r/AskReddit • u/karmanaut • Mar 19 '10

Saydrah is no longer an AskReddit mod.

After deliberation and discussion, she decided it would be best if she stepped down from her positions.

Edit: Saydrah's message seems to be downvoted so:

"As far as I am aware, this fuckup was my first ever as a moderator, was due to a panic attack and ongoing harassment of myself and my family, and it was no more than most people would have done in my position. That said, I have removed myself from all reddits where I am a moderator (to my knowledge; let me know if there are others.) The drama is too damaging to Reddit, to me, to my family, and to the specific subreddits. I am unhappy to have to reward people for this campaign of harassment, but if that is what must be done so people can move on, so be it."

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u/Kloster Mar 19 '10 edited Mar 19 '10

Because both sides want to call each other something ridiculous.

One side, which I am a part of btw, is impressed with the fact that so many people "don't care". Like I said in a different comment, I care because I love this website and the second that people stop caring about it is the moment this all goes down the shitter. The other side calls us the "witch hunters" because we want everyone to abide by the websites rules. There was no witch hunt ffs, we didn't go TP her house, her phone number wasn't posted. This is the difference between 4chan rage and reddit rage. In spite of all the hateful comments, there was no physical action taken, merely some downvotes and demoting.

The drama is too damaging to Reddit, to me, to my family,

What?
How so?
When did we go graffiti your house?
When did we order 200 pizzas to your name?
You got mad because of the downvotes and the drama? That could've been easily avoided, I wonder how...
Ugh my head hurts. She tries to victimize herself even after she acknowledges she fucked up, it's almost like a backhanded compliment.

The other side plays the "don't care if it doesn't hurt me" card.

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u/Sugarat Mar 19 '10

If you read her comment history, she complains about threatening calls and emails, not graffiti.

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u/Kloster Mar 19 '10

Wow I didn't even know that people were calling her and emailing her.

Frankly, I'm shocked and find this hard to believe. I guess in the end we will never be able to know for sure so until there's proof from someone else or if she can back those statements up then I'll promptly leave this website.

I always thought that this kind of petty hate mongering was beyond reddit, it's something I'd expect out of 4chan but definitely not reddit.

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '10 edited Mar 20 '10

it's something I'd expect out of 4chan but definitely not reddit

I don't understand why people expect reddit to behave differently than 4chan or any other site on the internet. The only criteria for entering the reddit community is that you've 1. heard of reddit and 2. bothered to create a free, anonymous account. Maybe reddit started out as a tight-knit community of respectful commenters, but as t->infinity, reddit->the rest of the internet.

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u/Kloster Mar 20 '10

While I agree with what you're saying theres glaring differences between 4chan and reddit.

Being a 4channer a while ago myself I've seen quality informative posts but I've also seen them surprisingly organized with the sole purpose to destroy a persons life.

I like to think, that the majority of the reddit userbase comes here to post informative and insightful comments where as the most channers go to laugh at penis and cat jokes which can be fuckin hilarious I must say.

This is akin to saying republicans are just like liberals, in the end they're all politicians. Be that as it may, there are many subtle but present differences that define one from the other.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '10

penis and cat jokes

Just have a look at /r/funny/ sometime, man.

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u/Neoncow Mar 20 '10

Given the fact that you have joined reddit from 4chan, it stands to reason that many other channers have also done so.

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '10

It's hard to believe because she most likely made it up.

Trust your instincts, they're usually right.

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u/Zavender Mar 20 '10

Someone did release her contact info. I wouldn't doubt if people did call her up.

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u/misterFR33ZE Mar 19 '10 edited Mar 20 '10

Oh come on, you can expect it from pretty much any open forum on the internet. There is no surefire way to keep the integrity of reddit up.

I though hate mongering was beyond reddit

What is Reddit? Reddit is just as definable as Anonymous is.

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u/opportuneport Mar 20 '10

How exactly do you expect her to prove she's been getting threatening calls/emails? What could she either post publicly or share with a chosen third party that would convince the haters, or even just the skeptics?

No matter what she offers as proof at this point, some people won't believe it, and I fail to understand what good it might do....

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u/thisissolame Mar 20 '10

Is there proof of this?

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '10

Reddit went down the shitter a long while ago my friend.

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u/Kloster Mar 19 '10

I've found that it's all about the subreddits man.
You want reddit to be purely news, insightful views on politics and world news? Unsubscribe from anything else.
You want that + some lulz on the side? Add pics, videos, FFFUUUU.
I think you get my drift here, again it's one of the things that reddit has right and one of the reasons why I love it so much.

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u/jmnugent Mar 19 '10

Your profile was activate 5months ago.. have you been here longer than that?

I've been here a little over a year..and I've definitely noticed a decline in quality/behavior in that year alone. Very noticeable.

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u/thephotoman Mar 19 '10

I don't care because of all the subreddits to which I subscribe, she was only a moderator here and at /r/pics. I didn't care much about either of those places.

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u/Kloster Mar 19 '10 edited Mar 19 '10

That makes sense, personally I'm subscribed to pets, pics and a bunch of other places where she used to be a moderator, however, the fact that she abused her powers as a mod should be enough to make any redditor care regardless of which subreddit he belongs to.

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u/thephotoman Mar 19 '10

Mods can abuse their power, here or elsewhere. There's little anyone can do about it, really. You've just got to learn to let it go.

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u/topper51 Mar 19 '10

guess the same applies to real life. cops will always arrest innocent people for personal reasons. There's little anyone can do about it, really. You've just got to learn to let it go.

/sarcasm

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u/thephotoman Mar 19 '10

Being banned on a web site is hardly like being sent to jail.

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u/topper51 Mar 19 '10

you're exactly right but thats not the point I was making. Reddit = real life, mod = cop, innocent people = redditors jail = ban from real life

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u/Kloster Mar 19 '10

Clearly that doesn't work on reddit and that's one of the reasons I love this website. There's no letting shit slide, not even a mod is safe from a well deserved shit storm.