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668 points wildmusings | 5 comments | 24 Nov 16 00:50 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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seanalltogether ◴[24 Nov 16 01:24 UTC] No.13027203[source]▶
The tension that The_Donald and many alt-right subreddits place on reddit in general seems to be reaching a boiling point. I get the feeling the admins are just waiting for a credible reason to present itself that lets them cleanly wipe out all of them.
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gottam ◴[24 Nov 16 01:37 UTC] No.13027290[source]▶
What is the tension about exactly? That they don't align with their own personal political views?
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bcherny ◴[24 Nov 16 01:44 UTC] No.13027327[source]▶
I think it's more about the way they express their opinions, rather than the content of those opinions.

Posting in ALL CAPS, posting fake news or insults to other members of the community, posting to incite anger, etc. does not make for good discussion, and hurts the sense of community. That, and bringing that to other subreddits via brigading, etc.

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a_bonobo ◴[24 Nov 16 01:54 UTC] No.13027390[source]▶
Plus heaps of users browse /r/all and the the_donald community is so large, and the upvotes come so quickly (some insist it's upvoting bots since it's so fast) that the top of /r/all is often the_donald. Right now the nr. 1 post and another one on all are from the_donald.
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1. jrockway ◴[24 Nov 16 02:18 UTC] No.13027495{4}[source]▶
We're making some headway with /r/EnoughTrumpSpam though, which is often at the top of /r/all too. Personally I enjoy the /r/all war between The_Donald and EnoughTrumpSpam. Everyone has a "safe place" to retreat to now, so it's all more funny than harmful. (I read The_Donald, and EnoughTrumpSpam lets me post similarly-styled comments and get massive upvotes, so I generally enjoy it. Kind of an Internet performance art.)

Reddit is generally best consumed by selecting small subreddits. I really recommend against /r/all unless you enjoy internet drama and subreddit wars.

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2. city41 ◴[24 Nov 16 04:33 UTC] No.13028118[source]▶
Claiming that EnoughTrumpSpam is making headway just supports that the Reddit of today is a cesspool. I greatly miss the Reddit of 5 to 10 years ago. I'd love to see a new community site spring that figures out how to maintain quality and grow. And no, small subreddits aren't the answer. Seriously, Reddit about oh 8 years ago was just fantastic.

HN for the most part does a good job maintaining comment quality, but it obviously has some advantages that a general community site would not have.

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3. elpocko ◴[24 Nov 16 09:49 UTC] No.13029380[source]▶
/r/all is fine if you use RES and filter all the shit. My filter list is hundreds of entries long and I for one enjoy browsing /r/all now.
4. cr1895 ◴[24 Nov 16 11:42 UTC] No.13029810[source]▶
> And no, small subreddits aren't the answer. Seriously, Reddit about oh 8 years ago was just fantastic.

Reddit of 8 years ago had on the whole much smaller subreddits, so that does suggest that the size of the communities plays a role in their quality.

5. mememachine ◴[24 Nov 16 12:46 UTC] No.13030021[source]▶
reddit (and you) are at war with scale