Probably. Only the really hard cases get banned right away, otherwise if someone crosses the line while just trying to make a good comment I'll discuss it with them.
Maybe all the people complaining about these modest guidelines and crying censorship don't realize that many Substacks only allow subscribers to comment. Letting people comment for free is very generous, considering how popular this stack is. If it were limited to subscribers, how many of you would pay to post as obnoxiously as you please? I'm guessing none.
Some of you are confusing an author's stack with a public square like Twitter. No one is constraining your ability to express anything on your own stack, which is what Twitter has been doing. These are local ordinances, and if you are halfway respectful, you'll never run afoul of them.
Censorship is a very important issue, but this isn't censorship. It's moderation. The difference is that it restricts actions rather than ideas.
Moderation is a matter of respecting the many people who use this section, including the author who generated the content in the first place. Those who won't follow reasonable terms of engagement invite tyranny.
It's not unreasonable to have these guidelines, and posting them is a courtesy. Your posts could just disappear without you knowing why. Instead, there's an open discussion and debate about the rules themselves...hardly looks censorious to me. When does Twitter or Facebook give you a chance to complain directly to them about their policies?
"What? You cannot attack people for their ethnicity? Why, my bigotry is an essential component to this discussion of medical tyranny! Censorship! How dare you!"
Please allow anonymous posts to protect the commenter, including using VPNs, TOR, etc. It will give a platform to whistle blowers to safely share inside information. Having comment redaction should be sufficient to cover for cases of misuse.
It’s actually very useful to see all comments ( for an experienced political science person ).
If the trolls are super active, it means the article is very important, and the true mis/disinformation agents ( Govt/MSM/Big Tech ) are busily trying to confuse the casual reader.
If you’re getting a lot of flak, it means you’re over a valuable enemy target.
I would venture that a too long comment harms no one, unless substackers are charged by comment length. Nor does off topic if it is still related to the topic. (How does one define "too off topic?")
What I am reading is that the Steve Kirsch substack wants the comments to be what the writer wants to read, not what his readers might want to read in regards to those two proposed guidelines. Would that be a fair assessment, or no? If not would someone explain why either too long or off topic is not sometimes beneficial to the comment conversations?
The other guidelines make sense from at least my point of view. I just LIKE the long comments with links. I learn a lot from those.
But what if one of the accepted truths of the 20th/21st centuries is actually a gigantic pity play carried out by an ancient liars culture and death cult?
Thanks, Lexxor - here we see a perfect example of "slyness" and "cleverness" to avoid triggering the guidelines. And indeed this does not trigger them. However, usually the clever people can't help themselves and eventually do trigger them. They have much experience getting past comment guidelines - they live for that.
I'm sure there are plenty of forums which concentrate on anti-antisemitism and/or racism - it just so happens that you want to post on Steve Kirsch's channel about it. If you can't, why that's somehow shocking to you. Really? What about the 1,000s of other places it's banned? Are they all in on the conspiracy?
True - Twitter's guidelines are just ordinary guidelines and they abuse them. It's up to the owner of the website to use them properly. No site like this operates without guidelines very long.
You should start your own substack on the subject you want and have fun - over there.
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Something I do appreciate about Steve's comment section is that it's set to most recent comment first. Most substacks seem to set the comment section to "top first" which might sound like a good idea but in practice it means that comments made early with some emotional resonance are prioritized over a lot of important stuff.
I am reminded of an observation by Jordan Peterson - he was all in favor of "hate speech" laws, as long as he got to define what "hate speech" was. Benign Dictatorships are also fantastic. They don't exist, of course, but if they did - boy they'd be great.
I do agree with encouraging people not to write too much. I often write too much. "If I had more time, I'd have written less." Not sure that needs to be a rule per se, but it is a good bit of advice.
Comment "moderation", "inappropriate" comments, Racism, antisemitism and like posts, Troll activity is DEFINED by the moderators... will be deleted and the poster banned.
IOW, Censorship. Hmmm, it's beginning to smell like Twitter.
I want to know how people are feeling, and that comes through the way people are able to freely express themselves.
Comments should make you think, not an exercise in ass-kissing.
