What should an Admin, or if you're an Admin, what do you do, about someone's post that contains unnecessary extreme profanities attacking a well-known person?
As a user, I can easily mute another user (and did so for exactly the reasons you mentioned in your survey). But I would worry that really intense behavior of that nature could damage the reputation of the server. Also, a person could express the same views without going totally overboard, so to take action isn't necessarily censorship in the worst sense of the word.
Reputation matters more with Mastodon because a server Admin can block an entire other server. A power I think that is abused by many Admins.
I agree, there is some line between censorship and decency that needs to be determined.
In this case, in my mind, I substituted "Trump" in his sentence, for his intended target, and asked myself if I would still react to the post, if it was aimed at Trump. It passed the Trump test. I didn't like the unnecessary raging cursing, despite the target.
I don't want this server to have a reputation of sending out endless cursing. Posts with nothing but cursing have 0 intelligent thought behind it. It's noise in the Fediverse. It's like a dog barking, except more deranged.
I, personally, don't care if I get blocked, but I do care if this server gets blocked because it's not just about me.
I ask for opinions because I recognize that I may learn something listening to other people, and it could change my thinking.
Some people attacked me for even asking. One telling me that if I need to ask, then I shouldn't be an admin. Another accusing me of supporting genocide.
I'm good at not letting people get to me. But, it's discouraging sometimes.
It's my pleasure, Jerry. :) I did find some in the thread were a bit harsh but I guess the one accusing you of supporting genocide must have come in after I looked. Yeesh!
Haha, I think people could learn from you learning by listening to other people. It's an important lesson that I wish I had learned earlier in life and which often seems lacking on social media, sadly.
Anyways, that's why I chimed in... so you would feel like someone had your back. I'm glad if it was helpful!
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