A lot of people are saying they don’t see the issue being mentioned but I actually do. I’m firmly anti censorship, but I’m all for a less toxic environment, and it’s true that differing opinions often devolves into shit flinging nonsense, and we’ve all been doing this for years so we’re used to it and it becomes humorous with us, but when new posters come in and they post an unpopular opinion, they’re given some pretty arrogant shit tier responses and it’s easy to see why a newcomer wouldn’t continue posting here. I like to think I’m less like that than I used to be, but I know that back during the peak of the Flacco debates I had to have been the worst piece of shit to argue with.
I think a lot of us don’t see some of it as toxic because we’re all just so used to each others bullshit here lol but to a newcomer it probably is off putting.
Pretty much this.
The last thing any of us want to do is turn this forum into safe space. Personally, I resent that line of thinking and I think the other mods and I agree that this would be just as bad as what the community is currently. The profanity filter is going to be limited. It’s not like we are eliminating every word, primarily racial slurs and other slurs. We are not going to punish anyone for cursing either.
I’m pleasantly surprised that this has received as much positive feedback as it has. But I think Joey hit it on the head. Newcomers have been scared off, and certain older members don’t post here anymore. It’s a “my way or the highway” environment. I get it’s slow now but how much has community
grown in the past 2 years. Not much. Personally I think part of it is a lack of exposure, we are small, but the other problem is the simple arrogance thrown around here by some members. Mostly me.
When I consulted the rest of the team, I had three options in mind that I wanted to propose to solve the lack of growth problem.
1. Since I blame myself for it. I leave. personally I was also getting fed up.
2. The rest of you can vote me off of the island. I have no problems going, and if y’all want to keep your precious profanity, believe me, I will get out faster than you can imagine.
3. Consult with the other mods and try to fix this problem.
This is what we came up with. So either we just remain small, receive no growth, and eventually die. Or we can fix this problem.
Again, if anyone has a problem, feel free to PM me, insult me, whatever. We appreciate your criticism, but we think this is what’s best.