https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/6lqp6c/the_backlash_against_rconspiracy_is_hilarious/
created by [deleted] on 07/07/2017 at 02:22 UTC*
653 upvotes, 41 top-level comments (showing 25)
The Backlash against our subreddit /r/Conspiracy from the greater Reddit community is hilarious.
You guys are really going to troll this subreddit and post all your little drama clique circles accusing us of being underhanded while the default mod crew is using tools like https://layer7.solutions[1] to have secret blacklists that their communities can't even know about?
/Conspiracy addressed the community before we made any decision about CNN, and we publish our mod logs for all to see. So while you folks are coming over here to criticize us because you don't like how we manage our community, perhaps you should look at your own favorite community first.
If they don't have public logs then they are doing things you wouldn't approve of, you just don't know it. If they are using meepsters tools, then they are blacklisting domains and you just aren't allowed to know about it.
Reddit even had to change their policies because of mods who were managing dozens of popular reddit's and using their position to ban users globally from all their subreddits because they don't like their speech.
At least Conspiracy talks to it's users about what we are doing, we publish our logs and don't use our community as a launch pad to destructively force ourselves on other communities who don't want us there.
We didn't single out CNN for doxxing, we also don't allow links to voat's pizzagate community because of all the constant doxxing going on there. We tried to manage it, we tried to allow voat's pizzagate links and check them each individually but it proved to be an impossible task. What CNN did was worse than to dox someone, CNN published an ultimatum to what seemed like one person, but in reality was an ultimatum to everyone on the internet who wishes to remain anonymous.
/Conspiracy is hardly the example of "censorship" (even though we still allow archives of CNN) on Reddit.
Look at /r/videos which disallowed anything political as soon as SJWs started getting documented and embarrassed, yet still let the occasional political post slip through. They disallowed police abuse videos but you sure as fuck can watch the police slip-n-slide with the neighborhood kids.
Look at /r/news which uses automod to maintain a blacklist of users they don't like to automatically remove their comments/posts.
Look at /history which bans anyone who speaks of inconvenient histories for the infamous mod davidreiss666. A mod who also was organizing the "global ban list" among default mods to keep unsavory users from being able to use hundreds of subs where they never even broke the rules.
Look at the #modtalkleaks where the actual admins of Reddit were rubbing elbows with default mods who were creating fake accounts to post racist material to /Conspiracy just so they could sit back and point at how we allow racist material.
Look at bipolarbear who took over the restorethe4th movement to make sure that it was ineffective.
Look how the admins won't let the_donald link to /politics but they let dozens of drama subs and "I hate this sub" subs constantly troll subreddits that aren't as precious to them as their dear /politics.
It's absurd that you're wasting your time complaining that we asked our community if they would support a CNN boycott. And then followed through on it.
Comment by blette at 07/07/2017 at 02:48 UTC
153 upvotes, 1 direct replies
"At least Conspiracy talks to it's users about what we are doing, we publish our logs and don't use our community as a launch pad to destructively force ourselves on other communities who don't want us there."
Sounds fair to me.
Comment by JustinBilyj at 07/07/2017 at 11:58 UTC
9 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I've nver seen a site with more propaganda and outright (and obvious) manipulation. This is actually a good thing, because it's waking a lot of people up to the shenanigans on here...
Comment by [deleted] at 07/07/2017 at 02:41 UTC
44 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Solid post. Just laying out the facts, no pulling punches, couple of bombs. Well said.
Comment by rigorousintuition at 07/07/2017 at 04:52 UTC
35 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Flytape you beautiful being!
Truer words have never been spoken.
Thanks for bringing our attention the likes of 'Layer 7 Solutions.'
Comment by chornu at 07/07/2017 at 03:11 UTC
21 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I have to say, I really appreciate the honesty in this.
Comment by [deleted] at 07/07/2017 at 04:15 UTC
16 upvotes, 1 direct replies
This is a great post Fly and I appreciate the information provided.
However, reddit sucks corporate cock. This sub will eventually bend the knee or just get banned.
The world is going to shit guys. We are on a shit train headed straight to shitsville and our illustrious engineer is full of shit himself and so are all of his shitty friends and helpers and they are driving us faster and faster down this shit track.
Comment by Positive_pressure at 07/07/2017 at 04:33 UTC
26 upvotes, 7 direct replies
What is funny is that CNN violated reddit rules, so reddit themselves should be blocking links to CNN.
Comment by jmflna at 07/07/2017 at 02:50 UTC
14 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Where is the post that this was discussed with the community before the mods made their decision?
Admittedly, I wasn't online yesterday so I might have missed it.
Comment by RecoveringGrace at 07/07/2017 at 02:35 UTC
18 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I understand the backlash, I get what they want as their endgame and it is eye opening and a little frightening. On the bright side, I think we are on the right track.
