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I've looked at the reddit threads a bit and it looked to me like a place where discussion was going on and people were trying to help. There is a big differenc

by tgflynn 14y ago

I've looked at the reddit threads a bit and it looked to me like a place where discussion was going on and people were trying to help. There is a big difference between sharing a photo and asking if it might contain a suspect and posting a "wanted poster" or having national media announce that someone is a suspect. The former is what I saw on reddit, if the later happened it wasn't on that site. There should be a way to have an online discussion without people jumping to conclusions.

mnicole 14y ago
Exactly, everyone was actively telling each other not to be heroes and report what they know to the FBI instead of speculating on the board. It didn't keep everyone from being stupid, but that's not what the majority of the spirit of those threads were about.
paganel 14y ago
> I've looked at the reddit threads a bit and it looked to me like a place where discussion was going on and people were trying to help. You're factually incorrect, or maybe you were just looking in the wrong place: http://i.imgur.com/R0CZtwR.png http://i.imgur.com/R0CZtwR.png and http://www.reddit.com/r/findbostonbombers/comments/1co0d5/hey_fuck_you_mods_sunil_tripathi_the_one_guy_you/ http://www.reddit.com/r/findbostonbombers/comments/1co0d5/he... and I guess there are countless others. Not to mention that I learned the names of the wrongly accused "suspects" from Hacker News first, but I guess we'll just keep digging our heads in the sand and carry on like nothing has ever happened.
- tgflynn 14y ago
  I'm not saying that all comments posted to the threads were appropriate, I'm talking about the general tone of the discussion. Every (even arguably) inappropriate comment I saw was quickly responded to by others. EDIT (Added) : Of course given human nature it's inevitable that some people will jump to conclusions, but should that invalidate the discussion itself ? I don't think so. It seems to me like banning criticism of the government because some people might start a revolution.
- mapster 14y ago
  just pointing out that the thread image you submitted as evidence to the contrary had 4 karma points, which on reddit is akin to a whistle in the dark. If it had 1800 karma points I could see the sentiment having broader reddit apeal.
GHFigs 14y ago
I'll gladly acknowledge that there were plenty of people trying hard to keep things in check, but it can be observed that at some point things went off the rails, e.g. http://www.reddit.com/r/boston/comments/1cn9ga/is_missing_student_sunil_tripathi_marathon_bomber/ http://www.reddit.com/r/boston/comments/1cn9ga/is_missing_st... Yes - it seems speculators here got it right this time. Somebody get OP reddit gold for life. Reddit was right! gif of missing brown student & suspect in marathon bombing (subsequently tweeted by Salon, etc.) Dude...this thread is going to go down in history! Reddit 1.... news media 0

by tgflynn 14y ago

mnicole 14y ago

Exactly, everyone was actively telling each other not to be heroes and report what they know to the FBI instead of speculating on the board. It didn't keep everyone from being stupid, but that's not what the majority of the spirit of those threads were about.

paganel 14y ago

> I've looked at the reddit threads a bit and it looked to me like a place where discussion was going on and people were trying to help. You're factually incorrect, or maybe you were just looking in the wrong place: http://i.imgur.com/R0CZtwR.png http://i.imgur.com/R0CZtwR.png and http://www.reddit.com/r/findbostonbombers/comments/1co0d5/hey_fuck_you_mods_sunil_tripathi_the_one_guy_you/ http://www.reddit.com/r/findbostonbombers/comments/1co0d5/he... and I guess there are countless others. Not to mention that I learned the names of the wrongly accused "suspects" from Hacker News first, but I guess we'll just keep digging our heads in the sand and carry on like nothing has ever happened.

tgflynn 14y ago
I'm not saying that all comments posted to the threads were appropriate, I'm talking about the general tone of the discussion. Every (even arguably) inappropriate comment I saw was quickly responded to by others. EDIT (Added) : Of course given human nature it's inevitable that some people will jump to conclusions, but should that invalidate the discussion itself ? I don't think so. It seems to me like banning criticism of the government because some people might start a revolution.
mapster 14y ago
just pointing out that the thread image you submitted as evidence to the contrary had 4 karma points, which on reddit is akin to a whistle in the dark. If it had 1800 karma points I could see the sentiment having broader reddit apeal.

GHFigs 14y ago

I'll gladly acknowledge that there were plenty of people trying hard to keep things in check, but it can be observed that at some point things went off the rails, e.g. http://www.reddit.com/r/boston/comments/1cn9ga/is_missing_student_sunil_tripathi_marathon_bomber/ http://www.reddit.com/r/boston/comments/1cn9ga/is_missing_st... Yes - it seems speculators here got it right this time. Somebody get OP reddit gold for life. Reddit was right! gif of missing brown student & suspect in marathon bombing (subsequently tweeted by Salon, etc.) Dude...this thread is going to go down in history! Reddit 1.... news media 0