Pyramid of Debate Refutation and counter-argument seem like they should be always valid, even if moving 'down the pyramid'. Ad Hominem and Name calling should not be OK regardless of direction. Just my thoughts

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

The problem with all standards of speech is that they are subjectively interpreted and an admin will likely judge harsher people he disagrees with than people he agrees with.

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

That's why Saidit has rules against moderators removing dissenting voices.

[–]fschmidt 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I am against restricting mods because subs should have subjective policies to reflect their audience. This doesn't restrict free speech since one can just post to another sub. The real problem is admins. So SaidIt actually has this completely backwards with admins practicing censorship and mods not being allowed to moderate. That is why I am working on /s/FreedIt.

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

I fully support having as many free speech sites as possible. The more options and redundancy, the better. Saidit does give the option for mods to remove dissenting opinions by simply removing the sub from from the /all list. There are many subs on Saidit that do this. It's good to have as many free speech options as possible. A person could even choose to participate on multiple sites and get the best of all possibilities.