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> I don't know what you said The below article was deleted from the queue in r/politics and I've been unable to post articles in politics and a few other subre

by zotz 15y ago

> I don't know what you said The below article was deleted from the queue in r/politics and I've been unable to post articles in politics and a few other subreddits ever since, using a particular handle from a particular IP. Ron Paul’s Challenge to the Left: http://dissidentvoice.org/2011/07/a-question-of-morality-ron-paul%E2%80%99s-challenge-to-the-left/ http://dissidentvoice.org/2011/07/a-question-of-morality-ron... My point stands: reddit has been complicit in silencing political opinion long before it began worrying about whether child porn should be allowed or not.

a_redditor 15y ago
The behavior you're describing (not being able to submit from a certain user account from a certain IP) is a result of reddit's quite sketchy spam filtering mechanism. Unless you have been notified that you've been banned from a certain community, your posts are simply being absorbed by the spam filter. You have also mistaken the views and actions of a specific community for the views and actions of the site owners. Anyone (yes, even you) can go start a subreddit whenever they want, and restrict content however they want, even if that includes suppressing information they don't agree with or banning users with whom they disagree. The idea behind reddit is that people show their support for a specific community by frequenting and contributing to it. If you don't agree with the way a community is being run, you are free to find a better one or even to start your own.
- zotz 15y ago
  My posts have been actively deleted, not just caught in a spam trap. I'be had discussions with subreddit moderators and reddit admins. The majority of them dislike my political opinions, thus the active censorship. To restate my point: reddit has been actively deleting unpopular political opinion long before they thought about restricting kiddie porn. That kind of prioritizing is what's been instrumental in the herd of geniuses that now inhabit reddit.
  - EricBerglund 15y ago
    Reddit and r/politics are not the same thing. Subreddits are user-created forums moderated as those creators see fit. Each subreddit chooses what it wants to see, how it wants to be moderated, and who will moderate. A particular sub community not welcoming you or your ideas is completely different from site-wide moderation.

by zotz 15y ago

a_redditor 15y ago

The behavior you're describing (not being able to submit from a certain user account from a certain IP) is a result of reddit's quite sketchy spam filtering mechanism. Unless you have been notified that you've been banned from a certain community, your posts are simply being absorbed by the spam filter. You have also mistaken the views and actions of a specific community for the views and actions of the site owners. Anyone (yes, even you) can go start a subreddit whenever they want, and restrict content however they want, even if that includes suppressing information they don't agree with or banning users with whom they disagree. The idea behind reddit is that people show their support for a specific community by frequenting and contributing to it. If you don't agree with the way a community is being run, you are free to find a better one or even to start your own.

zotz 15y ago
My posts have been actively deleted, not just caught in a spam trap. I'be had discussions with subreddit moderators and reddit admins. The majority of them dislike my political opinions, thus the active censorship. To restate my point: reddit has been actively deleting unpopular political opinion long before they thought about restricting kiddie porn. That kind of prioritizing is what's been instrumental in the herd of geniuses that now inhabit reddit.
- EricBerglund 15y ago
  Reddit and r/politics are not the same thing. Subreddits are user-created forums moderated as those creators see fit. Each subreddit chooses what it wants to see, how it wants to be moderated, and who will moderate. A particular sub community not welcoming you or your ideas is completely different from site-wide moderation.