This is not a rule change at all, just a notice that existing rules will be enforced, so I will not cover it.
2.
Our Community Policy
Other than the default subverses, I do not believe that moderators should be restricted in their actions. Allowing moderators to do whatever they want is an important part of the "federalism" of Voat. This is not a huge issue anyways, as any mod who enacts overly restrictive rules will have to face the consequences of widespread disapproval and loss of their community to better subverses.
3.
Catch All Policy
My comments on #2 apply here as well. The autonomy of mods should be respected.
4.
Sexualized Content of Minors
I do not understand how various countrys' laws apply to this. I don't think I want to either. Voat does not have a huge team of lawyers for sorting out borderline cases, so if there is any content that is in a legal grey area in whatever juristiction is relevant, it should be deleted. But if you can't reasonably argue that a certain post or image is illegal, it should not be deleted. If we begin censoring any legal content, it's a slippery slope toward widespread censorship and SJW control.
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Here's my opinion on these issues, one by one:
This is not a rule change at all, just a notice that existing rules will be enforced, so I will not cover it.
2. Our Community Policy
Other than the default subverses, I do not believe that moderators should be restricted in their actions. Allowing moderators to do whatever they want is an important part of the "federalism" of Voat. This is not a huge issue anyways, as any mod who enacts overly restrictive rules will have to face the consequences of widespread disapproval and loss of their community to better subverses.
3. Catch All Policy
My comments on #2 apply here as well. The autonomy of mods should be respected.
4. Sexualized Content of Minors
I do not understand how various countrys' laws apply to this. I don't think I want to either. Voat does not have a huge team of lawyers for sorting out borderline cases, so if there is any content that is in a legal grey area in whatever juristiction is relevant, it should be deleted. But if you can't reasonably argue that a certain post or image is illegal, it should not be deleted. If we begin censoring any legal content, it's a slippery slope toward widespread censorship and SJW control.