An Appeal to Set Expectations Accurately: SaidIt values Fact-based Discussion more than Free Speech

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[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I just removed one instance of "free speech" from our FAQ wiki page. I don't see it anywhere else in our official language/posts. Unfortunately some (volunteer and unprompted) promoters of SaidIt have used this term a little too liberally in the past.

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

That must have been me. I came here not knowing much about the alt-right, asstrollery, nor many people's ideas of what "free speech" means to them.

Were I to do it all over again, I'd have used something different, such as "uncensored discourse" since discourse implies civil conversation, and if it's civil there's no reason to censor, regardless of the content.

I regret ever using it and am deeply sorry. Words matter.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Thanks man, but really no big deal. Your PR by far outweighed this bit. And some schools of thought consider us more free speech for being pyramidy too.

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

No one can be omnipotent and know all the ways words are used. I was just thrilled to find a truther tolerant place for freedom of ideas.

As for my PR stuff, I did what I could. Was it all perfect? Hell no. But after M7's meltdown and crapping on me for it, I have no drive to bother further.

For what it's worth, I still love the pyramid. It would be nice to discipline according to it more, and or have supplemental concrete rules, examples, and actions related to it. WAY easier said than done.