Just so we’re all clear on that.
I’m not sure where else to post this, but an announcement and it’s important. Feel free to remove this if it really doesn’t belong.
Just so we’re all clear on that.
I’m not sure where else to post this, but an announcement and it’s important. Feel free to remove this if it really doesn’t belong.
You can still see it in the modlog. Most removed content isn’t deleted from the server. COVID-19 is no joke and I want to minimize the chances of people getting the wrong idea and putting themselves and others at risk.
Sure… no problem. How do you access the mod log? By the way, the only issue I had was then like if the mods saw an opinion they did not like, then is it right for them to remove it for misinformation? I don’t know the rules for removal. My only rule for removal would be if the commenter was genuinely threatening someone on the site… but that’s just me.
Wow. I have to say… “factually incorrect” is not really fitting here. Not at all. I don’t agree with what the user said, but the user simply gave his personal opinion. There was no statement that could have even been “factually incorrect”, or “misinformation”. I don’t think we should must wear masks is just a personal statement. Nothing to be “factually incorrect” or “misinformation” there.
Also, as a side note: If everybody can see the comment in the modlog, why remove it here? As you can see, people are curious to know what has been said, and they will take a look.
Every medical professional from China to Europe to the US says that COVID-19 is a major threat to life and that its effects have not been exaggerated (many even claim it’s been downplayed in most of the world), and every medical professional says that masks and social distancing are vital to slowing down the pandemic. What qualifications does this person have to say that “Corona, by the information that I know, has been blown out of proportion”?
@Duel@lemmy.ml, are you able to provide any reputable and properly scientific sources that say that COVID-19 is no big deal or that masks and social distancing are not necessary? If you want sources supporting masks and social distancing, here.
Not literally everybody, but I agree that the scientific consensus is that we should be wary and avoid spreading the virus to people who are prone to suffer significant consequences until we know more or have a cure of any sort, so that lives can be saved.
However…
That is absolutely not something that any scientist would have ever said. I’m sure that you can see what I mean.
Please take a closer look at the statement. I’m rather sure that I understand what kind of interpretation you had in your mind while reading it, but ultimately, this is not an absolute nor a quantifiable statement. It is a relative statement, and without the context it can’t be “wrong” or “right”. We have to know what the user exactly means with that in order to be able to understand the statement in the way it was made.
In Sweden for example, the government and the citizens think that nobody should be legally obliged to wear a mask. People still do it. Stating that nobody should be forced to wear a mask it not the same as stating that “Corona is all a lie” or something.
Sweden not mandating masks (because freedom is more important than public health) and having the 17th worst response covid response in terms of deaths per population.
As I said in a different comment: Thanks for the link! Something very interesting can be seen there. Countries which mandate masks still have higher numbers. It’s almost as if just comparing simple numbers isn’t showing the whole picture of the situation…
This isn’t true at all; the countries with the best covid responses are China, Taiwan, Vietnam, etc which put entire regions on lockdown w/ very strict mask rules.
ok, i’m not necessarily saying that these countries don’t have the best responses to coronavirus, they very well might have, we can’t tell with absolute certainty, however, i think you should consider the rather suspicious inverse correlation between the number of coronavirus cases per 1 million people and journalistic freedom index and government corruption index
(this isn’t the case for all countries of course, but it is for many of the “best” responders to coronavirus)
Seriously? Why the fuck would you say something like that?
That may be so, but that is not what we are talking about here. What you’re saying here doesn’t prove nor disprove my statement above.
What the fuck are you talking about?
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I can’t tell you how disappointing it is to try and use a FOSS alternative to Reddit just to see comments deleted because the mod disagrees. Literally hall monitor tactics. FREE SPEECH isn’t a joke and if it’s truly free it isn’t conditional. Having enough faith in people to develop their own opinions isn’t a joke either. Don’t know what this guy said but it deserves to stand and be judged on it’s own merits or lack thereof.