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Re:When thebiglebow.ski is blocked by Facebook by ovi256 on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @07:34AM (#24764509)
If your moderation is the equivalent of a low fence keeping people away from the other side, with 2B users the fence will always be swamped by people leaning over it and bending it while looking you in the eye and going "See ? I'm not passing it. This is what you allow."

If you randomly bring the hammer down on a fraction of the people who just touch the fence, the fence will be pretty clear of people leaning over. But you'll sure gain a reputation for opaque capricious moderation.

NB: I am not against this system, and I recognize it's widely applied in the world.

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Re:When thebiglebow.ski is blocked by Facebook by whimsicalism on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @12:44PM (#24767262)
> NB: I am not against this system, and I recognize it's widely applied in the world.

The problem is that what is "widely applied in the world" is using the grey-area of who to bring the hammer down on randomly to tip the scales in some way.

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