I'd like there to be some further discussion about the enforcing of rules and policy on /his/. This isn't to gripe about the board. I've actually been pleasantly surprised at the amount of civil, informative discussion and content shared through the board. However, I think it can still improve. As new events occur, we can all be aware and stay on the same page.For now, I'd like to talk about the problems from people posting 'Religion' in /his/. Religion (as one of the humanities) is not against the rules to discuss, but I think religion in this context should be emphasized as something to be discussed in an 'academic' setting. What I have been seeing more and more often is extremely low-quality name-calling arguments and behavior. I don't think 'worship' threads or attempts at religious conversion would be considered on-topic, or any of the "peripherally religious-related" threads, which end up as 4chan users using religion as an excuse to shitpost and flame other users.Very frequently, I would almost say daily, the same few threads get posted on /his/: "Which religion is objectively correct" or "is X religion more degenerate than Y religion?" I have been getting rid of these threads, but because i haven't talked to any mods in depth about the bounds of the policy I'm not sure how far i should be going.More threads that seem to pop up every day, unrelated to /his/>STEM-major hate threads>threads dedicated to Atheism and science>threads dedicated to making fun of Atheists and science>was this country historically a black culture or a white culture?Another thing I would be interested in hearing clarified is the degree to which political ideologies should be discussed. One one hand, study of ideology in the past is undoubtedly a part of history, but on the other hand many, many posters prefer to use ideological labels as buzzwords and spout console-war-like gibberish about themAny answers from the mod team or other input would be appreciated.
As another jani of /his/, I'll offer my thoughts on the subject as well.First, while I agree that posters should be able to discuss religion on /his/ from a philosophical point of view, I also agree that religion vs. religion threads don't belong on /his/ at all. I also agree that STEM threads and atheism threads likewise don't belong.Another thing I think should be limited is discussion of contemporary "philosophers." /his/ often has good discussion about specific kinds of philosophy, but far too often will an OP start a thread with a picture of some random jack-off from the 21st century and a caption like, "is he right?" or "is he the modern day ____?"Another jani had the idea that the 25-year rule should extend to all areas of the board, including philosophy, and I agree.
Well I think one way to go about this is to update the sticky with your suggestions. /pol/'s sticky has the same basis, although the userbase may not necessarily care enough to report it in the first place even if it falls under the flag of low quality.>Red pill me on X. (with no extra content or input of your own)>Are X white?>Is X degeneracy?>How come X girls love Y guys so much?>If X is true, then how come Y? Checkmate Z.
>>5344I would say that the great majority of problems could be greatly improved by stepping up the quality of OPs. Getting rid of threads that are basically homework requests or bait or simply, poorly, and lazily made.
>>5345>>5343I think those are some great ideas, and personally I am in favor of the 25-year rule extending to the other humanities, but I started this thread hoping for moderator input. Any change in policy or in interpreting the rules or in updating the sticky is something done through them. Could a mod weigh in on this?
>>5350try bringing it directly to one or more in pm in IRC
>>5344Just deleting all of those crappy threads as a first step would already dramatically improve the quality of the board. They are right now pushing away quality threads due to how many of them are.
