Edit: Rule has been replaced.

Old title was “An addendum to the rules. No more using the words “Nazi” or “Fascist”.”

The words Nazi and Fascist have no meaning. No one is referring to 1940s Germany or 1930s Italy. It’s just name-calling at this point. You can see this all over this sub.

So the banned words has been extended from just stuff like racial slurs to include Nazi and Fascist.

Yes, I do realize this is a slippery slope, but hopefully any meaning you wanted to impart can still be done without the kindergarten-level name-calling.

Credit to https://lemm.ee/u/dukethorion@lemmy.world for the idea.

Hell of a lot better than my “Conservatives Only” tag idea or banning bad faith arguments. It’s a clear cut rule that should help with a problem without cutting down on actual discussions.

If you have any feedback/complaints/raging against the machine/questions, feel free to leave them here.

  • Throwaway@lemm.eeOPM
    02·
    8 months ago

    I realize the optics, but the quality of discussion is horrible right now. And the alternatives were just not good.

    Going the “Conservatives only tag” route would have been anti-free speech, stifled discussion, and would only helped certain threads.

    Going the “bad faith arguments” route would have a ton of trying to read minds, trying to figure out what is and isn’t bad faith, and that would also stifle discussion. Just a bad idea all around.

    This way, its clear cut, and it might even promote discussion. Instead of saying “Hes a Nazi”, say “This is a problem because X reason”

    • ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca
      2·
      8 months ago

      I realize the optics, but the quality of discussion is horrible right now.

      I can see 68 total posts in this community. You are the author of 61 of them. You have made 89.7% of posts in this community. It seems like you’re upset that the comments on your posts aren’t what you want them to be.