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@Dave@lemmy.nz has already stated that he would rather not over moderate (I don't want to put words in his mouth either), and I love the idea of free speech... but, and a big but it is, I wouldn't want to see this become a home to bigots.
I had spun up a Lemmy instance before I saw Dave had created this one. The NZ community I put in place was very deliberately called !aotearoa@no.lastname.nz and not NZ.
I don't want to give the impression of a low amount of moderation. Rather, calling people out on poor behaviour* as a first step and resorting to bans only when discussion fails.
* we don't have to put up with or waste our time on obvious trolls, I just don't think banning anyone that says something in good faith that we don't like is the way to build a welcoming community
I' didn't want to imply that it would be low moderation to the point to where it falls apart, and I another comment I linked to the thread.
So far Dave I think you are doing well to get across what your intentions are.