• @rbhfd
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    401 year ago

    Exactly. Some of the best subreddits were so great because they had heavy moderation.

    Probably the best example of this is askhistorians. Made a comment that was on topic but had no sources? Removed! With a clear (and public) comment of why it was removed. It was clearly stated in their rules that this was required, so it was absolutely justified.

    We have no idea what these comments were and whether they were in violation of the sub’s rules.

    Let’s shit on reddit for the actual things that are going wrong. This seems more like getting outraged over a picture of your ex with another guy/girl/whatever gender their interested in in the background.

    • zalack
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      1 year ago

      AskHistorians may be my favorite corner of the Internet ever. What a great sub and mod team.

        • zalack
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          I’m gonna need some receipts for that one, mostly because as an end user the content quality on that sub is head and shoulders better than anywhere else on Reddit

          Also, like, that kinda weird shit is going to happen occasionally anywhere there are power heiarchies. It sucks when it happens to you, but it’s unavoidable when a group of humans is given a set of rules to enforce.