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Re: SA

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I don’t disagree with you - the mods are very likely to have a different view from me about what’s considered ‘bad’ enough that it should be left up. In my case, I’m talking about straight up, undeniable racism, transphobia, etc. - using racial slurs, saying they don’t associate with LGBT people, mocking entire ethnic groups - all things I’ve seen posted about. Stuff that isn’t really gray-area or about semantics over labels or anything like that. You’re right that they may take a less firm stance that I won’t end up agreeing with.

But I’m not here to suggest where they should draw that line. I don’t actually have a firm opinion on whether they should loosen or keep their rule in regards to removing posts - if they decide to remove any post when asked or only certain ones, that’s up to them. I was more so arguing against the original notion that there’s never going to be a reason NOT to remove a post if someone is claiming harassment, because I believe there are times it serves the greater good to leave something up. Of course, my mileage may vary from yours as to when those times are. I think at a minimum there’s an argument to be made for leaving up posts about known scammers, if nothing else.

As I said before, I don’t condone any form of harassment, no matter how bad the person is - I just disagree that a drama blog is to blame for someone else’s behavior. You’re right that kids say dumb shit. But if you’re old enough to be on FR in the first place, you’re old enough to understand that a) there are consequences to your actions and b) what you post online has the potential to be there forever. We should all be careful with what we put online. Kids shouldn’t be harassed because they’re naive or ignorant about a topic or just word something poorly, no - but they also don’t get a pass on actual shitty behavior and beliefs just because they’re minors.

If I’m being honest, I don’t really even see the need for another FR drama blog - between ARR and SMR I feel like all the bases are covered (DRR is a cesspool that I’m surprised is even still standing, but I guess it’s also there for those who like that.) I prefer ARR, but I’m not that bothered by SMR really - I could do without the non-drama related scrying and dream posts and 28 copypasta jokes in a row, and topics definitely get dragged on far too long there. But for that last thing, I think the new salt blog owners are going to find themselves running into the same issue no matter how hard they try to avoid it. We just love beating dead horses.

Speaking of, as intense and long-winded as this discussion ended up being, I do wonder how often people are even actually asking to have a post removed.