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But at the same time? One of the rules needs to be axing this idea that everyone should be debating as if they’re in the debate team. 90% of the issue was people on both sides hiding behind ridiculous expectations that their posts were safe from ridicule if, for example, the well was poisoned. How many times did we see a multi-page discussion on if the well was poisoned because the person who claimed it was couldn’t stand on their own feet to defend their point? And that’s only one of the excuses to fend off ridicule of their point.
How is a moderator supposed to enforce that rule without it blowing up into a shitstorm and chasing people away?
We are not compelled to respond, or even give any weight at all, to points made by other posters. If another poster's conduct aggravates you...why not just let it go and continue the discussion with someone else?
It's pretty much know that for quite awhile, @gourimoko and I weren't engaging with each other. It still happens sometimes. But neither of us went complaining to mods because the other person wasn't debating/discussing the way we wanted them to. We just...moved on and discussed things with other people.
I really can't fathom why that can't work for everyone else.
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