Why I just left reddit.
Here's what happened: 1) Someone posted in /r/privacy, with concerns about ISP monitoring. 2) I recommended using a VPN. 3) A bot flagged my post, because writing "VPN" is forbidden there. 4) I complained on /r/VPNs, pointing out that this is absurd. 5) A moderator criticized me, saying that I shill for IVPN. 6) I replied to the criticism, disputing the accusation. 7) They banned me from /r/VPNs. So I left reddit, because /r/VPNs and /r/privacy are two main reasons for being there. It's sad, but so it goes.
On Apr 1, 2017, at 5:30 PM, Mirimir <mirimir@riseup.net> wrote:
Here's what happened:
1) Someone posted in /r/privacy, with concerns about ISP monitoring. 2) I recommended using a VPN. 3) A bot flagged my post, because writing "VPN" is forbidden there. 4) I complained on /r/VPNs, pointing out that this is absurd. 5) A moderator criticized me, saying that I shill for IVPN. 6) I replied to the criticism, disputing the accusation. 7) They banned me from /r/VPNs.
So I left reddit, because /r/VPNs and /r/privacy are two main reasons for being there. It's sad, but so it goes.
I stopped participating a while ago when i noticed that cops seemed to congregate in any sub talking about the most recent cop murder that hit the news, to argue how "hard policing is" and give all sorts of lines of bullshit to justify the latest murder, pushing down any opposing post. They didn't all identify as cops and maybe some of them were just scumbag cop lovers but, anyway, fuck it.
On 04/01/2017 06:28 PM, John Newman wrote:
On Apr 1, 2017, at 5:30 PM, Mirimir <mirimir@riseup.net> wrote:
Here's what happened:
1) Someone posted in /r/privacy, with concerns about ISP monitoring. 2) I recommended using a VPN. 3) A bot flagged my post, because writing "VPN" is forbidden there. 4) I complained on /r/VPNs, pointing out that this is absurd. 5) A moderator criticized me, saying that I shill for IVPN. 6) I replied to the criticism, disputing the accusation. 7) They banned me from /r/VPNs.
So I left reddit, because /r/VPNs and /r/privacy are two main reasons for being there. It's sad, but so it goes. I stopped participating a while ago when i noticed that cops seemed to congregate in any sub talking about the most recent cop murder that hit the news, to argue how "hard policing is" and give all sorts of lines of bullshit to justify the latest murder, pushing down any opposing post. They didn't all identify as cops and maybe some of them were just scumbag cop lovers but, anyway, fuck it.
Sux. I only use reddit occasionally and have had a lot of problems with the mods of foreign policy and news-related groups. Rr
On 04/01/2017 07:28 PM, John Newman wrote:
On Apr 1, 2017, at 5:30 PM, Mirimir <mirimir@riseup.net> wrote:
Here's what happened:
1) Someone posted in /r/privacy, with concerns about ISP monitoring. 2) I recommended using a VPN. 3) A bot flagged my post, because writing "VPN" is forbidden there. 4) I complained on /r/VPNs, pointing out that this is absurd. 5) A moderator criticized me, saying that I shill for IVPN. 6) I replied to the criticism, disputing the accusation. 7) They banned me from /r/VPNs.
So I left reddit, because /r/VPNs and /r/privacy are two main reasons for being there. It's sad, but so it goes.
I stopped participating a while ago when i noticed that cops seemed to congregate in any sub talking about the most recent cop murder that hit the news, to argue how "hard policing is" and give all sorts of lines of bullshit to justify the latest murder, pushing down any opposing post. They didn't all identify as cops and maybe some of them were just scumbag cop lovers but, anyway, fuck it.
That does suck. I'd like to see more forums where everyone can say whatever they want. And where everyone can easily opt out of whatever they want. Email lists work well enough for that. But I'd like reddit better if they focused on that rather than empowering psychotic mods.
Eternal september overruns all else in such magnitudes that the result of any moderation is still overrun. And when september are the moderators, there can be no other result expected. Nor are there API's you can plug your own bayes filters into. It's more fun to... 1) Skim the surface for news and useful bits, as in, is going to work in the morning still relavant. 2) Forget about having surface convos and just bot their forums from mod disposable accounts with random links / educational activism you want them to see. This is low cost win. 3) Spend time in the darkwebs that at least require all participants to deploy tech to access. Further from the surface the more interesting.
On 04/01/2017 11:27 PM, grarpamp wrote:
Eternal september overruns all else in such magnitudes that the result of any moderation is still overrun. And when september are the moderators, there can be no other result expected. Nor are there API's you can plug your own bayes filters into. It's more fun to...
It does seem hopeless.
1) Skim the surface for news and useful bits, as in, is going to work in the morning still relavant.
I've come to count on HN for that :)
2) Forget about having surface convos and just bot their forums from mod disposable accounts with random links / educational activism you want them to see. This is low cost win.
Yeah, I was about ready to leave reddit anyway. I just can't get it up for n00b questions anymore. RTFM is so tempting, but not useful. I've tried so hard to write manuals that anyone could follow, but then people's eyes glaze. Maybe I should steal this guy's slider design: http://getcoleman.com/ ;)
3) Spend time in the darkwebs that at least require all participants to deploy tech to access. Further from the surface the more interesting.
Yeah, true enough.
On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 1:49 AM, Mirimir <mirimir@riseup.net> wrote:
I've come to count on HN for that :)
Remnants of the original hacker news network... https://twitter.com/ThisIsHNN
for n00b questions anymore. RTFM is so tempting, but not useful.
Tutoring is kindof like choosing a charity.
True, lol.
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