Re: Why we really can't use Facebook for technical discussion.

[Emil Ivov <[e-mail]>]

Ironically, advising *others* how *they* should follow Postel’s principle
is exactly the opposite of the principle.

On Sun, Jun 6, 2021 at 00:44 Larry Masinter <[e-mail]> wrote:

> This is the argument about Postel's principle (conservative in what you
> send, liberal in what you accept) in layer 9.
> It seems to me that Facebook is doing just fine slowing down (24 hours)
> the possible propagation of violence incitement without requiring a lot of
> judgement on what does or does not constitute thoughtful vs. inciteful
> speech.
>
> "Kill them all and let TCP sort it out" can readily be expressed in other
> terms. A content moderation policy that slowed down frequent postings (by
> 24 hours) might temper heated conversations and lead to calmer
> considerations of the actual requirements.
>
> > I hereby propose we censor Facebook engineers in IETF meetings for
> promoting stupidity.
>
> Can public forums improve the quality of discussion by delaying frequent,
> divisive posters?
> Is trying to do so really  "promoting stupidity"? (Obligatory 😊)
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