Assignment 7.2.2: Be the moderator! Copy

Read the 3 comments below and identify your moderation strategy (hide/ignore/reply). Then, for each comment, answer the following questions:

  • Why did you choose to use that specific moderation technique?
  • What do you expect the user’s response will be to the use of that technique?
  • Could you have used another moderation technique? If yes, how would that have changed the user’s response?

In a response to an article about female genital mutilation, the following comments were made:

  • “Excision is part of our culture and it will remain so for ever.”
  • “I think that’s normal, to avoid that we get too many bitches and unfaithfulness on earth.”

In response to an article about intimate partner violence, the following comment was made:

  • “He wants improvement in you. He is the second man of your life’s possession after your father. So, give him what he wants.”

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