This thread was inappropriately censored by either @punkisdead@slrpnk.net or @mambabasa@slrpnk.net claiming:
“Reason: Reason: Literally the opposite of anti-work is “over employment” which OP is arguing for”
There is an English comprehension problem by the mod. Would someone whose first language is English please:
- notice that over employment is actually the problem that the thread identifies and seeks remedies for. Being forced into a full-time or nothing ultamatim is a very common problem that oppresses the anti-work community.
- undo the improper action
The mod’s action to suppress is actually a pro-work action, as it prevents discussion around solutions to over-employment.
I agree with what you say and can also admit that my moderation practices are not perfect, but just as much we have moderators that should act in good faith and be accountable for their actions, users should also try to act in good faith and in line with the communities goals. Of course the power difference is there and so I am.not saying this is a both sides issue where everyone has actually equal amounts of agency.
Well I think that’s the exact issue. I am a mod as well, and yet I don’t want this kind of power because I know we are all imperfect. Yet the need for online moderation remains, and to some extent, I need to moderate if I want certain communities to continue to exist. It is a conundrum. I don’t have any direct solutions to offer right now, so I think I need to do some reading on possible alternatives maybe. But I am posting this in the hopes that others may have ideas and to raise awareness so that when the time does come to adopt a better system, I hope there can be consensus around this.
I also agree that having a more positive and good faith user base is important. But it’s even less clear how to achieve this. Traditionally it has been done mainly by bannings which I doubt is the best method. It’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot. The moderation issue is just one aspect, but I feel that online discourse in general is extremely hostile and it seems to be overflowing into offline society too.
I know that on reddit there was some kind of crowd sourced moderation of r/anarchism. I dont have any direct experience regarding this way of moderation, as I was never part of that way of doing things.