Yeah but they couldn't close threads to prevent discussion. Most they could do is threaten to ban you from the channel if you didn't stop talking about something.
The problem with SO and Reddit is the empowered assholes prevent the non-assholes from having their conversations anyway.
tbf that behavior goes back decades - people would do that on IRC or usenet
Yeah but they couldn't close threads to prevent discussion. Most they could do is threaten to ban you from the channel if you didn't stop talking about something.
The problem with SO and Reddit is the empowered assholes prevent the non-assholes from having their conversations anyway.
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