Comment by SpongeBobSquarePants at 07/07/2017 at 14:10 UTC
13 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Look how the admins won't let the_donald link to /politics but they let dozens of drama subs and "I hate this sub" subs constantly troll subreddits that aren't as precious to them as their dear /politics.
Why not also call out TD for banning everyone who doesn't worship trump? Remember the TD ban wave when they banned people who supported trump but got upset when trump authorized military attacks despite promising not to?
Comment by mastigia at 07/07/2017 at 02:55 UTC
19 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Well said.
I think we should ban all direct links to MSM in fairness. They are anathema to what we are about here, and should generally only be needed as a reference. Archive links would be sufficient. We definitely don't need to give them revenue.
Comment by facereplacer3 at 07/07/2017 at 02:41 UTC
10 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Actually, fix the spelling, then sticky. Great post.
Comment by Ginkgopsida at 07/07/2017 at 12:15 UTC
5 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Look at bipolarbear who took over the restorethe4th movement to make sure that it was ineffective.
Could you expand on this? Sounds interesting.
Comment by goemon45 at 07/07/2017 at 08:10 UTC
7 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I love how they come in calling us conservative right wingers when this sub has a wide spectrum of users with different politics and many more who don't subscribe to any
Comment by [deleted] at 07/07/2017 at 04:10 UTC
7 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Reddit is a giant pile of shit outside of this and a few other subs. Those mods can all suck a dick. Fuck those cunts.
Comment by student_activist at 07/07/2017 at 10:43 UTC
4 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Look how the admins won't let the_donald link to /politics but they let dozens of drama subs and "I hate this sub" subs constantly troll subreddits that aren't as precious to them as their dear /politics.
^ why is this relevant to r/conspiracy? Oh thats right all you asshats from T_D decided to commandeer as many small fringe subs as possible, ruining all of the communities you tried to astroturf, and now you have the gall to bitch about reddit not tolerating your pro-trump propaganda.
Let this sub go back to criticizing government, and im sure r/all will go nack to not giving a shit about r/conspiracy
Comment by jay_howard at 07/07/2017 at 14:59 UTC
6 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Listen fuckface, you say "we" as if I support you. I don't. This forum is infiltrated with a tonne of nonsense and distraction from real, current news and coverups.
When the top 5 posts on any given day are about Hillary Clinton or Seth Rich, then I smell a fucking rat because those aren't the most pressing, serious coverups happening. They are distractions from the people who actually have power and what they're trying to do with it.
Comment by ronintetsuro at 07/07/2017 at 07:24 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
u/Flytape I know we don't always agree, but hear fucking hear for this post. Give em hell.
Comment by 42O2 at 07/07/2017 at 16:20 UTC
3 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Funny how you don't mention the ridiculous censorship at t_d and how you justify censorship here by comparing it to subs that most conspiracy users HATE.
Comment by SpongeBobSquarePants at 07/07/2017 at 14:07 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
/u/flytape Due to Rule 10, quoted below, we aren't able to discuss actions of /r/conspiracy mods without rising our posting abilities. We can't even say if posts on /r/conspiracy are removed for political reasons even if we have proof. And since one mods promises are not binding on the others you saying that posting them would not protect us from doing so.
Comment by The_Pyle at 07/07/2017 at 03:35 UTC
9 upvotes, 1 direct replies
/Conspiracy addressed the community before we made any decision about CNN, and we publish our mod logs for all to see. So while you folks are coming over here to criticize us because you don't like how we manage our community, perhaps you should look at your own favorite community first
Um you guys didnt address the community. It was a sticky on top of the CNN thread where they the mod was thinking about it. Then the sticky saying it was banned. There was NO discussion of this at all.
Comment by sonicmasonic at 07/07/2017 at 12:59 UTC
5 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Backlash? This sub isn't serious enough to get backlash.
Comment by Magason at 07/07/2017 at 04:16 UTC*
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
G
Comment by prolix at 07/07/2017 at 03:49 UTC
3 upvotes, 2 direct replies
I've been on r/conspiracy for years. The backlash isn't just from outsiders it's from people in this community as well. This sub MUST reverse this decision if it wants to remain credible, unbiased, and without censorship. And don't talk to me about its not censored if they allow archives. Its the principle of the situation here not the actual access to information.
Comment by XanderPrice at 07/07/2017 at 11:42 UTC
4 upvotes, 2 direct replies
The majority of reddit users are suffering from Trump derangement syndrome. That's why this sub gets brigaded so much. Post anything about President Trump and here come the trolls. Even if you are talking about an organization as awful as CNN they will still defend it because President Trump doesn't like them. They are leftists and leftists put party above all.
How mentally ill do you have to be to actually defend CNN at this point?