You are absolutely right about a need for open dialogue about the subculture's problem areas. Unfortunately, Vivisector was probably one of the the worst possible places for it in the end.
The site tried to transition over from what was once a Portal Of Evil offsite into something less focused on socially posturing over the weak, but like so many other places it just became a way for trolls to find more socially acceptable targets for their trolling so they could keep on doing it.
Making things better involves a lot more than just screaming about people from the safety of your own little bubble, and trying to reform a site designed to bitch about people into some kind of tool for activism is not going to work.
You are absolutely right about a need for open dialogue about the subculture's problem areas. Unfortunately, Vivisector was probably one of the the worst possible places for it in the end.
The site tried to transition over from what was once a Portal Of Evil offsite into something less focused on socially posturing over the weak, but like so many other places it just became a way for trolls to find more socially acceptable targets for their trolling so they could keep on doing it.
Making things better involves a lot more than just screaming about people from the safety of your own little bubble, and trying to reform a site designed to bitch about people into some kind of tool for activism is not going to work.