So the CEO of Reddit admitted to editing negative comments about him
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ellen pao is even condemning this behaviour lmao
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Anyone want to still mention how this wasn't an issue even after Ellen Pao said she would have fired him and the guy himself called it a complete fuck up?
The real fuckup was revealing it existed. It's the implication, not the action. He basically revealed "yes, we can do it" and "somebody can use it maliciously." Regardless if it's somebody from reddit offices who does it.
It can be fixed, but not before people freak out about it.
[QUOTE=Code3Response;51454128]Just want to let everyone know I was banned from the Donald tonight for making a single four word comment that was relevant, but dissenting, to the discussion[/QUOTE]
was it cuck?
Also join the club, I posted a politico article (NOTHING ELSE, NO FLAMING, NO OTHER TEXT) saying that the OP's statement was misleading and I got this.
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[editline]1st December 2016[/editline]
It's funny because r/enoughtrumpspam, the black of r/the_donald's white, allows Trump supporters in their subreddit if they maintain civility.
[url]https://np.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/5frg1n/tifu_by_editing_some_comments_and_creating_an/damuzhb/?context=9[/url]
Link to the Ellen Pao comment.
What spez did was retarded. Regardless of who it was against or why, editing people's posts like that harms their image. And as some have pointed out, give validity to those who think people in power positions abuse that to further political aims.
[editline]1st December 2016[/editline]
[QUOTE=Te Great Skeeve;51454436]The real fuckup was revealing it existed. It's the implication, not the action. He basically revealed "yes, we can do it" and "somebody can use it maliciously." Regardless if it's somebody from reddit offices who does it.
It can be fixed, but not before people freak out about it.[/QUOTE]
Uhh, I don't know how you expect them to "fix" it. Its not hard to always "re-add" code to edit posts by admins. Or just manually edit them in the database. What they have to "fix" is their reputation as a trustworthy company. Which will take a long time. I mean anyone should understand they have the ability, and always will, to edit any post at any time. The problem is that they actually did it.
[url]https://np.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/5frg1n/tifu_by_editing_some_comments_and_creating_an/dami1gy/?context=3[/url] Here ya go. Spez talking about that access.
[QUOTE=ROFLBURGER;51454801]It's funny because r/enoughtrumpspam, the black of r/the_donald's white, allows Trump supporters in their subreddit if they maintain civility.[/QUOTE]
No they don't wtf LOL. They will straight up ban you if you have a different opinion.
[QUOTE=Kigen;51454987][url]https://np.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/5frg1n/tifu_by_editing_some_comments_and_creating_an/damuzhb/?context=9[/url]
Link to the Ellen Pao comment.
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I'm just gonna put it here in picture form too because oh my god it's beautiful to look at
[QUOTE=sannys;51455005]No they don't wtf LOL. They will straight up ban you if you have a different opinion.[/QUOTE]
Can you actually provide proof of this?
[QUOTE=ROFLBURGER;51455029]Can you actually provide proof of this?[/QUOTE]
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/hR5NXey.png[/IMG]
[url]https://www.reddit.com/r/EnoughTrumpSpam/wiki/faq#wiki_you_ban_people_for_having_other_opinions.2C_what_about_mah_freeze_peaches.3F[/url]
[QUOTE=sannys;51455037][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/hR5NXey.png[/IMG]
[url]https://www.reddit.com/r/EnoughTrumpSpam/wiki/faq#wiki_you_ban_people_for_having_other_opinions.2C_what_about_mah_freeze_peaches.3F[/url][/QUOTE]
weird. there's a rule that says.
[quote]This is a safe space from Trump spam. Trump trolls aren't welcome unless they are able to remain within certain boundaries of discussion.[/quote]
[QUOTE=ROFLBURGER;51455075]weird. there's a rule that says.[/QUOTE]
read as pretend to agree with us
[QUOTE=sannys;51455037][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/hR5NXey.png[/IMG]
[url]https://www.reddit.com/r/EnoughTrumpSpam/wiki/faq#wiki_you_ban_people_for_having_other_opinions.2C_what_about_mah_freeze_peaches.3F[/url][/QUOTE]
to be fair the guy who called T_D the last bastion of free speech was some random guy, not a mod
Now all we need is a option to hide the fucking long list of subreddits you filtered so it isn't on every damn page of /r/all because holy shit I don't need a fucking reminder I banned 50 porn subreddits in my fucking face every damn time I load a damn page.
[QUOTE=Blizzerd;51455361]read as pretend to agree with us[/QUOTE]
I've seen discussions with Trumpets, and their posts weren't deleted.
Oh by the way, I asked for proof of someone being civil and getting banned for supporting trump, not a rule.
[editline]1st December 2016[/editline]
[QUOTE=Svinnik;51455480]to be fair the guy who called T_D the last bastion of free speech was some random guy, not a mod[/QUOTE]
To be fair, the point that it was trying to prove is most of the people who go on r/the_donald are in an alternate reality where they're 100% morally self righteous and the other side is 100% morally fucked in the brain.
See:
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Currently on r/all. Either this person is lying about being a liberal, or he's one of those bargaining liberals who treat trump supporters like some oppressed group, it's the ultimate stereotype of a white person where they must feel sorry for every group different from them because they feel that they're superior.
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[t]http://i.imgur.com/JCFJEUb.png[/t]
Currently on r/all. Either this person is lying about being a liberal, or he's one of those bargaining liberals who treat trump supporters like some oppressed group, it's the ultimate stereotype of a white person where they must feel sorry for every group different from them because they feel that they're superior.[/QUOTE]
They (the poster) don't entirely not have a point, though. Sanders mentioned this too: It would have been fairly easy for the USA's left to capture a lot of trump's vote if clinton hadn't decided against paying attention to those economically disadvantaged - which trump then promised to make things better for with his vague rhetoric.
I'm fairly certain this kind of engagement is completely wasted on just about all of Reddit though, because that platform('s programming) values one thing more than anything else: Conformity. If you want to [I]actually[/I] engage those people (instead of them shutting down anything that's even slightly unpleasant), it would be a much better idea to do it on platforms that are a relatively level playing field.
[QUOTE=Tamschi;51459727]They (the poster) don't entirely not have a point, though. Sanders mentioned this too: It would have been fairly easy for the USA's left to capture a lot of trump's vote if clinton hadn't decided against paying attention to those economically disadvantaged - which trump then promised to make things better for with his vague rhetoric.
I'm fairly certain this kind of engagement is completely wasted on just about all of Reddit though, because that platform('s programming) values one thing more than anything else: Conformity. If you want to [I]actually[/I] engage those people (instead of them shutting down anything that's even slightly unpleasant), it would be a much better idea to do it on platforms that are a relatively level playing field.[/QUOTE]
What about those that would not see that message if it wasn't on reddit?
Despite its flaws its still a useful tool to reach out to other people. Besides if you believe conformity is dangerous isn't it even more important to engage those least likely to seek outside opinions?
[QUOTE=Murky42;51470506]What about those that would not see that message if it wasn't on reddit?
Despite its flaws its still a useful tool to reach out to other people. Besides if you believe conformity is dangerous isn't it even more important to engage those least likely to seek outside opinions?[/QUOTE]
That's true. I suppose it's just too frustrating for me personally to deal with systems like that.
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