This is true until you start touching 3rd rail topics. And having an experience like parent poster's even one time is one time too many IMO.
I've never had a long and thoughtful post censored, but it's frustrated me the once or twice it happened with a short comment that I didn't believe deserved it.
I agree we need moderation to avoid being a cesspool, but a light touch is absolutely essential.
I've had long and thoughtful posts censored. Yeah it sucks. It makes you not want to help people, at least on Reddit. Why would I spend my valuable time helping someone out when it might just get deleted by a 16-year-old modding a subreddit in-between CoD matches?
I've never had a long and thoughtful post censored, but it's frustrated me the once or twice it happened with a short comment that I didn't believe deserved it.
I agree we need moderation to avoid being a cesspool, but a light touch is absolutely essential.