Should we have moderators?
Yes.
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No.
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No, sometimes a boring discussion can turn into the debating equivalent of a barroom brawl with chairs being busted over the teeth of the combatants, metaphorically speaking. It's great fun, the unbridled use of profanities and threats of violence all go to add a touch of realism the make believe world of cyber interaction. Side: No.
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Absolutely not. Moderators are simply terrible for any debating platform because they oppress the free flow of ideas. What you will find on sites like Reddit and DebatePolitics is that if a moderator seriously dislikes your opinion they will manufacture an excuse to ban you. Furthermore, the people who seek moderator jobs in the first place are precisely those who want the power to ban the ideas they do not like. Side: No.
Moderators are simply terrible for any debating platform because they oppress the free flow of ideas I looked at your debates, you have one about how there should be no free speech. Do you not see why the exact argument you made against moderators oppressing the free flow of ideas can be made about the government moderating the public's speech? What you will find in countries where there is no free speech is that if an authority figure seriously dislikes your opinion they will manufacture an excuse to arrest you. Furthermore, the people who seek law enforcement jobs and to become government officials in tyrannical countries where there is no free speech in the first place are precisely those who want the power to ban the ideas they do not like. Side: Yes.
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