How does the Yahoo community appear from the perspective of other social networking sites?

[Eugene Y.]

I've been an avid commentator on Yahoo for years now, and if there is one thing that caught my eye, is that disagreeing with everything Yahoo says is actually the norm. Take a global warming article for example; If you don't post about global warming being a hoax, no matter how good your argument is, it will get thumbed down to oblivion. What gives? I am considering leaving the Yahoo community altogether, but before I do, I want to hear the opinions of the commentators of other social networking sites: 4chan, Google+, Know Your Meme, etc.

For example, I've heard rumors that the Know Your Meme community considers the Yahoo community to be a terrible festering ground for radicals and disbelievers. I want confirmation, and not just from Know Your Meme, but from other communities too.

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I cease to care about the opinions of others years ago when I grew out of adolescence. I read them but don't care about them, they have little influence on me. They certainly don't make me change what I do or think or say or whatever.
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Changing where you hangout on the Internet because you expect a "fair" venue or expect an intelligent exchange of ideas is a pipe dream. Only running your own site and throwing people who disagree with you out will accomplish that. But then you're just like them.

I express my opinions as I see them. Other people giving me a thumbs down has zero affect on my opinion or my self worth.

“You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.” ~ Winston Churchill