> They would like you (the users) to stop squabbling over stupid shit and causing drama so that they can spend their time writing more features and not have to adjudicate your stupid little fights.
Hum, the whole thread sounds very narrowminded, lacking imagination and frankly a bit stupid. This sentence may be true , but where is the evidence that they will do anything to stop users from doing it? reduce engagement and you reduce flamewars. Find the balance that is good enough for you and you won't need to moderate too much. But it seems social networks choose not to do it because of both money and political power. IT's also a bit disingenuous to pretend that drama is a sideshow or distraction and that social networks have better things to do. Drama is at the core of glorified forums aka social networks, it is what attracts people's attention which brings the mony.
we ve all been running forums and communities on the internet for decades, these are not new problems
Hum, the whole thread sounds very narrowminded, lacking imagination and frankly a bit stupid. This sentence may be true , but where is the evidence that they will do anything to stop users from doing it? reduce engagement and you reduce flamewars. Find the balance that is good enough for you and you won't need to moderate too much. But it seems social networks choose not to do it because of both money and political power. IT's also a bit disingenuous to pretend that drama is a sideshow or distraction and that social networks have better things to do. Drama is at the core of glorified forums aka social networks, it is what attracts people's attention which brings the mony.
we ve all been running forums and communities on the internet for decades, these are not new problems