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How should I moderate this community? How can I do better? (lemm.ee)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The plain and simple of it is that I'm not a good moderator. I have no idea what I'm doing. I wanted a community where people could post conservative stuff without it getting overwhelmed by lefty stuff, and then you could have discussions/arguments in the comment section. Bring to light stories that wouldn't normally be seen on lemmy. Since that didn't exist on lemmy, I had to do it myself.

Right now, there's a lot of toxicity, some straight up telling people to kill themselves. My whole moderation policy was basically "So long as it isn't a straight up slur, you could comment it".

You'd think it'd be simple, just ban those who do that. Well, what about those who defend baby murder? I know lefties genuinely believe it isn't, but I do. How do you tell what is horrible shit, when lefties act like horror movie monsters?

What about those who I'm like 90% sure are arguing in bad faith? I want to encourage discussions and arguments, and if I'm wrong, what then?

Me doing keyword-based moderating was a bad idea, but I am at a loss of how to do better, without breaking what this sub was supposed to be about.

I need ideas.

How should I moderate this community?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I’d rather discuss finer points of conservativism without people yelling about us not caring about the poor or women

There is a problem there. The "finer points of conservatism" includes things like defunding social programs. There is no way to destroy the social safety net and not get called out for hating the poor.

You can't have your cake and eat it too, not without an echo chamber.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

This is what I'm talking about.

As if our current government programs are the only way to care for the poor.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

As if our current government programs are the only way to care for the poor.

Charity is not enough.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago

Agreed.

Government assistance is also not enough.