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

Excellent post. I hope Saiditors will have a serious discussions about what will build the site. With only 5 or 10 users in a given sub at a time, and yet 38,815 readers, something's definitely wrong with Saidit.

As we know, part of the problem is that the posts and discussions are often right-wing propaganda posts and comments, as if Saidit were run by shills.

Saidit has an opportunity to offer better content than Reddit, and better discussions, but continues to be dominated by propaganda, and people who want to argue about facts.

When the site can address much more than just this limited view of the world, it will encourage more readers to and Saiditors to show up.

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

" When the site can address much more than just this limited view of the world, it will encourage more readers to and Saiditors to show up. "

I think this site offers more than just a limited view. It offers more views than most, and many are not limited. Find me a better place and I'll go. Find me a better way and I'll follow.

How could we better filter without censoring?

What do you propose?

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

It offers more views than most

I think this is the problem. Saidit is not a diverse site, and a few people tend to push only one kind of agenda, which turns others away. Those who disagree with a right-wing point of view - as I've seen - will get harrassed and called names. This is not necesssarily a problem for me, but it's not a good reason for a left-leaning or moderate person to remain on the site.

The options of 'insightful' or 'funny' are too limited, and most posts on the front page are never insightful or funny. Allow the posts to get to the front page that people click on, whether they vote or not. Consider an alternative to the 'funny' vote option that does not have the same consequences as a downvote (god forbid Saiditors face consequences for their actions). An alternative vote button for funny could be a turd blossom, for shitpost, but with no consequences for the post.

Encourage people to provide diverse posts and to debate.