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We have a chance to build a new community here. How do we avoid the mistakes of /r/newzealand? (lemmy.fmhy.ml)
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Hi all, as with most of you, I'm an immigrant from Reddit. I never used to go on to the NZ or regional subreddits because frankly, I felt very unwelcome and those places were extremely negative.

How then do we build a new community that is based on being positive and accepting, even of those with different points of view, political leanings, religious beliefs or lifestyles? Everyone deserves a voice, no one deserves to be shouted down or made to feel unwelcome or belittled because they have differing thoughts.

Even festering cunts like Brian Tamaki and his ilk, deserve a seat at the table. We live in a free country and that means everyone should get a voice. Everyone gets to speak their piece, even if you don't like it.

How do we stop this community devolving into yet another online echo chamber?

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[–] BalpeenHammer 1 points 1 year ago (12 children)

In the end the moderators make or break the community. If you want to avoid the mistakes of /r/nz you have to make sure none of your moderators are one of their moderators.

Aside from that here are some ideas.

Moderation transparency: Publish every moderation action.

Meta Moderation: Allow people to somehow decide whether or not any moderation act was justified.

Hold people responsible for their words and actions. This of course would include moderators. This one is tricky as often the only real punishment you can dole out is a ban.

[–] justgettingalong 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The fact you're asking not just for user bans by moderators but also the community can ban moderators will lead to the situation where people are afraid to even moderate. Dave has the right idea here. You don't ban people for opinions even if you don't agree.

[–] BalpeenHammer 0 points 1 year ago

I just think there should be a mechanism to hold moderators responsible and democratic action seems to be the best way. Meta moderation doesn't have to result in a ban, maybe if enough people complain they can be stripped of moderator status.

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