WLB, I can't really sort out what it is that you're calling for--moderation of abusive comments?
I know from experience that everyone fails to live up to that standard at one point or another. I mean, if you're saying, "Stop the abuse," no one will disagree with you, and that's effectively a meaningless point to make. In my view, moderators should only really be alarmed at direct threats--i.e., that the poster will harm another user. In any case, I'm afraid to commit to certain standards of behavior because I'm always skeptical that I can adhere to them in every circumstance. But I can certainly agree that verbal abuse is weak argumentation. I usually scroll past such posts in boredom.
Incidentally, I think the willingness of individuals to consent to abuse may be most strongly demonstrated by some of the theists who troll these message boards.
Z
I know from experience that everyone fails to live up to that standard at one point or another. I mean, if you're saying, "Stop the abuse," no one will disagree with you, and that's effectively a meaningless point to make. In my view, moderators should only really be alarmed at direct threats--i.e., that the poster will harm another user. In any case, I'm afraid to commit to certain standards of behavior because I'm always skeptical that I can adhere to them in every circumstance. But I can certainly agree that verbal abuse is weak argumentation. I usually scroll past such posts in boredom.
Incidentally, I think the willingness of individuals to consent to abuse may be most strongly demonstrated by some of the theists who troll these message boards.
Z
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Bertrand Russell quotes!
Americans United for the Separation of Church and State -- if you haven't joined their Facebook page, do so by all means.
