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Re: Almost all of the top subreddits are moderated by the same people

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Post by intended » Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 12:13 PM UTC

chakkepolja wrote: post #137

intended wrote: post #120

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Oh story time. You should know, India meta verse drama on reddit is the most infantile stuff around, if it weren’t for the death threats and harassment. And the rabid islamophobia. And the misogyny. And the multiple essentially hate subs which want to have this content on the main subreddit. I’ve been on that forum for many years, and I’ve seen it all evolve. Here’s one example of the dumbest things that go around -…

Meta drama started here too.. seriously both sides in Indian politics are so infantile.

Tell me about it. I feel bad for even sharing this forum drama here. If you hadn't responded, I would have just deleted my comment.

Re: Almost all of the top subreddits are moderated by the same people

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Post by dannyw » Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 12:13 PM UTC

elevenoh wrote: post #57

reddit tends to moderated by folks who've been wearing a mask around the clock for 1.5 years & rarely leave their comfort-zone. the comments are slowly reflecting the result of this^ sjw-ish, anti-capitalism, anti personal growth etc.

reddit died when they removed /r/reddit.com

that marked the demise of reddit (in terms of quality, not in terms of revenue)

Re: Almost all of the top subreddits are moderated by the same people

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Post by stavros » Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 12:13 PM UTC

supperburg wrote: post #119

krono wrote: post #16

There'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…

This is the most un-dutch thing I’ve ever heard of. How could actual dutch people behave like that?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Dutchman

Re: Almost all of the top subreddits are moderated by the same people

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Post by mabub24 » Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 12:20 PM UTC

supperburg wrote: post #131

Even if you took away all controversy and politics, I hate Reddit. The search function sucks. They shoved their own harebrained video player down everyone’s throats and it constantly plays by itself without opening. And when you do open it it doesn’t fucking play half the time. They also foisted their eye-bleeding updated user interface upon our innocent souls and forever corrupted us. It can only be described as Fis…

I still like some parts of Reddit. I can only do so, though, because I exclusively force old.reddit styling instead of the new repulsive design, and I only visit 4ish subreddits with generally smaller subscriber numbers and more niche interests. All of the main/general subreddits are just endlessly repeating the same thing over and over again. Once the subreddit gets too big or seems to be annoying, jump ship or try and find a smaller new version.

Also, I like subreddits outside of the bubble/echo chamber of the main subs. Even if I don't really align with some of the opinions or positions of some of the other subs, it at least feels more like interacting with actual human beings with differing interests.

I also just don't use reddit that much. It's good for trying to solve a question, and maybe having a laugh for 15 mins, but after that it usually overstays its welcome and you can go somewhere else.

Re: Almost all of the top subreddits are moderated by the same people

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Post by throwaway0a5e » Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 12:21 PM UTC

float4 wrote: post #36

krono wrote: post #16

There'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.

I've yet to come across a location sub that isn't like that.

Re: Almost all of the top subreddits are moderated by the same people

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Post by cblconfederate » Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 12:22 PM UTC

There are subreddits with the same mods for 15 years now. People get old and so do their ideas but subreddit audiences are consistently young. This is problematic for national subreddits (which gain their audience automatically) and other "noun-word" subreddits that are people's first guesses when researching a subject. This is a major reason for bad subreddit culture.

Reddit didn't foresee that its business would last for > 5 years . They need to set expiration dates for mod positions. In democracies we do that every 4-5 years.

Re: Almost all of the top subreddits are moderated by the same people

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Post by throwaway0a5e » Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 12:23 PM UTC

huibf wrote: post #40

read_if_gay_ wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Obviously your opinion is not wanted there. So why go the extra mile? Just move on.

Moderators do very rarely speak for the community they moderate.

By kicking out everyone they don't agree with over time they curate an echo chamber of the few that they do speak for.

Re: Almost all of the top subreddits are moderated by the same people

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Post by intended » Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 12:24 PM UTC

supperburg wrote: post #131

Even if you took away all controversy and politics, I hate Reddit. The search function sucks. They shoved their own harebrained video player down everyone’s throats and it constantly plays by itself without opening. And when you do open it it doesn’t fucking play half the time. They also foisted their eye-bleeding updated user interface upon our innocent souls and forever corrupted us. It can only be described as Fis…

I like to think of reddit as a "glorious" mess - one which will violently offend the sensibilities of people who like order and sensible product design.

If it helps, its worth considering reddit as a template for what can be improved.

I have no idea why the redesign was introduced, especially since there are now apps as well.

However, there is an increasing amount of study on how reddit operates, and how users move through the site. Its the maze which we can learn from - and its moderation is at least hopefully overturned by humans as opposed to the gnomic monoliths of FB and other imperial social networks.

Re: Almost all of the top subreddits are moderated by the same people

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Post by cblconfederate » Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 12:24 PM UTC

krono wrote: post #16

There'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…

Same with the europe subreddit, it's the same old national mods. They just don't want to give up power

Re: Almost all of the top subreddits are moderated by the same people

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Post by fho » Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 12:25 PM UTC

mabub24 wrote: post #154

supperburg wrote: post #131

Even if you took away all controversy and politics, I hate Reddit. The search function sucks. They shoved their own harebrained video player down everyone’s throats and it constantly plays by itself without opening. And when you do open it it doesn’t fucking play half the time. They also foisted their eye-bleeding updated user interface upon our innocent souls and forever corrupted us. It can only be described as Fis…

I still like some parts of Reddit. I can only do so, though, because I exclusively force old.reddit styling instead of the new repulsive design, and I only visit 4ish subreddits with generally smaller subscriber numbers and more niche interests. All of the main/general subreddits are just endlessly repeating the same thing over and over again. Once the subreddit gets too big or seems to be annoying, jump ship or try…

I tried to get of my reddit addiction several times now ... going "cold turkey" or easing it of over time. I did that with 9gag a decade ago and never went back since, but with reddit it's hard because there is actually good content on there. Especially in the niche communities with small subscriber numbers.

(very evident in the /r/battletech subreddit that just got overrun by a recent games workshop exodus. Subscriber counts increased, but /r/battletech turned into a meme channel ...)