Hi all, as with most of you, I’m an immigrant from Reddit. I never used to go on to the NZ or regional subreddits because frankly, I felt very unwelcome and those places were extremely negative.
How then do we build a new community that is based on being positive and accepting, even of those with different points of view, political leanings, religious beliefs or lifestyles? Everyone deserves a voice, no one deserves to be shouted down or made to feel unwelcome or belittled because they have differing thoughts.
Even festering cunts like Brian Tamaki and his ilk, deserve a seat at the table. We live in a free country and that means everyone should get a voice. Everyone gets to speak their piece, even if you don’t like it.
How do we stop this community devolving into yet another online echo chamber?
You would need to better define what made you feel “very unwelcome and those places were extremely negative”.
One of the benefits of self-moderating communities is that you can meta-moderate with your upvotes and downvotes. If you get downvoted a lot then maybe you aren’t posting in the right community. It’s great because anyone can speak their voice and other people in the community can give immediate feedback. If Tamaki posts get downvoted in the NZ community then maybe there is a better different place to post those and find community.