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Comment on The 2025 Steam Winter Sale is live (runs Dec 18 - Jan 5) in ~games
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of December 15 in ~society
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentThe only thing that makes sense to me is that they think a war would be good for shoring up support among their base, and this is their paper-thin justification for it. I know my state senators...The only thing that makes sense to me is that they think a war would be good for shoring up support among their base, and this is their paper-thin justification for it. I know my state senators are in lock-step on the messaging when it comes to this, so I don't think it's just a "Trump is crazy/senile" thing. It's fucking worrying though.
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Comment on /r/politics moderators in ~tech
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentOkay but that's not a shadowban? It's automated removal, sure, but a shadowban involves a user being banned, but the site still behaves (to them) as if their posts/comments are going through. Or...Okay but that's not a shadowban? It's automated removal, sure, but a shadowban involves a user being banned, but the site still behaves (to them) as if their posts/comments are going through. Or am I misremembering?
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Comment on /r/politics moderators in ~tech
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentWouldn't you be aware that comments are being removed? I haven't experienced this and it's been a good while since I left reddit, but that doesn't seem the same as a shadowban. I could be...For many, many years it was possible to write an automod filter to automatically remove posts and comments from particular authors without letting them know.
Wouldn't you be aware that comments are being removed? I haven't experienced this and it's been a good while since I left reddit, but that doesn't seem the same as a shadowban. I could be mistaken, though.
Why is "the gerontocracy is wavering" a bad comment?
I didn't say it was a bad comment, I said it was on the line of violating that particular rule. In the context of news of a particular (old) politician dying, I can absolutely see it being taken as celebrating their death. I can also see it not being taken that way - that's what I was saying about the difficulty of handling comments like this in bulk.
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Comment on /r/politics moderators in ~tech
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentYeah, I always come back to this post on "evaporative cooling" in communities, and I think it's especially important if you want to be a friendly place for marginalized folks.Yeah, I always come back to this post on "evaporative cooling" in communities, and I think it's especially important if you want to be a friendly place for marginalized folks.
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Comment on /r/politics moderators in ~tech
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentUnless something has changed in the last year or so, Reddit mods don't have any ability to shadowban or "shadow remove" comments. It's just not a feature that has ever been part of the moderator...Unless something has changed in the last year or so, Reddit mods don't have any ability to shadowban or "shadow remove" comments. It's just not a feature that has ever been part of the moderator toolbox, unless it has been added recently.
Also, that comment is certainly toeing the line of violating that rule. I can see a perspective where it is, and one where it isn't, it's a grey area. If a major politician died, I can just about guarantee yours was not the only comment removed for violating that rule, and I suspect that dozens or hundreds were worse. These people are volunteer mods, they can't stop and ask ever poster - "hey, did you intend to violate this rule or did you intend your comment to mean something different?", you'll fucking go crazy(er). You just remove and move on. It's not personal, but if you want to keep a place the size and nature of r/politics from being an absolute cesspit (and honestly it's hard to argue that it's not already pretty bad, but I promise it could be SO much worse) that's how you have to operate.
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Comment on /r/politics moderators in ~tech
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentI also modded a couple of medium sized subreddits, but I can't imagine how much worse r/politics must be. I don't doubt that the mods are assholes, but it's hard to imagine anybody who isn't...I also modded a couple of medium sized subreddits, but I can't imagine how much worse r/politics must be. I don't doubt that the mods are assholes, but it's hard to imagine anybody who isn't modding a sub of that size/nature.
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Comment on /r/politics moderators in ~tech
TheRtRevKaiser LinkI wouldn't be surprised if the mods of r/politics are assholes, but every time moderation comes up here it's obvious that a lot of folks haven't been on the other side before. Modding sucks ass....I wouldn't be surprised if the mods of r/politics are assholes, but every time moderation comes up here it's obvious that a lot of folks haven't been on the other side before. Modding sucks ass. People who need to be moderated rarely think they do, you have to be fairly heavy-handed if you want a large community to not be an absolute shithole, especially one that is political in nature, people constantly try to rules-lawyer you, and pretty much no matter what you do somebody is going to be mad at you. There's absolutely no fucking winning, and I can't imagine anybody being a mod in r/politics for long before they'll be a complete mess.
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Comment on The Charismatic Voice analyses Prince's Super Bowl halftime show in ~music
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentI don't watch as much of her content as I used to, but I absolutely loved her videos with Will Ramos.I don't watch as much of her content as I used to, but I absolutely loved her videos with Will Ramos.
