How do you expect us to be a community if we can't discuss things?

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[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I see your point, but the thing is my original post was three days ago and I specifically waited to see if maybe some reasonable people would eventually come along, that maybe that was just an early onslaught of malcontents. I realize there will always be people who don't want to discuss things but just yell at each other, but if they're not just a few bad apples, if they're not even the half but the majority in this place, then what's to be the fate of Saidit?

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

They just invaded from Voat and Pol to keep trying to take over any place that will let them. They're not interested in conversation. At least, of the many I've challenged to have one, they certainly didn't want one. What they want are converts, people who will uncritically accept what they have to say. They just try to get rid of anybody else, especially people critical of their behavior. That's what Seven was joking about.

[–]EuropeanAwakening 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

oy vey

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

No one is "invading" from Voat or Pol, no more than being invaded by the reddit harassment subs, AHS and Srs. The people you think are invading are most likely Hasbara trolls.

[–]LarrySwinger2 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Even when so many people post insults and upvote them, that still doesn't exclude it from being a (very) loud minority. I'm sure there's plenty of people who don't stand for that, but don't know what to say either. It isn't easy to call people out for their behaviour either, and there's no downvote button either to show disagreement with those insults. I've had people gang up on me randomly on Reddit, so I know how disheartening it can be. I feel like it's inherited from Reddit, in part because the voting system invites it, and in part as a tendency present in its userbase. Probably the majority of this site's userbase comes from Reddit after all. Anyway, I do think this should be addressed, considering that the pyramid of debate promises a better experience.