I got an email notification yesterday about a new posting by 'Ministry of Justice' on nextdoor, being slightly piqued by it and not having logged in for 6 months or so, I logged in to see it was a reminder by the police that in the UK racial hatred posted in a public forum is actionable, and I thought 'yep, that's nextdoor alright'.
A quick look at the local nextdoor posts indeed illustrated a whole slew of 'it's all the <insert slur>'s fault' posts about everything from drunkenness to dog poo on the street.
Absolutely. Nextdoor's lack of response against some of the more difficult contributors is why I stopped using their service.
Specific example/tangent:
My tiny city issues "city stickers" to residents (under the premise of "improving safety/recognizability"), which are technically required. During a Nextdoor debate about this "necessity," I commented that the stickers make it easier to target vehicles when they are elsewhere in the county, as our small city is much wealthier than surrounding areas.
Some neighborly asshat, MD, then proceeds to berate my ideas as "stupid/idiotic/don't like it then LEAVE!" Even on unrelated comments elsewhere on the Nextdoor platform, this mental health provider continues trolling me about "not wanting to be part of the community."
Really it's about not having any stickers on my vehicle which display allegiance/possessions; think about this, Mr.NRA-support-sticker-bearer: the likelihood that your vehicle has a gun stored within is much higher than an unlabeled vehicle.
Similarly, our little city's resident decal immediately tells others I statistically have more money/possessions than you, possibly even within this parked vehicle. No, I'll pass — I still don't pay for the sticker!