I’d remove the rule that lets moderators silence users who quote-post with sarcasm. Sarcasm isn’t harassment, and too often that rule gets used to shut down women and queer people when they’re calling power on its shit in the exact tone it deserves. I’ve seen it happen in threads about healthcare, parenting, even local politics—someone speaks sharply and suddenly they’re “toxic” while the person they’re responding to gets to stay, calm and smug, behind policy. On AeonBook, where the quiet ones often know the most, we should protect the edge in people’s voices, not smooth it away for comfort. The real problem isn’t sarcasm. It’s the things we’re sarcastic about.
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