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Great scott, that was the most horrible thing I've seen in davis_square in a long time. It's like coming home to discover a steaming turd in the middle of your kitchen floor. (And you don't have any pets.)

This is a compliment to the mods that the turds stand out so much, rather than being part of the background noise like-certain-communities-I-could-name, but I still feel like it shouldn't have gotten as far as it did. Wrote a mod about it.

(Started to mention TNH-style moderation tactics in my email, for I am a fan of them, but then had second thoughts. I'm not convinced that they apply in the case of every active internet community. It's an interesting question.)

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[rikchik.livejournal.com]

Is it gone already? I'm not sure what post you're referring to.

[metahacker.livejournal.com]

Aw, no fair snarking when I can't figure out what the original was... All I can see is someone being uppity about someone's kundalini beliefs. Surely that wasn't it.

[hahathor.livejournal.com]

UH, which post are you referring to? I don't remember seeing anything particularly offensive on DS today, but perhaps I am not reading as closely as you are.

[jadelennox]

TNH-style moderation tactics -- combined with Patrick's incredibly brutal treatment of anyone who disagrees with him but isn't in the making light clique, whether or not they violate making light's officially stated rules of discourse -- or why I stopped reading making light. I am a strong fan of harsh comment moderation, but I believe you should just delete inappropriate comments, or not let them through moderation. Disemvoweling was funny once, but really it's just a way to make anyone who disagrees with you look like a laughingstock. If you don't want them to have a voice, don't give them a voice: giving them a soapbox and then changing their words so they look ridiculous is childish.

[ruthling.livejournal.com]

that puppy video is my idea of what heaven would be like, were there such a thing.