LF: “this is the dangerous, tempestuous, wild web”
You only had to finish with “and I’m saying this for your own good” to give the complete gangster movie vibe.
And seriously the internet is what you want it to be. You can focus on the uglyness or on the humanity in it. It’s your choice and no perspective is more legitimate.
“A chat site with zealous, devoted, untiring Mods who do a FANTASTIC job at keeping us safe” By this point I’m getting strong 1984 vibes. Do they do it all for the people’s good?
I happen to think the mods are doing good job, and I didn’t like it when LU criticized them for not censoring Lashon Arah. But please let’s not get overly patriotic. If anyone has disagreement with the mods it’s their right to express it.
“And most who come here, be it those who ‘live’ here or those who just chanced by (fell in), are looking to chill out. To unload. To upload. Share a good word, a quip, a smile. Brighten up someone’s life, one’s own life.
???? ?????? ?????? ????? That’s what it’s all about.”
So where do you classify all the mysoginism, dogmatism, personal attacks and incomprehensive drivel?
Regarding the main issue you have with LU:
1. I can see how it might be hard to have a conversation when someone keeps shouting “Lashon Arah” in the background. However all everyone had to do was to ignore it and keep going on with the conversation. It was their choice not to do it.
2. edited.