There is a dedicated community on this website for Flat Earth [FE] stuff:
https://scored.co/c/flatearthresearch/new
There is no need for FE here on conspiracies IMO. If people want to explore FE they can easily seek it there or elsewhere on the internet.
My position: FE doesn't belong here. I believe the proponents of FE are ruining any chance this forum has to gain a larger following. They are time wasters and trolls who reject logical and reasonable rebuttable of their assertions. If someone disproves their idea they say it's lies and fakery without justification or evidence. If it's tiresome for me it must be annoying for others too, and perhaps it is dissuading lurkers from taking the leap and interacting here. No one should have to spend time wading through FE madness if they didn't seek it out.
My position wont change through argument. That's not what this post is about. I want to know:
Do individual, regular users on Conspiracies support banning FE posts and "discussion" from this forum?
If this motion of mine passes, the FE users would be allowed to stay, but submissions they make claiming the Earth is flat would be removed and result in a 3 day ban.
Comments arguing for FE would be removed too, if they are reported or I see them.
A note on the side bar would be added, making it clear that FE is banned here, and a link to the scored/communities FE community provided.
I think that's fair.
Since voting is easily manipulated, the way we'll decide is this:
Reply below, a top level comment, with either a YAY or NAY
YAY= I want FE banned
NAY= I want FE allowed
1 vote per user
Caveats:
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Any top level comment without a clear YAY or NAY at the beginning of the comment will be removed.
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YAYS or NAYS as a reply to a top level comment will not count and will be removed.
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Provide justification, opinions or suggestions about all this along with your vote, if you like, but place it on a separate line below your YAY or NAY.
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Replying to users is fine too, as long as you yourself have also made a top level comment with a yay or nay.
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If a top level comment is edited, the edit history will be checked and the comment may not count or may be removed.
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We have about 100 regular users/contributors, my estimate, so I hope everyone replies with a YAY or NAY. We'll give it plenty of time to ensure everyone sees this post.
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Upvotes or Downvotes on comments or on this post will be completely ignored
We're counting YAYs or NAYs from individual users only.
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Top level comments without a clear YAY or NAY will be removed.
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Duplicate YAYs or NAYS will be removed.
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Handshake account YAYs or NAYs are welcome, but they will be scrutinized and possibly ignored if they seem like sock-puppets, regardless of how they are voting. This is to ensure the minimum of vote manipulation.
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Older accounts with little to no history - or where their last comment was several months or years ago - will also be scrutinized and may not count.
I reserve the right to edit this post based on interactions and suggestions below. I may not have thought of everything. Edits will be labelled and placed at the end of this text.
EDIT
Vote over
Minus sock-puppet accounts it's 61 Nay, 44 Yay.
Most of the nays are casual, non-contributing users banging on about censorship and free speech who don't give a damn about quality content nor FE. I encourage those users to engage with FE instead of ignoring it. If you did that you would probably come to regret voting to allow it in this forum.
They are not correct. There is zero chance of it. There is no compelling evidence. Only misunderstanding, false assertion, outright lying - perhaps done so creatively or entertainingly, maybe that's what you find compelling - something you don't know the exact answer to is presented with a creative answer that points to FE. That's the usual thing.
However all FE proofs are demonstrably and completely untrue after a little serious research. Usually they are a misrepresentation of the facts, with an FE explanation tacked on. Sometimes the knowledge that shows what they say is untrue is not common knowledge, and might be a little obscure, might involve examining some equations or maps, checking their numbers, or consulting old experiments. Of course, any effort you engage in will be resoundingly dismissed FEers.
And yes, I do want to be the guy who banned them from this conspiracy forum. It's not comparable at all to any other conspiracy. It's not a conspiracy. There is no rhyme or reason, motivation nor evidence, showing why it would be, how it could be, why it is covered up, why "globe earth" was invented, for what purpose, by whom etc etc etc. It is just: "I can't see the curvature of the earth from where I am so it must be flat" - everything after that is spin to justify that false assertion. It is completely without merit and is totally toxic to a conspiracy forum. It will prevent this place from being something more, something better and attracting more users.
All of them, yes. There is no problem. You’re just too stupid or paid to comprehend middle school trigonometry. All flat earthers are either literally paid shills or retards too stupid to bring anything constructive to this website. We have no obligation to entertain proven government hoaxes here.
What's this We shit? Are you also a model? Or are you just another piece of shit floating in this toilet? I own this as much as you.
I noticed you came out this morning wide open in this thread, you are screaming much butthurt. Why do you care so much what other people think? Why make 30 butthurt responses?
yes all of them