Should I make a new forum site for debate?

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[–]la_cues 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Holy shit. This is a site admin public declaring the site compromised and the owner a ghost. I've also learned that g0ldfish1 has abandoned the notabug project.

I only stumbled on magnora7's interview on TheHighersideChats a few weeks ago, and it gave me a wave of hype towards the decentralized, free speech corners of the public internet. However, it looks as though it is almost not possible for a single "entity" to do this; attackers in many forms drag these sites into the mud, incite mutiny, post racism and hate and pornography, ddos, etc.

Are the owners burnt out? (I would be) or even behind the scenes forced out by higher powers?

Maybe engaging with the users in formation of rules is a fruitless endeavor. A super authoritarian site ruler that never negotiates on poilcy is also clearly not ideal, but at least it stops any infighting and drama. "Here are the rules of the community, or fuck off to a site you like better." but idk

I think the r*ddit style of aggregator/forum is a bit better than the chans. (of course I mean what saidit is running now, not the redesign) I think the functionality of the site could be tweaked a bit in order to make it better, like giving a distinction from whether a post is focused on the media, or whether a post is focused on discussion. A user would have the algorithm tailored to them based on what they are trying to see more of. Posts individually would have different sorting/display/functionality methods depending on their type.

You are probably correct that a traditional forum would be better than saidit for a discussion focused site.

Anyway, a very sad state of the union. Let us fly the saidit flag upside down.

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    [–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

    The rules should be decided before the site goes online, and be changed very rarely. Enforcement should also be to the letter, which ain't what happens on SaidIt. Folks have to know what to expect.

    Agreed. That's why I keep talking about a constitution or manifesto with unchangeable immutable fundamental goals. No matter how much the leadership or community change there will always be the original mission statement. Rules and guides may come and go, ebb and flow, and evolve, but they should always abide the fundamentals.

    [–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

    I've also learned that g0ldfish1 has abandoned the notabug project.

    Drag.

    "Here are the rules of the community, or fuck off to a site you like better." but idk

    That's one general option among many. With several policy sets with simple fundamentals to pick and choose from, like-minded federated site owners and communities can be on the same page and use matching filters and settings.

    giving a distinction from whether a post is focused on the media, or whether a post is focused on discussion

    Fantastic idea! More metatags on all things. Why should the technocracy only get all the useful data?

    You are probably correct that a traditional forum would be better than saidit for a discussion focused site.

    This is a dilemma. SaidIt was born out of Reddit. Reddit and SaidIt users are lazy and set in their ways. Just like people on Facebook who won't try SaidIt. Introducing them to a new forum is a HUGE ask. Most won't.