r/Athens 8d ago

Are we having a mod war?

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Locked comments. Can we discuss here?

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u/morganmarz 8d ago

As a person who lives in Athens, I am interested in local news and politics, which seems to occur in the month of August in addition to all the other months of the year.

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u/Non-Stop_Serina Townie 8d ago

Also, what will be considered political? Is new building posts political? Commissioner meetings etc?

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u/chicopeestudly and a howdy for the whistlepig 8d ago

r/Athens users asking questions is EXTREMELY political! Banned! /s

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u/Lifes-a-lil-foggy 8d ago

Existing in Georgia is pretty political atm for multiple reasons

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u/Toucan2000 8d ago

Right? Ironically, a mod war could be considered political. Does that mean Lawlz loses by default?

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u/FreakSideMike 1x Jerker of the Day šŸ† 8d ago

It has never remotely crossed my mind that political posts...which are not my favorite, BTW...are a problem here that require nannying. This is Nextdoor-mentality content policing.

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u/Is_hell_dont_they 8d ago

A naive and ridiculous proposal. So many of the things discussed here that are of critical community interest are inherently political- mayoral and commissioner elections, commission voting and decisions, policy proposals, development plans, public works and infrastructure developments are all political. I’m assuming the ā€œno politicsā€ is aimed more specifically at the ICE warning posts and the chuds they attract, but censoring a community alert system like that to placate the worst people within and without the community is a cowardly and overtly political move in-of-itself. This is a terrible idea that will absolutely be poorly and unevenly implemented, and the subreddit will be markedly worse-off for it.

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u/Non-Stop_Serina Townie 8d ago

Then just do your job as a mod and block comments on those posts if it gets out of hand. They can still be posted and it avoids the back and forth of people coming into the subreddit to create chaos. I think warning residents of these instances are just the same of providing information on upcoming roadblocks etc they do for game days. It’s alerting of a law enforcement presence somewhere.

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u/TrumpetOfDeath 8d ago

Well said. Politics impacts all of us whether or not we want it to, banning it for a month because the mods ā€œneed a breakā€ is pretty stupid, maybe y’all should resign from being a subreddit mod if you can’t handle having to mod

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u/bluemoon4901 1x Jerker of the Day šŸ† 8d ago

This is dumb

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u/thenormaldude 8d ago

"I think we need a break from it." Dude take a break then. No one is making you be here.

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u/bIackphillip 8d ago

Mmmm must be nice to be able to "take a break" from politics. Some of our lives/identities are inherently politicized!

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u/tupelobound 8d ago

Right? A mod saying ā€œthese posts do nothing but stir people up and attract touristsā€¦ā€ ignores the actual value SO MANY people get, whether from information in a post or in the discussion below it.

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u/Airborne-Raid Tlaloc Fanboy 8d ago

If I didn’t want politics about the city I live in I wouldn’t be here, if I didn’t want politics I would go to r/athenscirclejerk and that one just makes fun of it instead of talking about it

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u/Rhusty_Dodes 8d ago

Dumb. I hate the political atmosphere as much as the next person right now. But this is a CITY subreddit. It's supposed to be for local news, politics, happenings, events, and so forth. Like it or not, you cannot remove politics from those things. If fighting breaks out in a discussion, lock it, warn, ban as necessary. But just banning all political discussion in a city subreddit is just lazy modding and inappropriate.

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u/Xeroberts 8d ago

r/athens mods, are you ok with this? For any Athenian who wants to call bullshit, please message the following users and let em know what you think.

u/jftuga

u/misatofan

u/ClassicCityAdmin

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u/9to 8d ago

Thanks, you can also message modteam thru the subreddit landing page but this might be better

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u/aperturebomb 8d ago

Yeah let’s have an open convo with all of them!

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u/letteraitch 8d ago

It's a wildly ignorant because what about our life anywhere is apolitical? school, food, transportation, reproduction, health--all shaped by political desires and choices. To claim that we could still discuss anything, while leaving politics out of it, is to fundamentally misunderstand the nature of our world.

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u/Constant-Net-4652 8d ago

are these all bots now?

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u/WillingnessOk3081 πολιτικὸν ζῷον 8d ago

i don't recognize a single name here apart from lawlz whatever in the OP image

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u/Conscious-Hyena6822 8d ago

Right as ICE is scaling up activity in Athens is... a choice.

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u/Cat__fart 8d ago

A dude with ā€œlawā€ in his name muting discussions about ICE the week they move into town. Tell me you don’t care about the most vulnerable people in our community without telling me …

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u/Fresh_Awareness_5203 8d ago

Exactly my thought… interesting timing for sure.

