Piper ThunstromNov 14

Advice for community managers:

Use the Olivia Hill rule.

It's surprisingly easy to enforce:

Fascists get really upset and will talk to you about why the rule is bad.

You then ban them.

That's it, that's all the work it takes!

Show threadPiper ThunstromNov 14

So, unsurprisingly, the rule keeps working.

Behold this person, who immediately asked for a sharp definition of fascist.

This is the kind of person you're ejecting before they create problems.

As close as I can tell from what little information I can glean, I don't think this person is a fascist, but he's definitely not someone I want in my spaces.

This is why it works.

Show threadPiper Thunstrom

Got one who decided to respond to the deeper explanation to talk down to me about we need the definition to be more explicit.

I'll reiterate: anyone questioning the rule "no f fascists" directly is going to be a problem. There are no "false positives" because the signal is "willing to argue with a no fascist policy" not "full throated fascists!."

If you haven't adopted a code of conduct yet, that's where you put examples of bad behavior. If you're worried about folks not picking up on the subtly of the trap, put that example there.

And while you should absolutely get community input on rules, some things need to be deal breakers. Protecting fascism is high up that list. Also, ban anyone who questions the value of having a code of conduct. See previous statements about being a drain on community management resources.

Nov 19 at 8:38pmWeb
Show threadBiggles 20X6!Nov 19
@pathunstrom
https://youtu.be/IKICKcMU3MU
I love the line from this classic - "why the fuck are you a voluntary Nazi Safety Advocate? That's a funny thing to be concerned about, the wellbeing of hypothetical Nazis"
Aamer Rahman: Is it really ok to punch nazis?

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Show threadneoludditeNov 21
@pathunstrom also 1 week time outs for people trying to argue or reason with or mansplain fascism to the fascists, like that's ever worked