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668 points wildmusings | 2 comments | 24 Nov 16 00:50 UTC | HN request time: 0.7s | source
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kennysmoothx ◴[24 Nov 16 01:23 UTC] No.13027200[source]▶
Politics and the ethics of what spez did aside, /r/The_Donald seems to be one the most nightmarish communities one can think of, and it's a huge.

Very toxic.

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qwertyuiop924 ◴[24 Nov 16 01:28 UTC] No.13027233[source]▶
I can put the politics aside. But the ethics? No. The_Donald might be awful, in your opinion. But what spez did isn't just awful. It's the canonical example of bad behavior on the internet from a mod.
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1. kennysmoothx ◴[24 Nov 16 01:41 UTC] No.13027311[source]▶
I agree, and there are many comments threads on this post describing the magnitude and the consequences of what he did.

I just wanted to point out the growing problem that is the The_Donald and similar communities, where they relentless harass others.

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2. dqv ◴[24 Nov 16 02:03 UTC] No.13027436[source]▶
You say that like this is some new phenomenon. SRS has been around for as long as I can remember. It's probably one of the most vile harassment engines because it disguises itself as a wholesome cause.
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