I’m sorry you feel that way. The anti-vax community is tight-knit and vocal. I’m sure your posts will still get votes.
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I’m sorry you feel that way. The anti-vax community is tight-knit and vocal. I’m sure your posts will still get votes.
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I’m sorry you feel that way. The anti-vax community is tight-knit and vocal. I’m sure your posts will still get votes.
Other than my comment to you about flags I had decided to refrain from getting involved in this. However. I am not from the "anti-vax community", I may think that vaccinations can be very dangerous, but I abhor labels. And I don't run a political blog, very rarely do I post my viewpoints as I am primarily here as a writer of fiction, and secondarily photography and some blogging.
The reason I am responding to this is to make you aware that this is a very poor way to begin on this platform. I have an extremely close friend here who is actually pro-vaccination, but he would still A: Flag you for improper use of your own flag, and B: tell you that as a social media platform and more importantly one that is largely dictated by reputation, it would be wise and prudent for you to spend some time here before commenting anything that could potentially create enemies.
We are a global and diverse community and many of us are friends despite disagreeing on some 'political' points of view, meaning that you could inadvertently find yourself alienated by far more than just what you refer to as the 'anti-vax community'. Simply for being rude to people that are cared about by many others.
I sincerely hope you heed my words.
Well, the honest truth is that I feel what I flagged is over valued, and pretty misleading.
That’s what flags are for, really. If people would like to flag me in a retaliatory manner, rather than on the substance of what I write, that is their choice. Although, I think you would agree doing so is a poor use of that function.
It sounds like you’re saying I better not flag a post, or a bunch of people might gang up on my account. Fine, that can happen. I’m a big boy and I’ll survive.
Flags serve a function. I’m not using flags inappropriately, and I certainly don’t use them often. I have articulated some pretty clear reasons why this post and some of the comments should be downvoted. If that results in vengeance flagging, then this platform isn’t that great a place anyhow.
Did you read my first comment? Because I already stated that this had nothing to do with you flagging the post. I'll reiterate, that it's acceptable to flag a post if you feel it's overvalued. Even though I disagree with you, I don't flag people because I disagree with them. So no, I'm not saying anything at all like "It sounds like you’re saying I better not flag a post, or a bunch of people might gang up on my account. Fine, that can happen." That's a really big extrapolation. Is that normal for you, to take things completely out of context? If so, then I'm probably wasting my time in replying again, but for anyone else who might read this I'll make it clear.
Flags do serve a function, but they are not like the thumbs down function on youtube. They are not a 'dislike' button. The incentive to increase reputation generally keeps people from using them in any way that doesn't serve the proper functions.
This platform is an awesome place actually, and the reason for that is most people tend to discuss their differences, not use the flag for it.
I asked you to remove the flag from the comments, because in those instances you are using the flag as a dislike button. Since I dislike every comment you've written on here, since I feel that what you're saying is misleading, do you think that it's perfectly fine for me to flag you for it? And I'm not asking that question so that you can come back at me with "Do your worst" crap, I'm being perfectly serious.
Once again, please remove the flags from the comments.
If you don't think people should be able voice their opinions, believe in freedom of speech, or if you're an advocate for censorship, than truly you have come to the wrong place. But if that's not actually the case and you just misunderstood the function of the flag, then please remove your flags from the comments.
Again, I’ve flagged material I think is overvalued. You don’t have to agree that that’s the case.
I’m not going to remove them just because you feel that they are not overvalued.
The platform allows you to flag me, and you can. You aren’t even required to explain why you did it.
I disagree that I’m extrapolating too much from the constant “advice” that I better not use the flag or else friends of that person will get mad and start flagging me.
Im not sure who I’ve prevented from voicing an opinion. Certainly not anyone anywhere in this post.
At this point, I’m not exactly sure what your purpose is with this conversation. I mean I’ll keep replying when people write me stuff, but at the end of the day I think my presence here is just grating on some people, and that’s kinda it.
A comment that made thirty cents is overvalued, you're really going to stand by that huh? You're right, there is no purpose in this conversation.
I guess not. I mean if there’s a minimum reward required before you can disagree with it I’ll certainly follow it.
