Greetings, everyone. I am now the new moderator of Politics & Society. What I have to say about it.
1. First of all, I will be interested in off-topic topics. I have already moved a dozen or so topics to the Off-topic section. And I will work on it further.
2. Secondly, I will be interested in any calls for violence. What are calls for violence? I explained it in my post. I'll quote it here
The point is that as long as users don't violate forum rules with their posts, no one touches them. Formally, showing hatred is not a violation of the rules. The only thing is that if there is a specific call to violence in the post, such a post should be deleted and the user may get a ban.
Since Russia's war against Ukraine is illegal from the point of view of the United States, such statements on the forum should be deleted and users can be banned.
For example:
- "Russian military: go bomb Ukraine!"
- "You should go join the Russian army to help the war against Ukraine."
- "You should attack Ukrainians."
But such statements (even though they are wrong) are allowed because they do not directly call for violence:
For example:
- "The war against Ukraine is justified."
- "It would strategically be a good idea for Putin to bomb Ukraine."
Specific incitement to violence is forbidden on the forum.
P.S. My post is based on a consultation with theymos.
I think you realize that this doesn't just apply to Russia's war with Ukraine. This is just an example, it applies to any calls for violence.