I really did not keep up with Mark and Denise's views on censorship. When this discussion came up, I wondered "How would they prevent some of the instances when LJ went sideways?"
For example, when I was very active on LJ, there was a pro-ana group promoting anorexia. There are several subcultures of people not dealing with life in a healthy way where people exposed to other people with the same dysfunctional interest can make each other worse and more dysfunctional. The part where you could not recruit people to your cause could stop that even if encouraging other people to be anorexic is not illegal.
All the Encyclopedia Dramatica nonsense from LJ where a small group of trolls were really mean to everyone was another time when LJ went sideways. I have seen a lot of online communities just fall to trolls seeking attention. At some point, no one is left but the trolls seeking attention.
I feel like the major groups on Dreamwidth so far as there are any are "people who are participating in fandom" and "people who are not participating in fandom."
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For example, when I was very active on LJ, there was a pro-ana group promoting anorexia. There are several subcultures of people not dealing with life in a healthy way where people exposed to other people with the same dysfunctional interest can make each other worse and more dysfunctional. The part where you could not recruit people to your cause could stop that even if encouraging other people to be anorexic is not illegal.
All the Encyclopedia Dramatica nonsense from LJ where a small group of trolls were really mean to everyone was another time when LJ went sideways. I have seen a lot of online communities just fall to trolls seeking attention. At some point, no one is left but the trolls seeking attention.
I feel like the major groups on Dreamwidth so far as there are any are "people who are participating in fandom" and "people who are not participating in fandom."