This more or less just sounds like a blacklist of people you don't like/agree with. What good does that serve? One of the main points of message boards like this are to have debates and challenge ideas. Plus I mean, I guess it depends on the kind of person you are; but wouldn't it be boring if you essentially put your self in an echo chamber and got the same positive reinforcement all the time?
I've got to disagree with the recent shill lists discussion threads being published. They are not going to be a balanced representation of who people consider shills. How do you define a shill? Is a shill list started by someone who some people consider being a shill on one side going to allow for balanced accusations of shills on the otherside? Both are self moderated. The only good thing about the latter is that it is bound to create a barrage of mud slinging, so I suppose they can just be censored out.
Good points and I would like to address these.
First of all, I do not intend to simply label everyone I disagree with as a troll, but rather individuals who engange in repeated and flagrant dishonest/irrational communication, for example: refusing to stay on point, argumentum ad repetition, and generally toxic behavior. I concede that my own judgement of who falls into this category is somewhat subjective and biased. (Ironically, most trolls will never admit they have any bias at all and pretend their word is gospel.) There are several people that hold opposing views from me, whom I respect, and they do not need to resort to childish tactics to express themselves.
As to the value of this thread: We all want to express our opinions. I can only hope that my opinion will be valued more than certain other people's opinion because I have demonstrated a history of honesty and goodwill along with a solid understanding of Bitcoin.