Hate speech laws and censorship got us where we are today. Without them, we wouldn't be having this Covid conversation today.
Remember how woke and enlightened you were when you gave the thumbs-up to the normalization of homosexuality and same-sex marriage?
Fast forward, now your kids don't know what gender they are, which may not matter because if they survive the shot they probably will not reproduce anyhow.
No, and that's sort of my point. If all of these were unmoderated then people would have known almost two years ago that these Covid injections were fraud, fake vaccines. The people who were trying to warn the world were moderated into censorship. Which we will find out soon cost millions of lives.
I understand, but it was the websites doing that, not the guidelines. Guidelines are a tool - like a screwdriver. They can be used for good or for evil.
I rarely read the comments because (a) it takes too long and (b) my primary interest is in what Steve Kirsch has to say. There is a big difference between the expertise of Steve Kirsch - based in a vast amount of diligent and intelligent research - and what the average commenter might add. Having said that, I have to admit that when I do occasionally post comments, it is nice to see the 'likes' coming in.
We have a troll that should be reported on Steve Kirsch's substack. I'm not sure how to do that, pls d.m. me... thank you.
Are my attempts at humor/sarcasm ok? I feel it's my best tool for red pilling people.
Probably. Only the really hard cases get banned right away, otherwise if someone crosses the line while just trying to make a good comment I'll discuss it with them.
Thanks!...I don't have the passion for the studies. So all my comments are off topic I think.
FYI, I can see a list of all your comments and they look great. 👍
Maybe all the people complaining about these modest guidelines and crying censorship don't realize that many Substacks only allow subscribers to comment. Letting people comment for free is very generous, considering how popular this stack is. If it were limited to subscribers, how many of you would pay to post as obnoxiously as you please? I'm guessing none.
Some of you are confusing an author's stack with a public square like Twitter. No one is constraining your ability to express anything on your own stack, which is what Twitter has been doing. These are local ordinances, and if you are halfway respectful, you'll never run afoul of them.
Censorship is a very important issue, but this isn't censorship. It's moderation. The difference is that it restricts actions rather than ideas.
Moderation is a matter of respecting the many people who use this section, including the author who generated the content in the first place. Those who won't follow reasonable terms of engagement invite tyranny.
It's not unreasonable to have these guidelines, and posting them is a courtesy. Your posts could just disappear without you knowing why. Instead, there's an open discussion and debate about the rules themselves...hardly looks censorious to me. When does Twitter or Facebook give you a chance to complain directly to them about their policies?
antisemitism? to know who rules over you ask who you cannot criticize...Voltaire
antisemitism?....its a trick we always use it....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0kWAqZxJVE
"What? You cannot attack people for their ethnicity? Why, my bigotry is an essential component to this discussion of medical tyranny! Censorship! How dare you!"
You just can't live without posting some antisemitism? Well, that's fine, just post it somewhere else, please. Thanks.
Please allow anonymous posts to protect the commenter, including using VPNs, TOR, etc. It will give a platform to whistle blowers to safely share inside information. Having comment redaction should be sufficient to cover for cases of misuse.
I like the “Wild West” of Zero Hedge.
It’s actually very useful to see all comments ( for an experienced political science person ).
If the trolls are super active, it means the article is very important, and the true mis/disinformation agents ( Govt/MSM/Big Tech ) are busily trying to confuse the casual reader.
If you’re getting a lot of flak, it means you’re over a valuable enemy target.
Oooo I can't wait to report a troll! LOL not sarcasm. Save a troll for me!!!
I would venture that a too long comment harms no one, unless substackers are charged by comment length. Nor does off topic if it is still related to the topic. (How does one define "too off topic?")
What I am reading is that the Steve Kirsch substack wants the comments to be what the writer wants to read, not what his readers might want to read in regards to those two proposed guidelines. Would that be a fair assessment, or no? If not would someone explain why either too long or off topic is not sometimes beneficial to the comment conversations?
The other guidelines make sense from at least my point of view. I just LIKE the long comments with links. I learn a lot from those.
But what if one of the accepted truths of the 20th/21st centuries is actually a gigantic pity play carried out by an ancient liars culture and death cult?
