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So if you were a forum owner or someone who posts there and saw a Controversial topic, would you allow it or post in it?
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I am not so sure. But it isn't our place to delete that thread, just because we are an admin or staff member in that forum. It's better to leave that thread be and take necessary action, when someone reports that thread.
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I think if the controversial thread is about supporting illegal crimes, or helping people commit crimes, it is best to delete it because your domain name, web hosting, and website may get seized by the government for breaking the law.
For controversial threads which are not illegal, it is better to make a forum like debate forums.
For controversial threads which are not illegal, it is better to make a forum like debate forums.
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easily, always have a policy aginst illegal activites.froggyboy604 said:
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I think enforcing a policy for illegal content is easier to do on a small to medium size site, and much harder on huge sites like 4chan, and Reddit.Demon_Skeith said:
I read on http://readwrite.com/2015/01/21/moot-retires-from-4chan that owner of 4chan recently retired from 4chan. I bet one of the reason the owner of 4chan retired is because it is too hard to control such a big community where people post illegal activities even though there are policy. Plus, running 4chan must be a very hard job since there are so many members where you need a lot of mods, and admins to moderate posts.
Actually, according to him, he didn't actually retire. He is taking a long vacation and assigned several moderators to take care of the site. He also asked the mods to give him their personal info (name, addresses etc.), which is pretty weird considering we're talking about 4chan, which is known for supporting anonymity.froggyboy604 said:
As for controversial threads, yes, I allow them on my forum, provided they don't break the laws of the state in which it is hosted. My hosting company is located in a country that supports free speech. No. Not the USA. :evil lol:
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Hopefully, he has a nice long vacation. Maybe his mods are being paid money where you need their names, address, etc for writing checks, and taxes. It is probably better to meet with your mods or know them better in real life before handing over the control of a giant site like 4chan.alakazam said:
I think for these kind of topic it is better to decide for each topic. I pretty much agree with the opinion of deleting or taking from view the illegal or inflammatory material before it causes a stir in the community.
On the other hand there are other topics that are controversial but I think the community is mature enough to tackle them, in which case we just monitor them closely in case it devolves into something undesirable.
I also agree it is important to clearly describe in your boards what kind of discussions are out of boundaries and how to effectively report wrongdoers and bad topics.
Usually if the user posted it with no intention of breaking rules or offending, I discuss it with the staff before closing it or not and PM the user regarding the measures taken and our reasons to do it.
On the other hand there are other topics that are controversial but I think the community is mature enough to tackle them, in which case we just monitor them closely in case it devolves into something undesirable.
I also agree it is important to clearly describe in your boards what kind of discussions are out of boundaries and how to effectively report wrongdoers and bad topics.
Usually if the user posted it with no intention of breaking rules or offending, I discuss it with the staff before closing it or not and PM the user regarding the measures taken and our reasons to do it.