1 of 3 - I've been watching, quietly with the hopes that the tools would be used. I guess now it's time for me to weigh in and say something. Here goes:

Supporting regular Palestinians in Gaza does not make you a Jew-hating Nazi.

Supporting Israel does not make you pro-'genocide' or anti-muslim.

As most of you know, I myself support Israel. And make no attempt to hide it.

But I also run this place. And as such support the notion of folks being allowed to have differing opinions. I have to..

^^^ 2 of 3 - Over recent days I've seen friends of mine and other GOOD people on both sides of this Israel/Gaza conflict going at each other, terminating their accounts, making threats & insinuations against me personally if I don't ban someone else and branding COSO itself as either 'anti-semetic' or 'anti-muslim pro-genocide', depending on who's mad at me for that five minutes.

FTR: I have so far seen no targeted harassment, only opinions that differ.

If I do see such, I will deal with it...

^^^ 3 of 3 - But here's the thing folks - I'm not gonna ban someone b/c they have a differing view, that goes BOTH ways, whether you're pro-Israel or pro-Palestinians.

The tools are there for u to curate what u see, extensively.

On a personal note: I have much dismay over folks that self-immolated their accounts and over those still here not using the tools.

Moderation is hard. Especially when friends are reporting friends.

Don't let anyone say I don't have an even hand though.

Peace.

J.

@th3j35t3r Thanks for saying something.
I know I am not innocent in these matters, but truth is that due to the blocks I have in place *and* those who are blocking me, I do not see the things which are upsetting other people.
The tools really *are* working.