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>And yet Reddit happily ignores vote brigading and other negative externalities from any subreddit that toes their party line, so it seems bizarre to single T_D

>And yet Reddit happily ignores vote brigading and other negative externalities from any subreddit that toes their party line, so it seems bizarre to single T_D out Do you have evidence for this, or is it just your gut feeling?

simple_phrases 6y ago
I am a member of several non-conservative political and non-political groups that were banned because of the bad behavior of members of those subreddits. Users of The_Donald regularly got away with behavior that got other communities wiped off of Reddit entirely.
1MachineElf 6y ago
r/AHS staged a massive public brigading campaign in 2018 to get as many right-wing subreddits banned as possible.
- dlp211 6y ago
  > r/AHS staged a massive public brigading campaign in 2018 to get many HATE subreddits banned. FTFY.
  - iamstupidsimple 6y ago
    So much of what the right says is perceived as hate by the left. So much of what the left says is perceived as hate by the right. Remember this every now and again when you're correcting others, because you might be wrong.
    - dlp211 6y ago
      I didn't make the argument/correction that you think I made.
      - postphoned 6y ago
        >I didn't make the argument/correction that you think I made. I think he/she did. I think you just don't realize how transparent your attempt at emotional 'Framing'[1] was. [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framing_effect_(psychology) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framing_effect_(psychology)
AgentME 6y ago
A counterpoint to the post: wasn't r/ShitRedditSays, a subreddit that repeatedly brigaded threads that had racist/bigoted comments, one of the first prominent subreddits to get in trouble for brigading?
- tomp 6y ago
  What do you mean “get in trouble”? It still exists and doesn’t seem limited in any way...
  - AgentME 6y ago
    I think the anti-brigading rules were put in place because of them.
monksy 6y ago
SRS being tolerated.
sixteenyearold 6y ago
r/politics on the London attack: "I just hope the people who were on that bridge were redneck Republicans like you so the slaughter was justified." [+63] https://i.redd.it/1latls7dqeny.jpg https://i.redd.it/1latls7dqeny.jpg r/politics "Let's put arsenic in drinks and slip it to Trump supporters" "All gun owners should have their guns taken away from them and then be executed" http://i.imgur.com/Pr5Fnvs.png http://i.imgur.com/Pr5Fnvs.png "I'm going to say something unpopular here. When I heard that someone had shot Republicans, my first immediate hope was that someone finally did something about McConnel.https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6jgg1d/mitch_mcconnell_refused_to_meet_with_group_that/djea1i2/?st=J4DHK2G4&sh=78ada641 https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6jgg1d/mitch_mcc... "That is correct. The shooter is a true patriot". "Hunting Season for the Despicable Republicans on The Hill is now OPEN!!!! No Licenses required, no Minimums ... so Hunters, Bag All You Want!!!!!"https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6hbvu3/no_political_disagreement_justifies_steve_scalise/dix59kg/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6hbvu3/no_politi... [Regarding Republicans] "What else can be done?", "Going to the homes of Republican lawmakers in the middle of the night, dragging them into the street, and turning them into tree ornaments [Lynching]." https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6auqyn/the_head_of_the_census_resigned_it_could_be_as/dhht4d8/?st=j2ndxt69&sh=2a41b6c8 https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6auqyn/the_head_... "Some people will not go to the grave quietly, like the GOP hopes. Some will defend themselves and fight for their lives." "That's justified, too." "All rich people deserve to die." "Actually, I take that back. The rich aren't people." "This is a very dangerous game these guys are playing, and it's honestly looking like we might need to start sharpening our guillotines" https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6h74it/gunman_opens_fire_on_gop_congressional_baseball/diwuixs/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6h74it/gunman_op... "Guerilla warfare and we control and know major metro areas. That and the fact that everyone has a family." "It would be brutal, bloody and we would have to commit war crimes but that's how it would have to be done." "I'm okay with forced re-education camps for Trump supporters. They'll still get treated better than the kids in the child detention centers" https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9j239r/an_outrageous_move_by_chickensht_gop_as_grassley/e6o69of/?sh=3eca0d1d&st=JMJAZ4O8 https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9j239r/an_outrag... "I’m tired of this shit and am ready for another Civil War. That, or let us go. We Metros do not want to be part of this bullshit anymore." https://old.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9i2m0l/on_november_6_vote_like_the_whole_world_depended/e6ggro9 https://old.