• VirtualOdour@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    There is a huge difference between subtly changing posts in secret and very obviously doing it to poke fun at people attacking you without any intention of secrecy.

    I don’t think it was a great thing to do because unserious trolls like the nimble navigators were bound to try and sell it as a big deal and as we see it’ll echo for ages by people repeating the most salacious elements without context. I don’t think it’s anything shocking, moot used to use identical word filter tactics against the very same people and they laughed at it, users found it funny at the time too until they realized it was expedient to be outraged.

    I’m here because I dislike Spez and how he runs things, but I think it’s important to have good arguments not paper thin mock outrage.

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      6 months ago

      Can I give you a list of substitutions which you will then have to apply to your comments going forward, and go back and edit your past comments to apply? Would you agree to that? For your convenience I can give you a set of links to click to apply the edits.

      I promise (for real) that I’ll only do it to poke fun.

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        6 months ago

        All I’m saying is there is a difference and that it is deceptive to present it like it’s one thing when it’s something else because you know that it’ll be more effective at convincing people of the thing you want them to think.

        Just say what actually happened if you genuinely believe it’s exactly as bad.