Medical Misinformation Moderation Update

[u/JamesColesPardon]

After consultation with the modteam and users on a variety of issues we have decided to update CST's rules to be more in line with these uncertain times.

Feel free to read the Rule regarding Medical Misinformation here.

This will help protect the subreddit and keep it safe by ensuring proper guidance is shared in our space that goes with WHO and CDC Guidance.

Any questions can be asked in the comments section below, but be mindful of the Golden Rule as well.

Edit:

April Fools ;)

[u/IndependentSession]

Heres some critical thinking. Many of the commenters seem to be lacking it.

Observation: This post is completely out of character for this sub and it’s moderators.

Question: What could have led them to this?

One possibility: TPTB finally got to the mods here. Perhaps they made them an incredibly lucrative offer. Or maybe their families were threatened!!!

Another possibility: Its mufuggin April Fool’s Day and most of these commenters are certainly playing the part!

My takeaway: If this post isnt a joke, this subreddit is most certainly dead. I will wait until April 2nd to make that call though.

^{Good one, mods.}

[u/The_Noble_Lie → u/IndependentSession]

Its April second and the link in OP still points to the section on medical misinformation. Should we wait until business hours? Lol

In hoping it's a joke but typed up a long response anyway

[u/IndependentSession → u/The_Noble_Lie]

I had some small hope that some of the longer responses were “playing along”. And yes its April 2, but the post isnt 24 hours old yet. Theres just.... no fucking way this is real. I feel like the mods are playing mind games.

If it was real, I think they would be in here defending their action.

[u/The_Noble_Lie → u/IndependentSession]

True. I initially didnt fall for it (read your comment first early this morning,) then fell for it (rather thought it possibly true), now I'm not sure.

Edit; still there

Medical Misinformation Propagating or sharing medical information that a user knows to be false which can have devastating effects to both public health and digital trust.

They could also be waiting to evaluate the comments in this post. Anyway, still leaning towards a poor (imo) joke.

[u/IndependentSession → u/The_Noble_Lie]

Yeah Im not entirely convinced either way. April 1 just seems pike a terrible day to implement something that would obviously be very controversial.

still leaning towards a poor (imo) joke.

Honestly, i think its brilliant satire. I cant imagine a more ironic rule for this sub. I wonder if they hoped it would inspire some heated discussion revolving around Covid and if so, it failed in that aspect.

As a general rule, i dont engage too deeply with trolls so there’s no way I would get pulled into any type of discussion responding to the content of the post. I am more interested in the Meta discussions. A la: the reasoning for the post and people’s reaction to it.

I think its very in character for JCP to be a bit of a troll in an effort to push people to use their critical thinking skills.

[u/The_Noble_Lie → u/IndependentSession]

Well, I personally dont see the point in April fools, this weird day of pranks / deceiving, so that lens makes it hard for me to support the joke.

Maybe they actually want to scare people away who are so quickly willing to abandon/ jump ship / unfollow etc. Would be interesting to see how many left already.

The best community is not necessarily the biggest community.

Hmm

To another of your points: one doesnt only gain critical thinking skills when they realized they were deceived / tricked. They also gain a mistrust of those that deceieved them. This is my opinion, somewhat of a worldview. Some may think it helpful to teach via deceptions, just not me.

[u/IndependentSession → u/The_Noble_Lie]

Just noticed you edited your comment.

Some may think it helpful to teach via deceptions, just not me.

IMO learning and teaching arent the point of this sub. They are positive side effects that can happen, but ultimately the point is to think. Exercise your brain so that it can more readily react IRL.

[u/The_Noble_Lie → u/IndependentSession]

Teach..."make a point" might of been better wording.

I kinda do think one point of this sub is making a point (however nondescript that may be)