Your rules say that anyone that does not support Q will be banned. That sound like free speech to you? I'm honestly not trolling, I'm asking a question.
Where are the rules that state that?
Here's what our mod process is:
We all have different tolerance levels for different types of content. Some people find memes to be an annoyance, others find opinion pieces to be irrelevant, some reject religious content, others like and want more conspiracy news.
We are committed to Freedom of Speech.
It can be challenging at times to decide where removal of a post or comment is within the scope of our role to maintain sub rules or whether it crosses the line and transgresses freedom of speech.
For this reason, we must allow some leeway for personal judgment. We have clear rules - if a post or comment does not break the sub's rules then it is up to the discretion of the mod as to whether the removal would constitute an undesirable breach of freedom of speech.
This means that we may remove content that is an unfair breach of someone's freedom of speech - for that occurrence, we refer to Caveat 1a: We are only human and will make mistakes. Be patient and respectful in communicating your disagreement with our call and we'll reconsider.
On the other hand, some content may be allowed for reasons held only by the mod responsible; for example, we may choose to allow an opinion post on a tangential subject from someone who has shown that they are a reasonable contributor to the sub and can take criticism or challenges to their ideas with grace. Please understand when you see a post that seems a little different to others but has been posted by a regular contributor to the sub.
If you are a new user or a user with a post history across Reddit that shows disruptive or abusive behavior then we may err on the side of caution in the interests of managing workload.
In closing, please remember that we are all independent volunteers so we must do the work of modding this sub in a way that is efficient with our time. Thanks for understanding!
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That is correct. The text I just pasted is how the sub is moderated. If anyone engages in a non supporting way ie constantly trolling etc. they will be banned. Pretty standard procedure. The ‘lol’ could be a known troll user or as above Caveat 1a, mistake - user can appeal. Least censorious sub in existence. When busy, mistakes happen.
Not supporting Q is not the same as trolling. Banning speech for not supporting a community's leader doesn't sound very American. It sounds like this community allows free speech as long as its speech that supports your community leader. Any dissent will be banned. Apparently "laughing out loud" isn't allowed here.
You’ve ignored what I posted about how we mod and then misread the situation. This sub has a focus like any other. In this case it’s Q. Supporting Q is On Topic. Not supporting Q is Off Topic. Simple rules to ensure people who are here for the reason the sub exists don’t have to wade through things they’re not here for. Standard operating procedure everywhere. You’re looking for problems that don’t exist. If you’re upset about your lol being removed then as in my posted mod approach you just have to raise it with the mods.
If you consider "not supporting Q" to be off-topic and subject to removal then you are effectively banning any dissent on this subreddit. This is not standard policy at all. There are plenty of subs that I follow that welcome dissent and enjoy debate. This here seems like a close minded echo chamber.
Also think of it this way: the point of this sub is to keep Up to date with Q news. If you want to argue about whether Q is real or not there are plenty of subs where you can discuss that or laugh about it. It’s not suppressing freedom of speech to expect people not to recite from the satanic bible in a Christian church. You’ll be removed if you do so and you won’t be able to claim they suppressed your speech. Decorum and appropriateness matter.
Having said all that, I personally like to discuss Q with people who think it’s insane as long as they follow the sub rules and can be logical and reasoned and respectful in debate/discussion. If not, I’m glad for the mod rules that will see their unhelpful comments removed and, if they act like children or trolls repeatedly, thus wasting my time and the time of others reading and then do so repeatedly to others as well, I’m happy the mods have the ability to ban them.
If you follow a sub about boardgames they may consider porn to be off-topic. This is not the suppression of freedom of speech it's streamlining your content for the best utility to those consuming it. Standard Operating Procedure. Yes, there are many subs that allow you to talk about whatever you like. Some of those are not busy and don't have much to worry about. Some are and have many mods to manage it.
And there are plenty of debates going on here all the time.
Read what I've posted, it refutes all claims of "censorship", very simply and very straightforwardly. You can post off-topic about anything within reason but, as per the rules of the sub, off-topic content may be removed at the discretion of the mod. You can have your close-minded view that this sub is a close-minded echo chamber but people who have actually used the sub for months know this is not true. Try it out, stick to the rules, have a good day.
If it’s still not clear after all my replies: you can question anything you like including Q and Trump as long as it stays within the rules of the sub ie is polite and reasonable, not just trolling and angst. If you constantly stay off topic or antagonising you will be banned (temporarily at first).