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9i2m0l/on_novembe... "I want McConnell to suffer a terrible fate before he dies." https://www.ceddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lh0kc/mitch_mcconnell_is_killing_the_senate/e76tr7c/ https://www.ceddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lh0kc/mitch_mcco... "Good for you Americans that see these scumbags (democrat and republican) and call them on their bullshit. Go ahead, doxx the fuck out of them. Make them feel uncomfortable in their own homes. Make them feel threatened and insecure. Might just make them think twice about serving the people instead of fucking the people." https://reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lhh75/my_husband_rand_paul_and_our_family_have_suffered/e76wd78/ https://reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lhh75/my_husband_ran... I really hate myself for feeling this way, but I sort of wish someone had shot a bunch of GOP Senators to change the math on the vote. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lv1u0/man_threatens_to_shoot_members_of_congress_if/e7a0e66/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lv1u0/man_threa... He's been posting pro-Trump and pro-Kavanaugh stuff on Facebook, just not publicly. I feel like outing him. https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9llwlw/facebook_employees_outraged_over_top_execs_public/e77qc21/ https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9llwlw/facebook_e... Jesus fucking Christ. My wishes for how we punish the GOP have gotten very dark. https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lqxve/susan_collins_senate_speech_was_a_cruel_attack_on/e78yu1g/ https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lqxve/susan_coll... I hope people vote in november so we can get the political (or real) guillotines ready for the asswipes. Fuck it. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lqxve/susan_collins_senate_speech_was_a_cruel_attack_on/e78yu1g/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lqxve/susan_col... I hope the next maga meeting results in a mass shooting. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lz2qd/megathread_brett_kavanaugh_confirmed_to_the/e7aksbh/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lz2qd/megathrea... I have the spine, the guns, and The People. I’ve resigned myself to dying or being put in jail, it’ll make me a fucking hero. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lvmrg/supreme_court_could_lose_legitimacy_if_not_viewed/e7adqzs/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lvmrg/supreme_c... Fuck the Republicans. Fuck the South. Fuck the flyover states... https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxw3t/discussion_megathread_final_senate_confirmation/e7ai6a2/?sh=169f0692&st=JMXVGE72 https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxw3t/discussio... I'm not wishing violence against her, but, although I'm agnostic, when she does die, I hope it turns out hell is real and she is tormented for all eternity. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxevw/susan_collinss_brett_kavanaugh_speech_was_the/e7a7rzt/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxevw/susan_col... If we can eradicate... http://magaimg.net/img/6e09.png http://magaimg.net/img/6e09.png Donald Trump is the worst president in history. His presidency is an existential threat to our entire species. He should be removed immediately by military coup, and his supporters should be punished. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9mdrf0/the_trump_administration_has_entered_stage_5/e7dvdhz/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9mdrf0/the_trump... Fuck if it gets me banned, im going to say it - the moment that Kavanaugh makes it legal for the executive to pardon any crime, we become a dictatorship and it's time for violent fucking revolt. Fuck that. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxw3t/discussion_megathread_final_senate_confirmation/e7aifrw/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxw3t/discussio... Violence should be a last resort, but nothing should be off the table. It's too late for voting alone to save us. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9mrnm1/bernie_sanders_authoritarian_leaders_around_the/e7gti3j/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9mrnm1/bernie_sa... How do you be civil with someone who actively denies the existence of a well-proven and already-occurring planetary environmental catastrophe? With a rope and a tall tree? https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9n1djr/hillary_clinton_you_cannot_be_civil_with/e7j35wp/?context=3 https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9n1djr/hillary_cl... It's funny how I thought the other day, "You know, if Secretary Mattis were to stage a military coup in the country, I think I'd actually be okay with that." https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9n4mzq/morning_consult_poll_bernie_sanders_is_most/e7jrog6/ https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9n4mzq/morning_co... How do you remove people from power when they remove the legal avenue for removing them from power? By killing them, the French way. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9nj1ly/opinion_democracy_in_danger_in_georgia/e7mr7nh/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9nj1ly/opinion_d... Start hanging Republicans. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9o2kcr/us_plans_to_expand_tent_camp_in_texas_for/e7qzzf1/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9o2kcr/us_plans_... They should bomb it. Edit: I stand by my statement https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9o58cw/nyc_republican_headquarters_vandalized/e7rgbst/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9o58cw/nyc_repub...

simple_phrases 6y ago

I am a member of several non-conservative political and non-political groups that were banned because of the bad behavior of members of those subreddits. Users of The_Donald regularly got away with behavior that got other communities wiped off of Reddit entirely.

