people based on the links they post, but even if they are what we might think they are, if they're not doing anything overtly racist, what grounds do we really have to ban them? I think it's entirely possible to be a fan of a right-wing news site and not be a racist. Some people say it's important to them that they get their news from a wide array of sources so they don't echo chamber themselves. And while I don't bother to do that, I think good on them. Should we ban posting links to X? I'd personally like to see them go away, but I also think it wouldn't be right to do that. And what about the people who are convinced everyone is racist, it's just a matter of how much. Should everyone be banned?
4) The article itself didn't have anything clearly racist in it. I read it three times and another moderator made the point as well. The worst part about it I noticed was it quoted an X tweet that had the word "antiwhiteism" in it. Now yes, it sounds like that site might cater to racists and the whole angry mob that like to claim "the black WNBA is out to get Caitlin Clark" when in reality white opponents hate her too as evidenced by the recent eye-poking of her. But I like to think we should judge things on what they clearly are and not on what we just imagine they probably are. I think it's important to keep an open mind and give people the benefit of the doubt. If they clearly prove to us that they're what we're hoping they're not, then so be it, but until that time I think we should presume the best of everyone.
5) I think this is just another, "I'm bored, how should I entertain myself? Oh, let's claim for the millionth time that the mods do a **** job. That'll do!" Whatever floats your boat, but it's getting old.
If the OP would like me to separate this tangent out of their thread, let me know.