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I hope that is the case. Silencing all discussion of the topics they set out to troll is the very best win they could ever hope to achieve. No greater propaganda victory could be granted than a suppression of enemy discussion in enemy territory by enemy authorities. They certainly aren't...

It is true that the U.S. elections and their various dramas and frauds have caused a lot of strife and incited great tension. Simply blocking all discussion for hours or days at a time may seem an expedient solution. But the consequence is that a defining aspect of the forum is removed, this...

Again: all it takes is the push of a button. Peel away the most extreme first and no one will even care. Chip away a little here, a little there, and soon enough -- progress!

There's a hard lesson here about virtual communities: they aren't. A community doesn't go away when some nerd pushes a button. There is no "we" that amounts to anything on the internet.

Difficult to stop it from becoming a source of gratification for busybodies. I suppose it could be made useful. Perhaps mitigate the worst tendencies with rotations? Three months on, nine months off, to ensure it doesn't become a way for ticks to dig in. You have not mentioned the politics...