Stories
Slash Boxes
Comments

SoylentNews is people

Ideologically Modded AC Posts: A Subset (Day A034) | Log In/Create an Account | Top | 18 comments | Search Discussion
Display Options Threshold/Breakthrough Reply to Comment Mark All as Read Mark All as Unread
The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way.

  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by Azuma Hazuki on Monday April 12 2021, @06:15AM (2 children)

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Monday April 12 2021, @06:15AM (#1136268) Journal

    Sometimes a post gets downmodded or ignored entirely because it's basically empty of useful information or outright false, in addition to trollish (or not).

    - No one is obligated to upmod or even read every single brain-turd the local branch of the Q Qucks Qlan squeezes out onto these forums.
    - It's not some kind of attack on civil rights or "cancel culture" to leave valueless posts alone to rot.
    - Free speech is not a guarantor of a captive audience.
    - A post being left alone or downmodded is not some kind of evil leftist groupthink conspiracy to censor it.
    - Many of these posts are valueless because they are false, trollish, or some combination of both; that they coincide with a generally "conservative" (in the US sense) political leaning says more about their originating posters...and US conservatism...than anything.

    --
    I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
    Starting Score:    1  point
    Moderation   +3  
       Insightful=3, Total=3
    Extra 'Insightful' Modifier   0  
    Karma-Bonus Modifier   +1  
    Total Score:   5  

  • (Score: 2, Informative) by hemocyanin on Monday April 12 2021, @02:52PM (1 child)

    by hemocyanin (186) on Monday April 12 2021, @02:52PM (#1136416) Journal
    • No one is obligated to read anything, including this journal.
    • It's not some kind of attack on civil rights to suggest posts for reading.
    • Nobody is forcing you to read anything. You are not a captive. You are free to do as you please.
    • A post being upmodded is not an evil groupthink conspiracy.
    • In matters of opinion, falsity is an opinion.

    You are not required to take the catnip nor are you required to be abusive when you do take it.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 12 2021, @05:31PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 12 2021, @05:31PM (#1136535)

      Pot meet kettle. Your methods my dear are just less direct, but no less civil.