I apologise if I didn't read through all the comments, but I read enough to get the gist of the conversation. This goes back to a poll that I put up after I joined, basically asking who we are, and how we self-identity. I may have only joined this site in June, but have been active in the atheist community for much longer.

In the poll, I asked if we should set higher standards for ourselves as a community, or should we settle on the lowest common denominator of "no evidence for the existence of a god"? Meaning, that people that some of us might despise can agree on the latter, so, what do we have in common?

The meme page can be annoying, I have made it clear that I won't put up with misogyny, bigotry, racism, etc., because that is not who I am; at one point I was sort of shamed for not giving an obligatory acknowledgement to posts if I happened upon them "they can see that you saw the post, the least you can do is acknowledge it" - no! Sorry, but that isn't my preferred modus operandi...

As to the meme page itself, I have been thinking about leaving it too; I rarely contribute, and it has so much traffic that if I step away for a few days, then I have a couple hundred notifications. A week or two ago, I had 665 notifications (I shit you not, had I waited for one more...) I don't have time to go through all of that. Sure, some peeps share great stuff, but now I am very selective on what I click on.

Anywhoo, there are great people on this site, I just don't want to be called out as rude when I don't respond to things that I'd rather not respond to.

It's a meme. Dark, hateful, playful.... we all have ones we like and ones we dont. Whether or not it's considered tasteful or not tasteful, is a matter of opinion. If you see a meme and you find it distasteful just close the window and move along. What good does it do me as a person, to get angry or worked up over something that took me three seconds to read, and 2 seconds to forget about? Just doesn't make sense to me.

I also have a meme folder, I also have been here from very early on & think I've been a good contributor & commentor. So, tho I agree that not only are many memes mediocre, or re-posted multiple times a week, if not day, who decides what memes are "the best"? & I am surely not chasing you from this group, even if I disagree with you at times. I have always respected you & listened to your differences, even tho I may fight against some of them. I abhor censorship, that is my line I will not retreat from. Some of what has been considered "misogynistic" I find maybe somewhat sexist, & maybe should be up for debate, but censorship because of ruffled feelings I feel is going way too far! I love you very much, & would hate to see you leave, tho I actually am considering it myself, but for opposing reasons!

If i may be allowed to weigh in on this.@RavenCT, you are a very valuable member of this community and as well being OG, I consider you a friend. You have a very good point about the generally nasty and misogynistic tone of some the posts here and I deeply regret that it has caused you or anyone else even a moment
That being said:
I hate rules. They piss me off and the mere idea of moderating posts for content gives me the creeps. No porn on a public website just seems to me to be common sense. I have no interest in telling people what they can and cannot post here within the community guidelines.
I find 90% of the memes I see anywhere to be crap anyway and no one would want me to be the arbiter of either taste or content.....just take my word for it, it would not be fun. I have no interest in debating what qualifies as a meme and was doesn't or any other debate.

If I've offended anyone then I'm sorry. Being in those Army, Navy, and biker sites on Facebook do get outrageous and i tend to share what i know is not appropriate here. I should be more considerate of this site than I have been and will be from now on. I prefer this than a slap in the face though a slap does get quicker results. I will try to be more tasteful with what I share. I think if something is distasteful then you should say so to make awareness to the person that shared. So people are trolls and do it intentionally to get that reaction from you.

If I've offended anyone then I'm sorry. Being in those Army, Navy, and biker sites on Facebook do get outrageous and i tend to share what is know should be not appropriate here. I should be more considerate of this site than I have been and will be from now on. I prefer this than a slap in the face though a slap does get quicker results. I will try to be more tasteful with what I share. I think if something is distasteful then you should say so to make awareness to the person that shared. So people are trolls and do it intentionally to get that reaction from you.

I’ve thought of leaving this site altogether because there’s some really messed up memes that are misogynistic and alienating.

Yeah, there have been some on here I really cringed at.

BRAVO! THANK YOU!!! I saw one earlier today, shook my head and moved on. But I sure didn't want to. I've been trying to foster happiness but some days it is harder than others. A different group for the 12 year olds, maybe?