Why is this place so much better than other sites like it? - I'm honestly not shilling on behalf of the mods, just new and getting a good feel for the place.

[mr.moon1488]

Most of the other free speech oriented places either are completely broken from the start, don't have enough activity to be interesting (minds), or have just devolved into shit over the years. (4chan) Most of the posts I see here are typically pretty high quality regardless of the topic, and views of the posters, and moderation seems to handle most things in a fair manner. Do you think it's something with the way the site is set up, is it because of the people it attracts, or is it purely because of good moderation?

 

[MarineTrainedTard]

I think it's a combination of actually being more-or-less pro-free-speech (as opposed to a lot of "free-speech" forums where they only actually mean "free speech that is unpopular but we like and ONLY THAT" and the fact that the moderation team does a pretty good job of weeding out the turbospeds

 

[Mender Bug]

Null actually values privacy and free expression, and its not Reddit.

 

[AF 802]

A combination of free speech and control on ret.ardation you see on places like 4/pol/. We have ret.ards but we keep them on a short tard leash.

 

[Judge Holden]

Humble beginnings due to the fact we started off as just a fucking chris chan observer forum which made sure power-autism was kept to a minimum from the getgo, and the fact that we here observed the various cancers of idiocy and incompetence and zealotry devour many of our contemporaries; indeed we extensively detailed and laughed about them in many threads, and thus we learned the lessons needed to survive this dark age of retarded fuckery

 

[mr.moon1488]

Humble beginnings due to the fact we started off as just a fucking chris chan observer forum which made sure power-autism was kept to a minimum from the getgo, and the fact that we here observed the various cancers of idiocy and incompetence and zealotry devour many of our contemporaries and thus learned the lessons needed to survive

So basically, just paying attention to the failures of others, and responding accordingly then?

 

[OmnipotentStupidity]

For me, it's a few things.

It's the feel of true anonymity, and the basis that everything and everyone is on some level playing field. Your status or inter-community work, unless dependent upon forwarding the discussions themselves, doesn't matter and will be judged on its own merits. Posters have right to free speech in every sense; there is never any system in place to cause any type of circlejerk to form or completely shutting out valid arguments whenever something goes against the grain.

The most sense of gratification you'd get is from reactions. And those are just ways of showing what users are thinking generally, rather than "Hey I like this" or "Hey I fuckin' hate this and you as a person". That's not to say circlejerks don't form, but they're usually based on information that is already laid bare to anyone following the story, and has a shitton of evidence to compound to that argument. There is no "he said, she said" bullshit; it's the epitome of "pics or it didn't happen": provide something if it isn't easily accessible, lest you look like a dumbass in a thread about other dumbasses.

And that's the other thing: people love taking the absolute piss out of actual morons/stupid ideals online, it's just how the Internet is. But when you have a community dedicated to archiving what they do (while the impressions from those looking from the outside in seems stalker-like) it ends up being a chaotic good for actual discussion on the topics based on the facts and only the facts. Some of which, like in Shmorky's case, can actually help take down potentially dangerous people from hurting others. It's a a common goal each thread can strive towards.

Also the mods keep complete stupidity from taking over threads, so there's that.

 

[HeyItsHarveyMacClout]

I'd say a large part of it is due to the community/mods. The other day I posted an Op-Ed about the transexual movement hurting actual women, and instead of just removing it and/or muting me for not knowing better, someone moved it over to the mega thread and gave me a reason why is moved. It helped me learn how to contribute better without punishing me for not knowing better.

 

[Draza]

Freedom of speech and overall great community to interact with.

 

[Dilligaff]

I also think it helps that a good chunk of posters here seem to be middle-aged, professional, well-educated and/or have lots of life experience. I think the anonymity and the focus on documentation already mentioned attracts people like that, which helps keep the tardery low.

 

[mr.moon1488]

I'd say a large part of it is due to the community/mods. The other day I posted an Op-Ed about the transexual movement hurting actual women, and instead of just removing it and/or muting me for not knowing better, someone moved it over to the mega thread and gave me a reason why is moved. It helped me learn how to contribute better without punishing me for not knowing better.

Yeah, that's one thing I've really noticed here. The mods don't just ban hammer people for minor mistakes. This, and they stay pretty active here. I think that was one of the big things which caused 4chan to decline. Once Moot left, the mods stopped really engaging on the site.

 

[Slappy McGherkin]

Having been around since Al Gore first invented the Intarwebs and experienced all manner of forums and fuckery, I recently joined here after lurking for awhile. Why? Primarily the content and a userbase that can at least spell potato(e). Free speech is nice, but often degrades to just nigger, nigger, nigger. I find the free opinions to be of much more value, and often expressed very well on this site. I may not agree with all of them, but it provides an invaluable perspective and tool for introspection of my own beliefs.

Plus, everybody needs a good laugh at some idiot's expense. Which is done quite well here, too.

There you have it.

 

[ghostmice]

The fact that we're a lolcow forum is what helps this place not be fucking terrible, being able to see people making fun of speds and finding all their personal information is a really good deterrent against r.etarded behavior.

 

[UndercoverRapist]

You come for the lolcows, you stay for the faggotry.

In seriousness though, I like it because you can have a difference of opinion and there aren't a bunch of pearl clutching limp wristed retards sperging out about it, instead someone will usually address your opinion in a somewhat detailed and intelligent manner.

 

[Null]

We're not really a free speech website in the sense that we exist as a less strict alternative of an existing service. We have a draw and then don't interfere with what people want to say.

 

[Graffiti canvas]

I think it also has to do with the fact that most people here have the ability to take sarcasm and have a sense of humor about it. We're self aware of where we are and what we do here. It's hard to have a shit forum if everyone is mature enough to realize they're autistic for being here in the first place.

The ones who aren't only serve to amuse us further.

 

[MG 620]

I come for the troon coverage and Amberlynn Reid drama. There's nothing else like it these days.

 

[NOT Sword Fighter Super]

It's good because while there is some political talk, we're really just here to laugh at tards on both sides of the political spectrum.
Also, we don't have any kind of gay mission or pretend to have a purpose other than laughing at shit that entertains us, and shun and mock people who come here and try to do that shit.

 

[Clop]

Every other online site has effectively chased any discourse away and everyone has to have a political beef even in a fucking knitting community.

Also helps that if you get mad at someone calling you a faggot here you can't ask for a safe space like a little bitch. Builds character. Faggot.

 

[RG 448]

It’s all about the cow nudes