Based on feedback from this post, we’re going to trial pushing for more politically controversial posts to go in !politics instead of !newzealand.

We’re interested in seeing where users think the line is. Which of these recent posts do you think belong in !politics?

  1. Frustration mounting as high school teacher strikes roll on - 1News
  2. All Whites game abandoned after alleged racial abuse - RNZ
  3. ‘Random’ group of Kiwis caught protesters who lit Parliament fires - 1News
  4. Teacher struck off after refusing to use student’s pronouns - 1News
  5. New additional ETS scheme floated in review of carbon market - RNZ
  6. Migrant workers being exploited, Queenstown Citizens Advice Bureau says - RNZ
  7. Operation Pakari: More arrests of people linked to Mongrel Mob, 85 charges laid - RNZ
  8. Auckland surgeons must now consider ethnicity in prioritising patients for operations - NZ Herald
  9. This RNZ story is probably more complicated than first thought - Stuff
  10. Teacher struck off after refusing to use student’s pronouns - 1News

We’re not able to move posts to another community at the moment, but we’re thinking of locking posts that should be in !politics and asking the OP to cross-post them there. Do you think this is the best approach?

  • @RaoulDukeOPMEnglish
    4•1 year ago

    Everyone’s opinion is valued, thanks for for sharing!

    Could someone explain what the up and down arrows on posts are for? I assumed it worked similar to Reddit or Quora: on the posts it’s for things you want to see more or less of, and on the replies and discussion it’s for saying this does or does not contribute to discussion.

    You’re right. I think the issue that lead to this discussion was that political posts tended to get heavily upvoted and often dominated r/newzealand. Some people are wanting a space that’s free of those political discussions and the toxicity that often comes with them. Other people want a space where they can discuss, debate and stay informed about politics. We can’t always please everybody, but we’re wondering if this is a good compromise.

    One of the hardest issues with separating them is knowing quite where the line would be. It’s pretty subjective. You could argue everything is political. You could look at how the media outlets categorise it, but I don’t know if their opinion is any better. Many of the above posts are categorised as politics by the outlet. That’s part of what this post is about. And it seems like everyone has a different idea.

    You’re right about splitting up content and discussion and it’s something I’m concerned about too. It depends whether that outweighs the benefits of keeping politics out of everything else.

    I don’t have a strong opinion either way. Besides, I don’t want to be making the rules for this place. I’d prefer the community decides how things work.