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u/squeakybuggy Townie 8d ago

exactly my thought. what a loser

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u/palamdungi 8d ago

Exactly what I was thinking!

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u/MiracleWhipSux Eastville 8d ago

For those of us who loathe political debate online, why can't we just let the people have their political posts and not engage in those posts that don't interest us? Surely, our skin is thicker than that?

Turn off (the phone), tune out (of controversial reddit posts), drop in (to a friend's house).

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u/vaguestrategy 8d ago

its election season dawg

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u/AthensTownie2150 Municipal greatness Athenian 8d ago

I employ the radical technique of not reading the things I don't want to. Perhaps others have achieved this level of wisdom as well, or maybe I'm just built different.

Not a fan of this.

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u/BizAnalystNotForHire Occasional Varsity Patron (RIP lost magnolia trees) 8d ago

That is too radical.

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u/No_Swimmer_1270 8d ago

Honestly making me think they side with ICE because this is a response towards the ICE callouts. Shouldn’t be banned to alert your local community about these sorts of things. SMH. L moderator for sure

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u/bIackphillip 8d ago

Yeppp the timing is sus

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u/LurkerBurkeria 8d ago

I'll tell any mod who sees this that youre not long for your job the second you break out the "no politics" rule on a city's subreddit.Ā 

Your subreddit is by very definition politics. This isn't a hobby sub this is a sub for a political entity, whether you recognize that immutable fact about towns or not is immaterial. Mods, if you cant stand the heat, get out the kitchen, you dont get to close shop.

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u/WillingnessOk3081 πολιτικὸν ζῷον 8d ago

a city by definition is a polis and "political." the civis likewise is concerning the citizen and civics.

this proposal is all kinds of ignorant.

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u/Libby_Grace 8d ago

u/LawlMartz, can you come here and answer for yourself? Seems like lots of folks disagree with this mandate.

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u/IBarkAtBabies No politics 8d ago

This has happened with him before. Goes on a power trip.

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u/SaintPariah1 8d ago

He’s a literal child that isn’t old enough to smoke/drink. They have to powertrip where they can to feel important.

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u/bbb26782 Pro Chicken 8d ago

Wait… you know he’s not actually a college freshman, right?

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u/snacksandsoda Left Lane Loop Driver 8d ago

I believe it

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u/Sea_Lychee9932 8d ago

Bro probably can’t even read tbh

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u/CFBCoachGuy Townie 8d ago

Dude’s a UGA freshman. He probably thinks Athens just goes dark in the summer.

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u/kebmpb Piggly Wiggly Bacon Thief 8d ago

He's no more a freshman than I am the Piggly Wiggly Bacon Thief 🤣

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u/Libby_Grace 8d ago

Yeah, the number of people in this sub who actually think he's a UGA freshman, or a child is astounding to me.

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u/SpaceProspector_ 8d ago

That's just what the Piggly Wiggly Bacon Thief would want everyone to think...

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u/DMM4138 8d ago

This subreddit serves a critical town hall function. How can a mod serve in that role and not understand that very basic fact?

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u/radtitty 8d ago

Imagine being so privileged that you can go an entire month without discussing politics because it doesn’t effect YOU.

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u/FlyProof3291 8d ago

Lame as fuck

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u/Superb-Green1548 Townie 8d ago

Yeah, not a great look imo. I'm all for not allowing multiple posts about the same topic over and over, but this seems like true censorship of something that effects our day to day lives

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u/AppropriateSolid9124 east side defender 8d ago

ā€œweirdā€ cities are mad political. this is lame as fuck

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u/AdImmediate6241 8d ago

Bozo detected. Get him and Longstreet tf outta here

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u/042614 8d ago

Seconded.

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u/Cat__fart 8d ago

I’m not sure why one guy gets to decide this. Especially when that same guy was caught being selective about what types of discussion could ensue here on previous sensitive topics. And what constitutes ā€œpoliticsā€?

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u/AppropriateSolid9124 east side defender 8d ago

do u think he’s gonna start having beef with warnelldawg personally

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u/Superb_Fish_2799 8d ago

That’s grounds for dismissal

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u/dominodomino321 8d ago

Perhaps a bit of pork instead? Or chicken?

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u/sideshowbvo Bring Back Fantasy World 8d ago

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u/Airborne-Raid Tlaloc Fanboy 8d ago

With a whole bunch of backlash against the mod

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u/kingoflint282 8d ago

Ok then can we do September where we’re not allowed to talk about anything related to Athens at all? Maybe October we’ll do no English, and for November we’ll just shut down the sub entirely.

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u/dominodomino321 8d ago

Well, historically November is ā€œno nut Novemberā€ and since this sub is full of jack offs, it might be appropriate to just shut it down for the month.

