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Originally Posted by Chill Cosby
Point noted, but I respectfully disagree.
I think I carelessly used the line "the women of CP find it harmful" once without a proper qualifier like "some" or "many". That is of course regarding how it is right now, which includes the comments that many of the female posters have spoken out about (all but two you said?). That seems like a majority, and because of this, I don't think I've generalised the views of all women of CP. If any of them think otherwise, they can of course let me know and I'll make sure I avoid it in the future.
I also disagree with your assertion over the fate of that thread having no impact. It makes some women uncomfortable and I believe Eastern Girl said she believes the posts and the atmosphere sometimes find their way into other threads. Not to mention WhiteTiger (a frequent poster in that thread) saying that the status quo would continue (which includes judgey and rude comments that do get squashed sometimes, but still pop up and occasionally go unchallenged), and that right there to me is a couple of changes that could be made immediately by getting rid of the thread.
It certainly would make a difference. That's why I'm curious about the value of the thread. If there is value to people in deleting it, what is the value of the thread to those that want to keep it?
Instead I get "WONT YOU THINK OF THE PIZZA THREAD?" lol
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All but two I believe said keep and moderate of those who disclosed their vote. You seem to be ignoring the option of better moderation and self moderation.
If you get rid of of ylyl I think you see those types of picture posts creep more into the other threads. Containing it to one location reduces the moderation effort required. It also gives the opportunity to target the offensive comments and help to change the culture. I guess I disagree with EGs assertion that the thread causes it to creep out. I'd argue the opposite.
Also given it is the most viewed thread it obviously has some value to CP's audience. So getting rid of it could alienate a large portion of CP who may feel they are being persecuted for just enjoying looking at pictures. Out of 2.5 million views you have a few hundred offending posts.
Now you might argue that who cares we are just alienating misogynists, but I would disagree with that. Most people viewing the thread are not.
So CP has an opportunity here to try better moderation first and then re evaluate by going to get rid of it first you don't have the opportunity to fix the problem. This thread has already changed the tone of the other threads posts.