Thanks, Lexxor - here we see a perfect example of "slyness" and "cleverness" to avoid triggering the guidelines. And indeed this does not trigger them. However, usually the clever people can't help themselves and eventually do trigger them. They have much experience getting past comment guidelines - they live for that.
https://imgur.com/UnlYQiv.jpg
I'm sure there are plenty of forums which concentrate on anti-antisemitism and/or racism - it just so happens that you want to post on Steve Kirsch's channel about it. If you can't, why that's somehow shocking to you. Really? What about the 1,000s of other places it's banned? Are they all in on the conspiracy?
True - Twitter's guidelines are just ordinary guidelines and they abuse them. It's up to the owner of the website to use them properly. No site like this operates without guidelines very long.
You should start your own substack on the subject you want and have fun - over there.
And they just happen to be the chief protocol setters for the vax regime.
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Thanks, Natalia!
Hello. Greetings from the Republic of Moldova 👋👋👋. Your videos have also reached the citizens of the Republic of Moldova 🖐👍👍. Congratulations for the hard work you put in to inform us. 👋.
Just a small comment Steve; meat is hung, people are hanged
A perfect example of staying within the guidelines! Alex did not mention a specific person yet his point is perfectly clear.
Something I do appreciate about Steve's comment section is that it's set to most recent comment first. Most substacks seem to set the comment section to "top first" which might sound like a good idea but in practice it means that comments made early with some emotional resonance are prioritized over a lot of important stuff.
I am reminded of an observation by Jordan Peterson - he was all in favor of "hate speech" laws, as long as he got to define what "hate speech" was. Benign Dictatorships are also fantastic. They don't exist, of course, but if they did - boy they'd be great.
I do agree with encouraging people not to write too much. I often write too much. "If I had more time, I'd have written less." Not sure that needs to be a rule per se, but it is a good bit of advice.
My essential point - fewer rules are better.
Comment "moderation", "inappropriate" comments, Racism, antisemitism and like posts, Troll activity is DEFINED by the moderators... will be deleted and the poster banned.
IOW, Censorship. Hmmm, it's beginning to smell like Twitter.
First of all, who the hell is WayneBGood?
"Comment Guidelines", is censorship.
I want to know how people are feeling, and that comes through the way people are able to freely express themselves.
Comments should make you think, not an exercise in ass-kissing.
Hate speech laws and censorship got us where we are today. Without them, we wouldn't be having this Covid conversation today.
Remember how woke and enlightened you were when you gave the thumbs-up to the normalization of homosexuality and same-sex marriage?
Fast forward, now your kids don't know what gender they are, which may not matter because if they survive the shot they probably will not reproduce anyhow.
You're not disagreeing with any one rule, you just want there to be no rules or guidelines, is that it?
Rules and guidelines on speech and expression don't make it free, they are infringements on fundamental human rights.
Can you give an example of another high circulation newspaper, magazine or substack with an unmoderated comment system so we can take a look?
No, and that's sort of my point. If all of these were unmoderated then people would have known almost two years ago that these Covid injections were fraud, fake vaccines. The people who were trying to warn the world were moderated into censorship. Which we will find out soon cost millions of lives.
Do you still not get it?
I understand, but it was the websites doing that, not the guidelines. Guidelines are a tool - like a screwdriver. They can be used for good or for evil.
Little comfort to all those that got censored/canceled because they were not following the "community guidelines" of the website/platform.
They do not and will not get it. People who have been put into this state of mind won't be yanked out of it by means of logic or reason.
I rarely read the comments because (a) it takes too long and (b) my primary interest is in what Steve Kirsch has to say. There is a big difference between the expertise of Steve Kirsch - based in a vast amount of diligent and intelligent research - and what the average commenter might add. Having said that, I have to admit that when I do occasionally post comments, it is nice to see the 'likes' coming in.
But, but . . . this isn't the 19th century university system.
Ya, that's why many ran out and got the shot, so they could post a selfie and get the "likes".
Tragically funny!
I’ve seen many videos of people with follow ups showing how sick they are feeling but glad to be protected now and glad grandma is safer!
🤓 Geniuses!
there ya go. 😉