It's not up to you.
This is nonsense @dreamit . Improper use of flags? Flags do not have to be justified.
I think this guy is probably making the wrong move by going back and forth on whether this was cool or not, being belligerent doesn't usually win friends.
But you guys are making it seem like this is out of the ordinary or against some code of conduct. That's just false.
Rather I advice you @americaurusrex to just leave it for another post, you're not getting anything out of this long threaded exchange as far as I can see.
We did leave it....this was two days ago. It ended with me questioning his "disagreement on rewards" of thirty cents lol. Seriously...whatever. I'm tired. And now a bit sad to be honest. Maybe abuse is the wrong word, but it's shitty, how about that? It's very shitty to use flags instead of words to get a point across. And I don't really understand where this is coming from with you. I didn't flag him as you can see.
Perhaps it is shitty, but this is not a disagreement over which song is better, or whether or not you should drink bottled water or not. It's over the very hot button issue of vaccinations and whether or not they are safe.
People's lives hang in the balance and lots of people have personal experience with it, one side or the other. I'm not a bit surprised that someone wanted to flag emotionally charged posts against vaccinations.
What I am surprised at though is you guys browbeating this guy with bogus rules on how to flag and a requirement for dialogue (which he has done). So I stepped in. I don't really agree with his tone but I'm not the tone police.
I'm sure you're tired, it's a lot of argument over nothing really. But I hope you guys will take future flags in a better spirit, especially super tiny ones.
I really like your posts, and usually find I agree with you, or am quite comfortable agreeing to disagree with you.
I, however, don't agree with you here, although I do appreciate you standing up for an underdog.
He flagged, and was not flagged back, even though he was insulting, even accusatory. I find the restraint shown by his victims both extraordinary, and markedly compassionate.
Hell, he practically accused Mary of malpractice, manslaughter, and murder - even genocide.
I don't find them at fault here even an iota. The 'browbeating' seemed to me reasonable advice, as he will not long last on this platform if he continues flagging whales that can crush him with one vote.
You know this is true. What @canadian-coconut told him was not a threat, but good advice. If it was a threat, she'd have carried it out, and not bothered to tell him it was bad for him to flag whales.
She'd just have taught him.
I don’t believe I ever accused anyone of murder, or genocide. That’s hyperbolic. And if she ever told her patients that they should avoid vaccines, then In my opinion that is malpractice. But there is nothing in her post that would lead me to think she did that.
Also, I have to take issue with the notion that I should never flag a whale, lest they crush me. That, to me, betrays a much bigger problem with the platform than anything I’ve done here.
Am I to assume that if you’ve been here longer, made more friends, accumulated more cash, that your content is better? That it is intrinsically deserving of its rewards? I guess I can only dissent if it’s the little guy talking?
I don’t think it’s really worth patting anyone on the back for not engaging in flag abuse against me. In fact, I don’t really think it shows much restraint at all to repeatedly make threats (I’ll give you an opportunity to remove your flags, and if you don’t I’m flagging you for abuse?).
Y’all don’t have to agree with my convictions about vaccines, or my opinion of this post, but let’s get off our high horses, please. Threats are rude, just as rude as anything I’ve written for sure.
Well said
Not acting on a threat does not make it any less of a threat. Look I honestly read it as a threat, I think it's a reasonable interpretation but I've mentioned elsewhere that I concede I could be wrong about it's intent. I guess that's the thing about intent, especially via text, but again, reasonable interpretation.
I know the guy was rude, but my response was need, the flags were legit. I don't defend the content of his speech, I never did. But I don't dismiss rude people on the basis of their rudeness. The insistence of all parties to thrash this issue out is all the more reason to make the central points clear.
Flagging is fine. Disagreements are fine. Threats should be taken seriously (and confirmed obviously!). There is no platform consensus on flagging and no one can claim to "own" it.
There isn't consensus, because flaggots exist. Her cautions to @americaurusrex are spot on, because if he did that to @berniesanders, he'd end up like @skeptic - or like @berniesanders himself, after @dan was through with him, and you know it.
She didn't threaten him, she warned him of very real dangers to his account.