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Comment on Rapid Support Forces massacres left Sudanese city ‘a slaughterhouse’, satellite images show in ~society
TheRtRevKaiser (edited )Link ParentI dunno what they mean, I just kind of wanted to give them a chance to answer the question before I made too many assumptions, because in my mind saying "now this is a real genocide" is implying...I dunno what they mean, I just kind of wanted to give them a chance to answer the question before I made too many assumptions, because in my mind saying "now this is a real genocide" is implying that something else is not.
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Comment on Rapid Support Forces massacres left Sudanese city ‘a slaughterhouse’, satellite images show in ~society
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentReal as opposed to what?Real as opposed to what?
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Comment on Your favorite deeply unpopular music in ~music
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentAt the risk of necroing this thread, I've always thought the same. Interestingly they formed around the same time. MtH was formed in 97, SoaD technically formed in 94 but their debut album was in...At the risk of necroing this thread, I've always thought the same. Interestingly they formed around the same time. MtH was formed in 97, SoaD technically formed in 94 but their debut album was in 98, but I haven't heard of MtH's really early stuff so it's possibly they were influenced by SoaD later on.
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Comment on Modern Christmas carol renditions that aren't mediocre CCM? in ~music
TheRtRevKaiser LinkDrew Holcomb and the Neighbors have some christmas stuff that gets played a good bit in my house. They're an Americana band, so the best stuff is blues/gospel influenced with a healthy sprinkling...Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors have some christmas stuff that gets played a good bit in my house. They're an Americana band, so the best stuff is blues/gospel influenced with a healthy sprinkling of old Nashville. Their cover of Silent Night is decent, and I like their cover of Go Tell It on a Mountain. Some of their covers hew a bit too close to the swing roots of a lot of the christmas standards so those might now do it for you, but there are some decent takes in there.
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Comment on African Imperial Wizard exposed by Xiu Xiu as a middle-aged white guy in Africa-themed KKK cosplay in ~music
TheRtRevKaiser Link Parentyeah that was my first thought, it was incredibly boring.yeah that was my first thought, it was incredibly boring.
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Comment on How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers in ~science
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentThere's a fair number of silent letters, too, as I'm learning. Not as bad as English but it's not quite as straightforward as something like Spanish.There's a fair number of silent letters, too, as I'm learning. Not as bad as English but it's not quite as straightforward as something like Spanish.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of November 17 in ~society
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentCynically, I wonder if it's because they feel confident that they have put together a release of "the files" that wouldn't include any dirt on trump. I know there was reporting earlier in the year...Cynically, I wonder if it's because they feel confident that they have put together a release of "the files" that wouldn't include any dirt on trump. I know there was reporting earlier in the year that the DOJ had FBI agents working to redact any details about Trump from any files that they had.
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Comment on What is going on with the Epstein files? in ~society
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentHow many presidential scandals involving Bill Clinton getting head can one country possibly have?How many presidential scandals involving Bill Clinton getting head can one country possibly have?
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Comment on Pennies are being canceled and the US Mint won't make any more. What does that mean? in ~finance
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentI would much rather go the other way and have a quarter dollar bill and do away with coins altogether. Coins are extremely inconvenient to store compared to bills, imo.I would much rather go the other way and have a quarter dollar bill and do away with coins altogether. Coins are extremely inconvenient to store compared to bills, imo.
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Comment on Is 67 just brain rot? in ~humanities.languages
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentIt's one of the great joys of parenting, making your kids slang into the least cool thing possible 😅It's one of the great joys of parenting, making your kids slang into the least cool thing possible 😅
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Comment on Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayor’s race, capping a stunning ascent in ~society
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentYeah, I'm not so much concerned about numbers being shown - I think it would work fine if it worked like Exemplary or other labels where if it reaches a certain threshold there's some small...Yeah, I'm not so much concerned about numbers being shown - I think it would work fine if it worked like Exemplary or other labels where if it reaches a certain threshold there's some small indicator that it's been labeled a particular way, or even if the feedback was just shown to the user. I just think it would be nice to have a way to let commenters know that their comment made me feel or think something.
It probably depends heavily on how much grind you can tolerate, and how much you like survival games, but I game with a group (between 4 and 7 depending on the game) that have played a lot of survival crafters and I detest Ark. If you play with default settings it is an intolerable grind, and even with most of the gathering/taming turned way up in the server settings the second time we played I still found it excruciating.
Now, this was near the end of a very long streak of survival games for this group (Conan finally broke me, personally) so I might have just been burned out on them, but I really didn't enjoy any step of our last Ark playthrough at all. IMO the only recent survival game that respects your time and feels good to play is Abiotic Factor.