/u/soccer is removed from /r/xkcd

http://np.reddit.com/r/xkcdcomic/comments/2cz0dc/rxkcd_is_free/

created by [deleted] on 08/08/2014 at 12:32 UTC

1287 upvotes, 61 top-level comments (showing 25)

Comments

Comment by throwawaytiffany at 08/08/2014 at 12:44 UTC

224 upvotes, 6 direct replies

/u/Wyboth posting /u/soccer's Automoderator config: http://np.reddit.com/r/xkcdcomic/comments/2cz0dc/rxkcd_is_free/cjkfmcf

Comment by A_Crazy_Canadian at 08/08/2014 at 13:03 UTC

166 upvotes, 1 direct replies

I find it funny that the author of XKCD was banned from a subreddit for xkcd.

Comment by tuckels at 08/08/2014 at 12:37 UTC*

650 upvotes, 26 direct replies

Truly a victory for comic subreddits squatted by racists everywhere! Did soccer forget to moderate for 3 months or something?

Edit: 9 of the 12 top threads on /r/redditrequest at the moment are requests for subs soccer is squatting. Looks like he's slipped up on his 60 day activity schedule & people are jumping at it[1].

Confirmed here.[2] Thanks throwawaytiffany!

1: http://np.reddit.com/user/soccer

2: http://np.reddit.com/r/redditrequest/comments/2cpm2o/has_it_been_long_enough_yet_please_remove_defunct/cjkbozm

Edit 2: Soccer has been booted from /r/vietnam, /r/egalitarian, /r/algeria, /r/libya, /r/apod, /r/syria, & /r/iraq too.

Comment by [deleted] at 08/08/2014 at 13:32 UTC*

314 upvotes, 2 direct replies

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Comment by Ivoirians at 08/08/2014 at 13:35 UTC

88 upvotes, 4 direct replies

Right now /u/soccer is still the mod of 62 subs; at the rate things are going in /r/redditrequest, we might see all of them go by the end of the day! Exciting!

Comment by [deleted] at 08/08/2014 at 13:59 UTC*

52 upvotes, 2 direct replies

I imagine /u/soccer thought the sub would be safe if he left KamensGhost and his alts to remain active as mods. Then they got shadowbanned, which probably left everybody inactive long enough for the sub to be redditrequested.

Also, I feel bad for expecting and being excited about stupid SRS drama surrounding Wyboth.

EDIT: IT'S HAPPENING

Comment by [deleted] at 08/08/2014 at 15:18 UTC

110 upvotes, 3 direct replies

Do you hear the people sing?*

Singing the songs of angry men*

It is the music of a people who will not be slaves again*

When the beating of your heart*

Echoes the beating of the drums*

There is a life about to start when tomorrow comes!*

Comment by aroes at 08/08/2014 at 12:36 UTC

69 upvotes, 2 direct replies

Well, that was unexpected. I wonder what caused them all to leave so suddenly. Now it looks like /u/thetinguy and /u/Wyboth are in charge. Hopefully now /r/xkcd and /r/xkcdcomic can reunite and consolidate the fanbase!

Edit: bonus slapfight in this thread[1]!

1: http://np.reddit.com/r/redditrequest/comments/2cqwkh/requesting_rxkcd/

Comment by [deleted] at 08/08/2014 at 14:01 UTC*

116 upvotes, 1 direct replies

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Comment by A_macaroni_pro at 08/08/2014 at 12:44 UTC

84 upvotes, 2 direct replies

Relevant XKCDs:

http://xkcd.com/258/

http://xkcd.com/513/

http://xkcd.com/966/

http://www.xkcd.com/1357/

Comment by NameIdeas at 08/08/2014 at 13:53 UTC

54 upvotes, 3 direct replies

I just looked at his history and noticed he was on /r/holocaust as a mod.

Then I read some of their posts...really /r/holocaust is full of deniers?

What the heck? Dangit reddit.

Anyway...this is good news then

Comment by The_YoungWolf at 08/08/2014 at 16:14 UTC

23 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Also, the modmail is absolutely *fascinating*. It confirms almost everything I suspected about the place, including most every single added mod being a KamensGhost sockpuppet and Flytape attempting to negotiate a trade for r/stormfront

Comment by Implacable_Porifera at 08/08/2014 at 13:50 UTC

22 upvotes, 0 direct replies

When you play the game of squats, you login or you die.

Comment by [deleted] at 08/08/2014 at 12:45 UTC

59 upvotes, 2 direct replies

We did it Reddit! This is fantastic news. May /r/xkcd and /r/xkcdcomic reunite at last.

Comment by Turnshroud at 08/08/2014 at 14:16 UTC*

18 upvotes, 0 direct replies

/u/soccer is also losing power, and /r/redditrequest is looking beautiful today. REJOICE! REJOICE!

Also I went back and[1] dug up some lold lists of squatzi-run subreddits[2]

1: http://www.reddit.com/r/ShitRedditSays/comments/1whqij/effort_post_and_so_the_rholocaust_drama_continues/

2: http://www.reddit.com/r/badhistory/comments/1wf1vz/meta_the_current_holocaustrelated_sub_list_and/cf1eh91

Comment by SPESSMEHREN at 08/08/2014 at 17:42 UTC

17 upvotes, 0 direct replies

I'd love to give a shout out to the mods of /r/spiders who have been pushing for soccer's removal for months, were the ones that finally got the admins to realize he's inactive.

Comment by laughtrey at 08/08/2014 at 19:23 UTC

15 upvotes, 0 direct replies

When he gets out of prison he's gonna be piiiiiiisssed...

Comment by IAMA_dragon-AMA at 08/08/2014 at 14:51 UTC

15 upvotes, 1 direct replies

So... is /r/xkcd or /r/xkcdcomic going to be the primary xkcd sub now?

Comment by RawbHaze at 08/08/2014 at 12:51 UTC

28 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Hell yes! Fuck /u/soccer's Stormfront ass.

Comment by [deleted] at 08/08/2014 at 22:31 UTC*

15 upvotes, 1 direct replies

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