Reploid Productions wrote:RiderSyl wrote:I am fairly certain that a rule banning QAnon content would apply to those posting QAnon content, rather than applying to those having debates with subject matter related to the group. If moderation decides that a ban on QAnon content involves simply discussing it, don't fret, as I'll join you in the backlash.
In implementation, that is about how it would most likely look: discussion of Q-anon as a group and its antics would be one thing, espousing Q-anon theories is another. The former would be fine, the latter would be quite the minefield to navigate in a manner that isn't considered trolling. Again, using Nazis as an example; it is very, VERY difficult to argue the Nazi ideology in a manner that doesn't trip over advocating violence against real people or making broad, sweeping All X are Y flavor arguments about its targets or detractors. I imagine a Q-anon supporter is liable to find the same issue when trying to argue their ideology if we crack down on it.
There was a region called QAnon a while back. All the dispatches of the founder nation were full of Covid misinformation, allegations of child abuse by a long list of random supposed Democratic politicians and individuals, and generally crackpot conspiracies in general. The WFE proclaimed itself to be a bastion of truth in a world full of lies, essentially. It read as a recruitment/fostering platform for the conspiracy theory itself. Ban them from promoting their ideology onsite? Sounds good to me.