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>I don't even know how you get down to -1000 on comments. By not going into the database and flipping the sign on that integer. And before anyone says I'm mem
by Dalewyn 3y ago
>I don't even know how you get down to -1000 on comments.
By not going into the database and flipping the sign on that integer.
And before anyone says I'm memeing or otherwise attacking spez without cause: Remember, this is spez. He admitted to directly modifying the database to edit comments of people critical of him once upon a time. He called forth this level of distrust himself.
- mlyle 3y agoSome people were noticing, early in the thread, big steps up on the net vote a couple minutes after each comment, which triggered some suspicion of similar shenanigans.
- netsharc 3y agoI just realized all the threats of going private are a bit moot because guess who controls the database where this flag is set? It'd be a massive fuck you to the community, but how would that be different to what's been going on the last few months? I'm guessing the company will be like an abusive partner saying "we're in control, you can leave, but we know you won't."
- doix 3y agoYes and no. They can force the the subs to go public again, but then the mods might quit. Losing a lot of mods is a bigger deal than losing the same number of users. Trying to find a bunch of new mods will probably be an issue. Right now there isn't _too much_ complaining about mods. It's a very fine balance and replacing a bunch of existing ones with new ones might cause mayhem.
- DANmode 3y agoThey've "organically" couped mods into subs to return them to normal operation in the past.