Re:Reddit is removing moderators that protest by taking thei...
by tarentel on Friday June 16, 2023 @12:44PM
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I've seen this argument a lot on here and I don't really get it. I go to specific hobby subreddits to talk about specific hobby subreddit things, not to see other people make irrelevant comments or something that might mildly offend someone else. As far as I am concerned mods are well in their rights to shut that kind of stuff down.
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Re:Reddit is removing moderators that protest by taking thei...
by skyyler on Friday June 16, 2023 @01:01PM
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This sort of sentiment usually comes from someone that can't help but argue about politics in an area for, say, houseplants. Sorry, but I don't want to discuss Grundrisse in a hobby subreddit. I don't want nazis yelling at me about jewish conspiracies in an analogue synth subreddit.
"Waaah I can't say edgy things everywhere I want" is such a weak complaint against community-led moderation.
Re:Reddit is removing moderators that protest by taking thei...
by explorer83 on Friday June 16, 2023 @01:26PM
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Ahh yes. The classic anyone who sees any issue with the current state of things must be in line with Nazi conspiracy theorists. Such depth.
Re:Reddit is removing moderators that protest by taking thei...
by skyyler on Friday June 16, 2023 @01:30PM
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Did you notice that I criticised communists that inject politics into everything too? I suppose you do not know what Grundrisse is?
Re:Reddit is removing moderators that protest by taking thei...
by explorer83 on Friday June 16, 2023 @01:53PM
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What I meant by "in line with" is an association with an extreme political ideology. I understand the confusion. Again, partially my fault But the point was a person who has a complaint on the current status quo shouldn't associate them with someone trying to say or stand for something extreme.
Re:Reddit is removing moderators that protest by taking thei...
by traverseda on Friday June 16, 2023 @01:04PM
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One moderator (who has since been removed) would regularly remove anything critical of gnome or systemd, and would hand out bans to anyone they considered to be "bullying" either of those groups. I think their standard for bullying were pretty low, it was more that they wouldn't tolerate any criticism at all, but your mileage may vary.
Re:Reddit is removing moderators that protest by taking thei...
by matheusmoreira on Friday June 16, 2023 @04:03PM
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Stuff like that is the reason plenty of people browse anonymous imageboards instead.
Re:Reddit is removing moderators that protest by taking thei...
by explorer83 on Friday June 16, 2023 @01:18PM
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You have my comment backwards. Partially my own fault I'm sure. But what I'm referring to is the mods bringing their own beliefs into the community and making it part of the topic, not the other way around.