Went over to Reddit and that was a mistake.

[–] Owlchemy 2 points (+2|-0)

That's precisely the kinda moderation I dislike. (As discussed in your earlier thread this morning). I'm of the opinion any mod or sub owner should just let it go where it goes, as long as the content is legal, of course, and not spam. Sooner or later it all comes around again. I mean what's the harm if you have a sub for cars and someone mentions a motorcycle, then others chime in. No one's hurt ... it isn't life or death. Some mods take their role far too seriously, acting as if they 'own' a sub and it's content. As far as I can see, that's never the case.

[–] Hitchens [OP] 2 points (+2|-0)

It’s very upsetting and the more I think about the more enraged I get. One, one fucking mod is speaking for 5,000! There was no poll just a statement of intent without review. He refused, absolutely refused to accept criticism for his post.

[–] Owlchemy 1 points (+1|-0)

I never was 'really' a redditor, so I can't come at this from their perspective. When I first retired I was looking for something internet related to waste away a few hours here and there. I found Reddit, spent about a week or two cruising through their subs, and the few times I ever commented, got my a$$ kicked by what I thought of as pure idiots. If you don't want to hear another opinion, then why should I bother wasting my time with you, was my thought. So I jumped off and looked for alternatives. I found Voat and never looked back. I'm not a far right loon, but I do align right, so Voat was more my style. Of course all good things come to an end, and I moved onto Phuks, mostly due to Voat mismanagement issues.

Now as far as Voat or Phuks, I don't think either have large enough user bases to get any real discussion going. Me, I enjoy commenting on something of interest, but just to a point. After I've said what I'm going to say, I'm pretty much done. I don't have the time or the temperament to go on endlessly on any given subject. I simply state my opinion ... if someone doesn't like it, fine ... but I refuse to go on endlessly about it with someone trying to convince me otherwise. From the little I saw of Reddit, they allow their moderators far too much leeway in operating subs. The whole 'power mod' thing is a cancer. Though Reddit is quite large in comparison to the others, I think they lose many users over that crap. And many more just go there to see the other side's opinion or to find niche subs they don't have access to otherwise, but all the while avoiding the cancer at the site's core. The inflated egos.

Went over to Reddit and that was a mistake.

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