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Ricochet: Violating the Internet’s Ten Commandments
From Mark O’Connell at The New Yorker:
If the Internet were to receive its own Ten Commandments—picture a Moses figure descending from Mountain View, clutching a stone phablet etched with a listicle of moral directives—somewhere in there would surely be the phrase “Thou Shalt Not Read the Comments.” There are few online experiences more dispiriting, more arduously futile, than the downward scroll into the netherworld of half-assed provocations and inanities that exists beneath the typical opinion piece or YouTube video. It is plainly bad for the soul, the whole business, and yet we do it, all the time…
True of the typical opinion piece or YouTube video, granted. But not of Ricochet. Our founders had a simple insight: if you charge someone a nominal fee to participate in the comments, you’ll sort the wheat from the chaff. If you enforce a Code of Conduct, you’ll be able to stay out of choppy waters. And if you bind together a group of people who broadly share the same political principles and the same commitment to civility, you’ll find yourself with something like a living, breathing community.
Now, is it perfect? No. But that’s why we have editors and community moderators to walk the beat and make sure things stay under control. But, c’mon, we’re conservatives — we’re not expecting perfect this side of heaven. And we’re happy to accept “qualitatively unrivaled anywhere on the internet” as a silver medal.
If that sounds like the kind of community you’d like to be a part of — or just an endeavor you’d like to support while lurking — please consider joining Ricochet today. Use the coupon code “JOIN” to get one month free — or sign up for annual membership and get the equivalent of four months free. We hope to see you — at Ricochet we can say this with a straight face — in the comments.
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anonymous convinced me that this is how it happened. At least in one of the simulations.
Troy:
I’m relieved that you said we’re not perfect. Otherwise I would never have been chosen. (-:
Not only are the comments worth reading, they’re kind of the point.
Wait, wait, wait… I was assured you were.
I dazzled Troy with my lawyerly mumbling. And there’s no probationary period in my contract. Ha! Now you’re stuck with me.
[redacted] YOU TROY!!! I THOUGHT THIS WAS A [redacted]ING SERIOUS PIECE!!!! INSTEAD I GET [redacted]ING TRICKED INTO READING THIS [redacted] SALES PITCH!!! THATS [redacted]!!!!
I’m thinking that the first line of my “What I Learned On Ricochet” sermon might be: I [heart] Ball Diamond Ball.
You know who else was always trying to get people to JOIN him?
Troy, you should tell all the nice people how much you, as a Ricochet editor, appreciate the inspiring, brilliant comments that only add to the luster of your own writing.
The comments are often the best part. Or they explain the issue better than the original post. And it’s a conversation with friends.
Ok, I laughed.
Hard.
Duplicate comment. Apologies.
I must be an idiot. I don’t get it.
Hitler. Hitler is who.
see: Godwin’s Law
when i read article #3 of the COC i was in:
Anything that makes the Ricochet Community look like a bunch of radical fruitcakes. This includes 99% of conspiracy theories.
i mean, really, how could you not want to be in the fruitcake-less crowd.
I already am the 99%
I am assured that everytime Mike Rapkoch does something his wife says, “This is just perfect . (Sigh)”
Actually, the perfect should be followed by an “ugh.”
I was thinking the Reverend Jim Jones of the Peoples Temple. After all, Troy IS from California.
Nah. When the glass is half full it’s half empty too, but when it’s full to the brim with clear water one might mistake it as dry. I’m pretty sure Rudert meant the apostle Paul.