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Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to Reddit by 1024core on Monday June 12, 2023 @11:57AM (#36295641)
> Public: these would be democratically run forums. The users would actually be able to vote for moderators, and perhaps even rules around them. This would be ideal for things like r/[country] or r/[city].

This is my biggest gripe about Reddit. Unlike hobbies or interests, I can't change my country of birth or (easily change) the city. So when you get banned from a geographical sub, you have no alternative. Some of the moderators have a specific bent of mind, and do not accept any other views. A typical example is /r/india which is totally under the control of radical anti-Modi mods. I got even banned from there for posting in another sub _that had been recommended to me by Reddit's algorithm_ !

Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to Reddit by unpopularopp on Monday June 12, 2023 @12:02PM (#36295724)
>A typical example is /r/india which is totally under the control of radical anti-Modi mods

Most geographical subs are extremely liberal leaning. I'm from Hungary and in /r/hungary pretty much 99% of the posts are anti-Orban. Same with /r/europe pushing the general federalist EU agenda [0]. Or just /r/politics for the US, good luck going against the MSNBC meta.

0, which ends up funny when the topic is food and suddenly everyone becomes hyper-nationalist

Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to Reddit by all2 on Monday June 12, 2023 @12:51PM (#36296605)
Forum sliding and bots may be driving these things. Forums are historically pretty easy to manipulate and Reddit isn't so different from other BBs that have been around for decades now.
Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to Reddit by me_me_me on Monday June 12, 2023 @12:11PM (#36295857)
> I'm from Hungary and in /r/hungary pretty much 99% of the posts are anti-Orban.

Younger demographic that is somewhat tech savy, is not happy with Orban? I am shocked! How could that be?

Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to Reddit by tasuki on Monday June 12, 2023 @05:01PM (#36301057)
> I'm from Hungary and in /r/hungary pretty much 99% of the posts are anti-Orban.

I'm not from Hungary but I have low opinion of Orban. All the Hungarians I've talked to had nothing but bad things to say about him. Is he well liked or at least tolerated in Hungary?

Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to Reddit by narag on Monday June 12, 2023 @07:16PM (#36302755)
AFAIK he was elected president of the country. So, yes?
Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to Reddit by echelon on Monday June 12, 2023 @12:06PM (#36295780)
Reddit's moderation system is the worst on the internet. No rhyme, no reason, no restitution. You're completely at the mercy of little fiefdoms and people who are sometimes on power trips.

I've been banned from my city reddit for simply stating that crime was becoming a problem. I've been banned for supporting trans rights. I've been banned for explaining stock based compensation. For describing and linking to AI tools.

Reddit's moderation system is authoritarian and capricious.

Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to Reddit by politician on Monday June 12, 2023 @12:39PM (#36296364)
The problem isn't just the petty tyrant fiefdoms, it's also the exclusive claims on generic terms like "news". So, instead of generic news, you find hyperpartisan content on "r/news". Once someone cybersquats on a generic term, other perspectives are forced into qualified subreddits that more accurately describe their bias, "r/conservative".

I think it would greatly improve the site if communities using generic terms were instead replaced with disambiguation pages that linked to related communities, and that this process could be triggered automatically so that as terms become generic the communities could be remounted.