Reddit and the Struggle to Detoxify the Internet

Re:Reddit and the Struggle to Detoxify the Internet by 0x00000000 on Monday March 12, 2018 @09:52PM (#16573336)

One of my biggest issues with reddit is post history. Oops this person posted something we don't like 3 weeks ago, dismiss his post and attack him. Oops, this person posted somewhere we don't like, ban them from the 46 subreddits I moderate. Oops this person posted for the first time in a default sub they have been subscribed to for 3 years today, ban him for brigading.

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Re:Reddit and the Struggle to Detoxify the Internet by heywhatabout on Tuesday March 13, 2018 @05:31AM (#16574751)

I imagine there are a few trade-offs when flicking the "post-history" switch either way.

Post history On: You get to follow a users comment history. If you read an insightful comment by them, and want to read more, then having a history is nice. Users are people

Post history partially On: e.g. comments could decay to anon after some period. (Cue the sites that collect all post data and match to users) Slightly increases the cost of doing a deep dive on a users history. Users are people, fading to ideas

Post history Off: Lowered attack surface for people who are actively trying to find an argument with you. Less pressure to have a persona consistent with the typical one of any particular community. Users are ideas

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Re:Reddit and the Struggle to Detoxify the Internet by anon6357814 on Tuesday March 13, 2018 @03:32PM (#16579034)

There are more options.

For example you can make multiple identities easier. I make use of that here via firefox containers, it is quite nice.

You can make anonymous the default and track the user under the hood, allowing them to claim a post at a later point if they feel confident enough to attach their name to it.

You could limit who can see the user identity. Or only display something more vague than a specific identity, a profile-lite behind a one-time ID.

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