No, the only time a submission should be removed by a moderator is if it's obvious spam or illegal content like CP, otherwise, let the community curate its content. Shitty and irrelevant posts will be downvoated into the gutter where they belong.
So, freedom of expression only works if your saying something? Is it shitty? Yes. But this is Voat. The community should handle the issue. The moderator is there to moderate completely at their discretion, unless there are community rules. Then the community should handle their issue. The second that voat as a whole starts exercising their will on smaller, less powerful groups, is the second we go down the Reddit Road and into the Digg Ditch.
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Workman ago
No, the only time a submission should be removed by a moderator is if it's obvious spam or illegal content like CP, otherwise, let the community curate its content. Shitty and irrelevant posts will be downvoated into the gutter where they belong.
UnknownCitizen ago
So, freedom of expression only works if your saying something? Is it shitty? Yes. But this is Voat. The community should handle the issue. The moderator is there to moderate completely at their discretion, unless there are community rules. Then the community should handle their issue. The second that voat as a whole starts exercising their will on smaller, less powerful groups, is the second we go down the Reddit Road and into the Digg Ditch.
Note: all within the confines of applicable laws.
GOMAD_OR_GFYAD ago
Go the fuck back to reddit with that bullshit attitude. The site is the community. The mod is not the voice of the community, the vote count is.