1MachineElf 6y ago

r/AHS staged a massive public brigading campaign in 2018 to get as many right-wing subreddits banned as possible.

dlp211 6y ago
> r/AHS staged a massive public brigading campaign in 2018 to get many HATE subreddits banned. FTFY.
- iamstupidsimple 6y ago
  So much of what the right says is perceived as hate by the left. So much of what the left says is perceived as hate by the right. Remember this every now and again when you're correcting others, because you might be wrong.
  - dlp211 6y ago
    I didn't make the argument/correction that you think I made.
    - postphoned 6y ago
      >I didn't make the argument/correction that you think I made. I think he/she did. I think you just don't realize how transparent your attempt at emotional 'Framing'[1] was. [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framing_effect_(psychology) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framing_effect_(psychology)

AgentME 6y ago

A counterpoint to the post: wasn't r/ShitRedditSays, a subreddit that repeatedly brigaded threads that had racist/bigoted comments, one of the first prominent subreddits to get in trouble for brigading?

tomp 6y ago
What do you mean “get in trouble”? It still exists and doesn’t seem limited in any way...
- AgentME 6y ago
  I think the anti-brigading rules were put in place because of them.

monksy 6y ago

SRS being tolerated.

sixteenyearold 6y ago

r/politics on the London attack: "I just hope the people who were on that bridge were redneck Republicans like you so the slaughter was justified." [+63] https://i.redd.it/1latls7dqeny.jpg https://i.redd.it/1latls7dqeny.jpg r/politics "Let's put arsenic in drinks and slip it to Trump supporters" "All gun owners should have their guns taken away from them and then be executed" http://i.imgur.com/Pr5Fnvs.png http://i.imgur.com/Pr5Fnvs.png "I'm going to say something unpopular here. When I heard that someone had shot Republicans, my first immediate hope was that someone finally did something about McConnel.https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6jgg1d/mitch_mcconnell_refused_to_meet_with_group_that/djea1i2/?st=J4DHK2G4&sh=78ada641 https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6jgg1d/mitch_mcc... "That is correct. The shooter is a true patriot". "Hunting Season for the Despicable Republicans on The Hill is now OPEN!!!! No Licenses required, no Minimums ... so Hunters, Bag All You Want!!!!!"https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6hbvu3/no_political_disagreement_justifies_steve_scalise/dix59kg/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6hbvu3/no_politi... [Regarding Republicans] "What else can be done?", "Going to the homes of Republican lawmakers in the middle of the night, dragging them into the street, and turning them into tree ornaments [Lynching]." https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6auqyn/the_head_of_the_census_resigned_it_could_be_as/dhht4d8/?st=j2ndxt69&sh=2a41b6c8 https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6auqyn/the_head_... "Some people will not go to the grave quietly, like the GOP hopes. Some will defend themselves and fight for their lives." "That's justified, too." "All rich people deserve to die." "Actually, I take that back. The rich aren't people." "This is a very dangerous game these guys are playing, and it's honestly looking like we might need to start sharpening our guillotines" https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6h74it/gunman_opens_fire_on_gop_congressional_baseball/diwuixs/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/6h74it/gunman_op... "Guerilla warfare and we control and know major metro areas. That and the fact that everyone has a family." "It would be brutal, bloody and we would have to commit war crimes but that's how it would have to be done." "I'm okay with forced re-education camps for Trump supporters. They'll still get treated better than the kids in the child detention centers" https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9j239r/an_outrageous_move_by_chickensht_gop_as_grassley/e6o69of/?sh=3eca0d1d&st=JMJAZ4O8 https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9j239r/an_outrag... "I’m tired of this shit and am ready for another Civil War. That, or let us go. We Metros do not want to be part of this bullshit anymore." https://old.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9i2m0l/on_november_6_vote_like_the_whole_world_depended/e6ggro9 https://old.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9i2m0l/on_novembe... "I want McConnell to suffer a terrible fate before he dies." https://www.ceddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lh0kc/mitch_mcconnell_is_killing_the_senate/e76tr7c/ https://www.ceddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lh0kc/mitch_mcco... "Good for you Americans that see these scumbags (democrat and republican) and call them on their bullshit. Go ahead, doxx the fuck out of them. Make them feel uncomfortable in their own homes. Make them feel threatened and insecure. Might just make them think twice about serving the people instead of fucking the people." https://reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lhh75/my_husband_rand_paul_and_our_family_have_suffered/e76wd78/ https://reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lhh75/my_husband_ran... I really hate myself for feeling this way, but I sort of wish someone had shot a bunch of GOP Senators to change the math on the vote. