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no, someone making a “stupid question” or typing similar to a bad person is not always an alt or a troll (feddit.cl)
submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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lots of people type similar. in fact, many people type in all lowercase such as myself. you don’t know who someone is behind the screen. you don’t know someone’s identity from their typing style.

why do you think No Stupid Questions exists in the first place?? why do you think people ask for help/advice?? if they’re not going around saying rude/absurd crap or anything to get a reaction, it could just be someone with a weird question.

just because someone types similar to someone who was a troll or bad person does not mean that it’s their alt or that they are the same person.

i see this a lot with people assuming that account c is an alt account because account c and account a agree and disagree with account b, or because account b said something rude to account a and account c explained/defended account a. yeah, people can agree on something without being the same person.

if your comment gets -3 votes, it’s unlikely that 3 alts downvoted you, you just said something people disagree with.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Just saw a thread of people that think it's a mods job to shut down arguments. Period. Full stop.

That is not what a moderators job is. They are meant to moderate; meaning you keep the argument going as long as it doesn't devolve into name-calling and mud-slinging. Your job is to keep the conversation civil and on-topic.

If you think it is anything other than that: You should not be a fucking moderator. If you can't keep your personal biases to yourself or not just have knee-jerk reactions to everything: you should not be a fucking moderator.