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I'm not super active on reddit, but I do frequent (mostly as a lurker) some subreddits from time to time, such as r/math, r/learnjapanese, r/history etc. I don'

I'm not super active on reddit, but I do frequent (mostly as a lurker) some subreddits from time to time, such as r/math, r/learnjapanese, r/history etc. I don't remember running into any sort of heated political argument in any of these subreddits. Of course, for other subreddits it might be different, but this is my experience.

codesections 5y ago
> I do frequent (mostly as a lurker) some subreddits from time to time, such as r/math, r/learnjapanese, r/history etc. I don't remember running into any sort of heated political argument in any of these subreddits. I haven't spent any time there, so I'm genuinely curious: how does r/history avoid political arguments? Some people say that everything is inherently political, but history seems especially adjacent to politics
- babyblueblanket 5y ago
  r/history is heavily moderated, and primarily political positions need to be backed up with actual historical facts and discussion (and not out-of-context common talking points) or it'll be called for what it is and deleted.
- hiptobecubic 5y ago
  All of the "successful" subs are either small enough to self-govern effectively because they feel like actual communities or they have hardcore, uncompromising moderator teams that enforce the rules swiftly. askhistorians is the best example I can think of. askscience close behind.
sigotirandolas 5y ago
I do: https://old.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese/comments/gwo4o7/in_solidarity_this_sub_is_going_offline_at_8pm_gmt/ https://old.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese/comments/gwo4o7/in_so... https://old.reddit.com/r/math/comments/gw4uca/rmath_will_be_closing_to_new_posts_from_12846pm/ https://old.reddit.com/r/math/comments/gw4uca/rmath_will_be_... https://old.reddit.com/r/history/comments/gvsvq8/rhistory_is_closing_down_for_the_next_24_hours_in/ https://old.reddit.com/r/history/comments/gvsvq8/rhistory_is...
- Tainnor 5y ago
  Well you're free to think whatever you want about BLM, but some sort of protest or statement was happening all over the world both in on- and offline communities, so you're not really singling out Reddit here, this is just an instance of a general trend. Plus, my statement was about "heated political arguments", not a one-time statement from moderators which remains, to my understanding, rather rare. One thread about BLM doesn't deter me from visiting these subreddits.
browningstreet 5y ago
I am mostly a lurker on Reddit, but I find it more satisfying that Twitter these days. People I like in the world are unbearable on Twitter. I've unfollowed, muted and don't-show-me-their-retweets a good bunch of them. If up and downvotes can work as feedback encouraging people to stop it with the "sigh" posts, or the rage-of-the-day posts, it could improve Twitter. If not, I'm not sure what could improve Twitter.
paulddraper 5y ago
The huge default subreddits like r/pics are the worst offenders. Ones that actually have a real interest group are more reasonable.

codesections 5y ago

> I do frequent (mostly as a lurker) some subreddits from time to time, such as r/math, r/learnjapanese, r/history etc. I don't remember running into any sort of heated political argument in any of these subreddits. I haven't spent any time there, so I'm genuinely curious: how does r/history avoid political arguments? Some people say that everything is inherently political, but history seems especially adjacent to politics

babyblueblanket 5y ago
r/history is heavily moderated, and primarily political positions need to be backed up with actual historical facts and discussion (and not out-of-context common talking points) or it'll be called for what it is and deleted.
hiptobecubic 5y ago
All of the "successful" subs are either small enough to self-govern effectively because they feel like actual communities or they have hardcore, uncompromising moderator teams that enforce the rules swiftly. askhistorians is the best example I can think of. askscience close behind.

sigotirandolas 5y ago

I do: https://old.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese/comments/gwo4o7/in_solidarity_this_sub_is_going_offline_at_8pm_gmt/ https://old.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese/comments/gwo4o7/in_so... https://old.reddit.com/r/math/comments/gw4uca/rmath_will_be_closing_to_new_posts_from_12846pm/ https://old.reddit.com/r/math/comments/gw4uca/rmath_will_be_... https://old.reddit.com/r/history/comments/gvsvq8/rhistory_is_closing_down_for_the_next_24_hours_in/ https://old.reddit.com/r/history/comments/gvsvq8/rhistory_is...

Tainnor 5y ago
Well you're free to think whatever you want about BLM, but some sort of protest or statement was happening all over the world both in on- and offline communities, so you're not really singling out Reddit here, this is just an instance of a general trend. Plus, my statement was about "heated political arguments", not a one-time statement from moderators which remains, to my understanding, rather rare. One thread about BLM doesn't deter me from visiting these subreddits.

browningstreet 5y ago

I am mostly a lurker on Reddit, but I find it more satisfying that Twitter these days. People I like in the world are unbearable on Twitter. I've unfollowed, muted and don't-show-me-their-retweets a good bunch of them. If up and downvotes can work as feedback encouraging people to stop it with the "sigh" posts, or the rage-of-the-day posts, it could improve Twitter. If not, I'm not sure what could improve Twitter.

paulddraper 5y ago

The huge default subreddits like r/pics are the worst offenders. Ones that actually have a real interest group are more reasonable.