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lv1u0/man_threatens_to_shoot_members_of_congress_if/e7a0e66/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lv1u0/man_threa... He's been posting pro-Trump and pro-Kavanaugh stuff on Facebook, just not publicly. I feel like outing him. https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9llwlw/facebook_employees_outraged_over_top_execs_public/e77qc21/ https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9llwlw/facebook_e... Jesus fucking Christ. My wishes for how we punish the GOP have gotten very dark. https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lqxve/susan_collins_senate_speech_was_a_cruel_attack_on/e78yu1g/ https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9lqxve/susan_coll... I hope people vote in november so we can get the political (or real) guillotines ready for the asswipes. Fuck it. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lqxve/susan_collins_senate_speech_was_a_cruel_attack_on/e78yu1g/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lqxve/susan_col... I hope the next maga meeting results in a mass shooting. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lz2qd/megathread_brett_kavanaugh_confirmed_to_the/e7aksbh/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lz2qd/megathrea... I have the spine, the guns, and The People. I’ve resigned myself to dying or being put in jail, it’ll make me a fucking hero. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lvmrg/supreme_court_could_lose_legitimacy_if_not_viewed/e7adqzs/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lvmrg/supreme_c... Fuck the Republicans. Fuck the South. Fuck the flyover states... https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxw3t/discussion_megathread_final_senate_confirmation/e7ai6a2/?sh=169f0692&st=JMXVGE72 https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxw3t/discussio... I'm not wishing violence against her, but, although I'm agnostic, when she does die, I hope it turns out hell is real and she is tormented for all eternity. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxevw/susan_collinss_brett_kavanaugh_speech_was_the/e7a7rzt/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxevw/susan_col... If we can eradicate... http://magaimg.net/img/6e09.png http://magaimg.net/img/6e09.png Donald Trump is the worst president in history. His presidency is an existential threat to our entire species. He should be removed immediately by military coup, and his supporters should be punished. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9mdrf0/the_trump_administration_has_entered_stage_5/e7dvdhz/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9mdrf0/the_trump... Fuck if it gets me banned, im going to say it - the moment that Kavanaugh makes it legal for the executive to pardon any crime, we become a dictatorship and it's time for violent fucking revolt. Fuck that. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxw3t/discussion_megathread_final_senate_confirmation/e7aifrw/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9lxw3t/discussio... Violence should be a last resort, but nothing should be off the table. It's too late for voting alone to save us. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9mrnm1/bernie_sanders_authoritarian_leaders_around_the/e7gti3j/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9mrnm1/bernie_sa... How do you be civil with someone who actively denies the existence of a well-proven and already-occurring planetary environmental catastrophe? With a rope and a tall tree? https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9n1djr/hillary_clinton_you_cannot_be_civil_with/e7j35wp/?context=3 https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9n1djr/hillary_cl... It's funny how I thought the other day, "You know, if Secretary Mattis were to stage a military coup in the country, I think I'd actually be okay with that." https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9n4mzq/morning_consult_poll_bernie_sanders_is_most/e7jrog6/ https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/9n4mzq/morning_co... How do you remove people from power when they remove the legal avenue for removing them from power? By killing them, the French way. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9nj1ly/opinion_democracy_in_danger_in_georgia/e7mr7nh/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9nj1ly/opinion_d... Start hanging Republicans. https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9o2kcr/us_plans_to_expand_tent_camp_in_texas_for/e7qzzf1/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9o2kcr/us_plans_... They should bomb it. Edit: I stand by my statement https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9o58cw/nyc_republican_headquarters_vandalized/e7rgbst/ https://snew.notabug.io/r/politics/comments/9o58cw/nyc_repub...