You comment infrequently. Has it affected you?
It has been debated quite a bit, however we have been using it for years, and IMO the result has been positive in the balance. People simply must be polite, or as IRL, they are avoided. Yes, it can be abused, but the result of muting too much is self-inflicted isolation. It's not perfect, but there is no perfect moderation solution.
- People simply must be polite, or as IRL, they are avoided.
You can avoid people without using the mute feature though.
EDIT: Not on this site as I have later found out
Also, muting people isn't just avoiding them, it's more akin to putting tape over their mouths so other people can't hear them speak.
How does it stop you from making a post with your opinion ? It doesn't. You could share your view if you wanted but you obviously don't even want to if you won't just make a post about your POV. This is like a group of people at a party who are having a conversation and ignoring you. People who will be rolling their eyes pretty hard if you accuse them of putting tape over your mouth.
- How does it stop you from making a post with your opinion ? It doesn't.
No, but it stops the comment being organised in a tree with all the others which would be kinda disruptive.
- This is like a group of people at a party who are having a conversation and ignoring you.
No, it's more like a group of wizards/witches at a party who are having a conversation and have me under a magic spell so I can't say anything in response to what they say even to a different person.
The filter feature would be like what you describe.
EDIT: Actually, that's not what the filter on Hubski does. I was wrong.