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Comment on Tildes UserScript: Comment Link Fix in ~tildes
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Comment on Tildes UserScript: Comment Link Fix in ~tildes
honestbleeps LinkListen, buddy, I've got dibs on Tildes Enhancement Suite - don't you .... I'm kidding. I do not have the energy to do another one of those. (I don't expect 99.9% of people to get this reference,...Listen, buddy, I've got dibs on Tildes Enhancement Suite - don't you ....
I'm kidding. I do not have the energy to do another one of those.
(I don't expect 99.9% of people to get this reference, so I'll spell it out: I am the goofball who created Reddit Enhancement Suite many years ago)
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Comment on Let's talk about Reddit alternatives, shilling, and Tildes bans in ~talk
honestbleeps Link ParentI do love the idea of this, and maybe you've already thought of what may seem like "obvious" ways to game this - but because so few people really put thought into what buttons mean on the sites...I do love the idea of this, and maybe you've already thought of what may seem like "obvious" ways to game this - but because so few people really put thought into what buttons mean on the sites they're using, it's very easy for "community moderation" to result in the removal of anything that disagrees, even if it's not toxic/offensive etc.
On reddit, as you likely know, upvote/downvote is not meant to be "agree/disagree" and yet here we are. Also on reddit, report abuse is rampant. If you're a mod on reddit, anything moderately unpopular gets reported by at least a few users who just don't like it.
The same is true on Facebook. I moderate a couple of large neighborhood groups and it's shocking how much stuff gets reported not just by one bitter person, but by several, even though it clearly doesn't break any rules.
Given that, if you bring an unpopular opinion into a fairly one-sided group, it seems extremely plausible that the community will moderate you "incorrectly", doesn't it?
I wanna be super clear: I am the opposite of some sort of edgelord archetype and this isn't some veiled "is speech here really free?" type of thing. This kind of thing could happen in any direction based on what community/sub-community it takes place in. Even a simple thing like a discussion group about string theory (which apparently now is falling out of favor?) where some folks still think it is valid and others don't - not a political thing, just a thing - would fall prey to this without some sort of controls in place, would it not?
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Comment on Let's talk about Reddit alternatives, shilling, and Tildes bans in ~talk
honestbleeps Link Parenthonestly if it means fewer discussions, but those that happen are required to focus on the issues rather than two sides of an argument just talking past each other and devolving into personal...honestly if it means fewer discussions, but those that happen are required to focus on the issues rather than two sides of an argument just talking past each other and devolving into personal insults and stuff, I'm pretty OK with that.
Rarely have I seen productive discourse where emotional flare-up was also present. Don't get me wrong, I've seen it a nonzero number of times where someone comes back and is like "sorry, I flew off the handle, and upon revisiting I shouldn't have done that" - but it's very rare.
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Comment on Reddit appears to be down during blackout day 1 in ~tech
honestbleeps Link ParentSpez confirmed this on a call with the developer of Apollo, which he shared. It's absolutely the opportunity cost. Now if that opportunity cost is legitimately what they're claiming is another...Spez confirmed this on a call with the developer of Apollo, which he shared.
It's absolutely the opportunity cost.
Now if that opportunity cost is legitimately what they're claiming is another story. But it definitely isn't "just to cover their cloud expenses".
also, given it appears Tildes links its own source code at the footer of the site - I wonder if it makes sense to contribute a PR as opposed to start getting people installing userscripts?