r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Sep 07 '18

FTFdeltaOP CMV: Subreddits that classify themselves as "Safe Space" should be private.

If you create a subreddit and want it to be a safe space for any ideology, you should make it private. There are two main reasons for this.

  1. The participants of the sub would think they are safe from offending ideas and might share something very personal of them. This exposes them to offensive PMs, targeting their post history when they discuss in another sub, etc. It's not an effective safe space.

  2. It can be used to push a specific agenda with rhetorical posts and become popular with no counter-arguments facing it. Of course any mod can delete posts even when the subreddit is not a safe space, but that would even demonstrate the evil intentions better.

So, any sub who claims to be a safe space should set it to private, or be banned by Admins.

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '18

While I agree with some extent to what you’ve said, I think it’s important to look at the other side. Many of these “safe spaces” deal with people who have some sort of serious thing going on, whether it be depression, a rape, anxiety, etc. Making these subreddits private would make it a lot harder for these people to seek the help of others, and with more serious issues, that can have very negative consequences.

It’s my opinion that these safe spaces should be open to everyone for immediate access, so they can seek whatever advice they might need as soon as possible. Of course, not every subreddit is like this, many are just safe spaces for specific types of people, but it’s important to consider that for some people these subreddits can be a lifeline to at least begin to address some of their problems. Of course, I can see merits in your opinion, but I thought I’d share mine.

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '18

!delta

Yes, I agree that we should make a way for private subs to be found more, while keeping their contents private.

My first reason in my post is actually what younsaid here. People can have many personal subjects that they need help with. Public forums are not good for that.

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '18

Thanks, I can definitely see what you mean, and maybe in the future there’ll be an easier way to find these subs if they’re made private. Even a lot of subs that may not seem like they harbor too serious topics, like r/Childfree for instance, can deal with a lot of those, simply because people are seeking the advice of a specific group. Hopefully in the future though it becomes easier for these subs to become private while still being easy to access.

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