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> were not chosen or elected in any reasonable way Why would they be? The whole point of reddit is that users can create communities with whatever moderation a
by root_axis 6y ago
> were not chosen or elected in any reasonable way
Why would they be? The whole point of reddit is that users can create communities with whatever moderation and content policies that suit them. People visiting the subreddit aren't prisoners, they can view another subreddit, start their own, or just abandon reddit altogether. Who cares?
- brodouevencode 6y agoIt matters a great deal because of the subreddit namespace land-grabs. Someone coming to reddit for the first time might naturally go to r/politics (which has become notoriously left-leaning) and not be aware of the rich history of censorship there.
- streb-lo 6y agoThis is a tired argument. As terrible and kneejerk as/r/politics may be, it doesn't need to be some neutral ground of perfect arbitration for many reasons, the least of which is that it would be asking an insane amount of work from its volunteer moderators. If it skews left who cares? There are plenty of places to discuss politics online that skew to the right.
- brodouevencode 6y agoSee https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23186995 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23186995 Then advertise as such and don't pretend otherwise.
- root_axis 6y ago> Someone coming to reddit for the first time might naturally go to r/politics (which has become notoriously left-leaning) You've explained that someone might voluntarily visit a website on the internet that contains partisan content, but you haven't explained why this is a problem. They're not trapped on reddit, they didn't pay a cover fee to enter, who cares?
- brodouevencode 6y agoIt's a problem because it sells itself as something else. I don't care that it's partisan, I do care that it's partisan but bills itself as something else to millions of eyeballs.
- root_axis 6y agoWhy is that a problem?