a post liked by a junior and a post liked by a resettlement advisor clearly should not be treated as equally liked
warnings and bans would also lower the value of a posters likes
Let's make something abundantly clear.
The staff was unequivocably opposed to the idea of having junior and regular member statuses because it introduced arbitrary and unnecessary social cleavage into the community. Its only purpose was to give regular members a free ad-hominem attack. Its removal was lauded for that very reason. It was an utterly
brilliant decision, made by staff who love and care about their community and want everyone to be valued equally. And they made another brilliant decision, too. Their community is precious and fragile in the face of a dangerous internet. The staff was unequivocably opposed to the idea of the most important members' opinions, the very pillars of the community that keep the place the way it is, from being lost in a sea of voices, so they decided it was necessary to separate a few voices from the rest of everyone else. This lets anyone, at a glance, figure out who in a conversation is more likely to be disingenuous. Its addition was lauded for that very reason. It was an utterly
brilliant decision, made by staff who love and care about their community and wanted to show these people that they especially valued them going through all the difficult work of starting a discord channel and being in the right place at the right time.
Keep up the good work.
