I highly recommend unsubscribing from all the default subreddits and only subbing to the programming related subreddits. It'll make your Reddit newsfeed more programming-oriented than HN and completely changes your experience with the site.
Almost all of the top subreddits are moderated by the same people
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Re: Almost all of the top subreddits are moderated by the same people
#32There's a network of Dutch subreddits, 99% of which are managed by the same clique of mods. Recently I noticed comments I had posted in those subs over the last few months had completely been ignored. It turns out I have been shadowbanned, and not just on the primary /r/thenetherlands sub, but on every single one of the communities they manage. There is no apparent reason for them to have done this to me. My messages…
I don't know why you're going through all that effort instead of just creating a new account.
Obviously your opinion is not wanted there. So why go the extra mile? Just move on.
Re: Almost all of the top subreddits are moderated by the same people
#33You'll be happier if you just don't use Reddit.
It's sad to see reddit fall to such low a low level.
Aaron Schwartz is rolling in his grave.
Re: Almost all of the top subreddits are moderated by the same people
#34I highly recommend unsubscribing from all the default subreddits and only subbing to the programming related subreddits. It'll make your Reddit newsfeed more programming-oriented than HN and completely changes your experience with the site.
I just go to the subreddits I like: the main feed has too much crypto stuff.
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#35Also see https://old.reddit.com/r/The_Cabal/ I also filter, using RES, all posters and commenters with over 100k karma, and it's like taking a trip back in time when the internet wasn't tuned to inane content and advertisers
Nice to see the usual suspects on The Cabal. People who believe ivermectin is some kind of miracle covid drug (even the manufacturers say its ineffective) and those who deny COVID even exists. Quality people. https://ebm.bmj.com/content/early/2021/05/26/bmjebm-2021-111... https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02081-w
Ehrm we already know niche communities attract lunatics - or, better said, make lunatics more visible; the noise to signal ratio of the content is way worse because idiots are louder. But if you filter through the noise you can get some interesting insights.
Re: Almost all of the top subreddits are moderated by the same people
#36There's a network of Dutch subreddits, 99% of which are managed by the same clique of mods. Recently I noticed comments I had posted in those subs over the last few months had completely been ignored. It turns out I have been shadowbanned, and not just on the primary /r/thenetherlands sub, but on every single one of the communities they manage. There is no apparent reason for them to have done this to me. My messages…
/r/thenetherlands is a joke. So many comments are being removed in order to "maintain community standards".
I once posted a genuine question there: "Do you think /r/thenetherlands is an echo chamber?"
"[Your post was removed for being off topic]"
Oh well. Now I just don't use reddit anymore. My life is better because of it.
Re: Almost all of the top subreddits are moderated by the same people
#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
That screenshot is from /pol/ so I'm curious if the complaints about "censorship" were that people couldn't call it a china flu.
Of course, because for some reason this is suddenly unacceptable but it is ok to have an Indian variant or a Brazilian variant.
There's a semantic difference with "X virus" and "Y variant". "X virus" denotes the virus was caused by country X and is behind it all, whereas "Y variant" denotes it was mutated in there but is not the root cause of it all.
Re: Almost all of the top subreddits are moderated by the same people
#38Earlier quoted context omitted.
That screenshot is from /pol/ so I'm curious if the complaints about "censorship" were that people couldn't call it a china flu.
Why would you be banned by a moderator of /r/China_Flu for calling it China flu?
From the subreddit sidebar:
> The name r/China_Flu was created at a time when SARS-CoV-2 had not been named and was only affecting China. Subreddit names cannot be changed after they are created. This subreddit is a place to discuss the 2019 Wuhan-originated novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and the disease it causes, called COVID-19.
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#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
If you were to run covert intelligence operations, you would want to embed yourself in the all forms of the media so you can suppress any stories before they come out.
Bit strange to do it under your actual name though.
Well the entire Epstein thing was laughably poorly run.