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A mod on r/conspiracy told me my 'just asking questions' posts were low effort and it made me rethink how I debate
About 4 months ago I got a message from a mod on a conspiracy board after I posted a thread about chemtrails that was basically me saying 'look it up, do your own research' with zero links. He said something like 'this is a debate community, not a drop zone for vague suspicions, bring actual sources or take it somewhere else.' At first I was mad, I thought he was just shilling for the other side or whatever. But then I looked at my post history and realized almost every thread I started was just me throwing out a half baked hunch with no evidence and then getting defensive when people pushed back. So I changed my approach completely. Now when I post about something like the JFK files or 5G towers, I spend at least an hour digging up old news articles, archived forum threads, and actual documents, and I put the links right in the post. I also started saying 'here is what I think this shows, but I could be wrong, what am I missing?' instead of acting like I already had it all figured out. The wild part is people actually engage with me now instead of just calling me a bot or a troll, and I have had some real back and forth with folks who disagree. Last week I got 47 comments on a post about the Dulles airport tapes and half of them were people adding stuff I never even knew about. It feels way better than getting ignored or mocked. So my question for you all is, has a mod or another user ever called out your debate style, and did you actually change anything because of it?
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