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

[Keith Moore <[e-mail]>]

On 6/7/21 11:31 AM, Phillip Hallam-Baker wrote:

> Slashdot has a rather less respectful audience yet their karma system 
> produces vastly better results. But the biggest takeaway for me is 
> that one size fits all does not work for curation or moderation.

Indeed, different communities have different standards for behavior, and 
necessarily so.   I've seen newcomers to a community struggle to fit in, 
only slowly realizing that the jokes that are well-received elsewhere 
are not considered appropriate in their new setting, and slowly grasping 
the new boundaries.   But the idea that there is or should be one 
universal standard for speech strikes me as ridiculous.   A subject that 
is taboo in one setting almost inherently is in need of examination 
somewhere.  (note that I did say "almost")

> We have known that content inspection is a failing strategy for spam 
> filtering for over 15 years, why apply it to enforce automatic bans on 
> individuals?
Indeed, part of the problem with that strategy is that it assumes that 
one size fits all.

Keith