[auggy31]

Nothing about a moderator necessitates quickness, and what may be tendentious to you is not to someone else. In fact, quickness is a negative trait of a moderator, when their decisions are as impactful as limiting speech.

And nobody said anything about debating anyone, I'm wholly uninterested in dang's perspective at this point, he's made his lack of ability in this area perfectly clear.

It's also perfectly clear how little is in his toolbox to enforce his decisions however, so I suppose it's mostly a wash.

[tptacek]

I disagree with basically everything you said here. But, much more importantly: if you're wholly uninterested in Dan's perspective on things, this place is probably not a great hang for you.

[auggy31]

It’s been a fine “hang” for me for 13 years, it’ll be fine for another 13, most likely.

Also I think it's the literal definition of hubris to disagree with, "what may be tendentious to you is not to someone else" but I'm guessing you don't really care about hypocritical shit like that.

[dctoedt]

13 years, you say? That's not what your profile says — did you feel some need to create a new identity?

[tptacek]

I think anything I say to you is going to generate a snarky, dismissive response, and so am opting to keep things simple.

[dctoedt]

> I think anything I say to you is going to generate a snarky, dismissive response, and so am opting to keep things simple

I feel no such compunction, so: This guy seems to be hiding behind a new handle; for what reason(s), we can speculate.

[Chris2048]

The idea that you have to share the same politics or perspectives as the mod is the problem, and promotes walled gardens and groupthink. The exact phenomenon of mods killing anything they disagree with is what killed reddit.

[tptacek]

You do not have to share the same politics, and, moreover, you don't even know what his politics are. How I know that is, I don't even know what his politics are, and I've talked to him a bunch and am a little unhealthily curious about them.

[Chris2048]

I can't speak to what you know, but I can speak to what sometimes reveals itself.

If it's the case that you don't have to share the same politics, then please explain why:

> if you're wholly uninterested in Dan's perspective on things, this place is probably not a great hang for you