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Originally Posted by WhiteTiger
The problem won't be fixed with closing YLYL. That may help a little bit (probably not), but the problem isn't YLYL, it's the "Surprise! Sexism!" comments, and those are peppered all over various threads all over the forum.
This is a problem that, to actually be fixed, needs time and moderation, not an overnight bandaid that won't really do anything to address the issue.
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I think pretty much everyone in the thread, regardless of their stance towards the thread itself, agrees with that. As for whether or not closing the thread would help, I think at this point it's complicated.
I think a major question here is what people think of "signals". As in, does it send some kind of a signal that the thread is here? Is it a more powerful signal at this point if nothing is done about it? Is the whole "signal" thing BS? Or maybe signals are totally a thing and closing that thread will send one loud and clear.
Honestly I have no idea whether or not the thread itself really matters. I voted for removing it because my best, hopefully educated guess says that it matters enough.
If nothing else, I would really like to get rid of amateur and paparazzi pics. I think that stuff is clearly problematic without even touching the topic of sexism and objectification.
EDIT: There's a different discussion about possible additions to the mod team. It hasn't been very active, but everybody feel free to pitch in if you think moderation is the key issue here.
http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=139454