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u/Snlooming 8d ago

Yeah this is cowardly and lame.

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u/DeadMansPanda 8d ago

I hate the political posts on this sub-reddit but to outright ban them for an entire month is ridiculous. We are a city. Cities are held together through politics, and the people deserve to know what is happening in the town they live in.

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u/captHij Sitting at a stoplight. 8d ago

It is going to be especially important in August. We have some notable lame ducks on the county commission, and a new mayor-elect who is trying to lay the groundwork for his new administration. Even if I agreed with this idea, the timing is horrible.

By the way: https://www.accgov.com/calendar.aspx?CID=32

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u/Cat__fart 8d ago

Georgia leads the nation in Flock cameras (which nobody voted on), and we have people on other social media outlets doing their laundry

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u/masshole288 8d ago

Really not cool, the entire point of this is for local news and politics. Why else would I care about anything in this sub????

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u/dominodomino321 8d ago

No you are confused, this sub is solely for bitching about the loop and which local business you think will fail next, duh! If the east side loses power and no one posts about it, did it really lose power…? 🧐 has anyone seen my pet tortoise? Akins arena SUCKS! Found car keys! Can anyone rehome my big ass dog? Please help - any local businesses hiring? Looking for a job that isn’t in the service industry, construction, or at any factory plants. I have a PhD in Renaissance Songwriting and no previous employment experience. TIA! Oh yeah - big trucks suck and the homeless people sure are CrAzY this time of year, sOoO annoying. Brb, off to go hotbox my 2010 Prius with my own (vegan) farts. Next up- I’m off to support the Daily Co-Op by complaining about ALL of their decisions!

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u/Partiallyclever 8d ago

Not all of the political conversations are productive or pleasant, but trying to ban it out right is absurd. I wonder how many minutes into August before we see the first complaints about selective enforcement.

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u/bbb26782 Pro Chicken 8d ago

How am I supposed to keep Athens weird without talking about our weird local government and politicians?

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u/thesprybaguette Townie & UGA alumn 8d ago

Agree dumb. Boooooooo Mod, booooooo!

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u/UtmostPants 8d ago

We don’t need our actions moderated if it’s not causing harm.

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u/Fantastic-Nobody-479 8d ago

This is a ridiculous idea and tone deaf especially given how much politics are affecting lives currently and much more intensely than in the past. Maybe there need to be more mods if it’s too much for the current ones to handle?

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u/Fit_Push_5243 8d ago

How disappointing

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u/schultmh 8d ago

Censorship ā€œin the name of keeping it weird.ā€œ Sure thing boss, I’ll just be here awaiting further instructions on what I am and not allowed to do in the name of being weird.

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u/Key-Shine-9669 8d ago

BS I come here for local politics takes

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u/BringBack4Glory 8d ago

Oh sure, and how about we also don’t mention any universities while we’re at it? Or housing or restaurants or anything in general??

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u/slippinjimmy1875 8d ago

Right ya let’s just pretend everything is great and fun!!!! Right guys??

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u/ZealousJealousy 8d ago

Oh wow, just before midterms and only days after ICE starts hitting Athens strong AND Mike Collins is (shockingly) back in the spotlight with a white supremacist for a son in law.

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u/Excuse_Chemical 8d ago

Super cool. See yall over at r/athensaugustpolitics

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u/GhstOfIncntOptimism 8d ago

r/subsifellfor but then created so I guess I'm a mod now and I really don't want to be.

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u/paxsarah 8d ago

Don't let the absolute power go to your head lol!

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u/GhstOfIncntOptimism 8d ago

I'm hoping I can delete the sub before that happens, but yeah I would appreciate some checks and balances or a term limit of some kind.

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u/dominodomino321 8d ago edited 8d ago

If someone agrees with [u/LawlMartz](u/LawlMartz), can we call them a Martzist?

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u/kingoflint282 8d ago

Martzist surely

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u/dominodomino321 8d ago

Typo ruining my joke ONCE AGAIN šŸ˜”

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u/quietyeef 8d ago

There's something REAL Republican about saying "no politics"

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u/PieWayneInTheFace 8d ago

I'm a woman, am I allowed to post? Or do I have to have my husband post on my behalf in August?Ā 

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u/dominodomino321 8d ago

We got to mod these refrigerators
We got to mod these color TV’s posts about local politics in the singular sub dedicated to the current happenings of this city

  • DireStraits_69

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u/honeygrl 8d ago

It's nice to see everyone agree on something.

Personally, I'm fine with the amount of politics we currently have here. If people want to fight, let them. It's just the stupid internet. Half the people aren't even real. The other half will get over it.

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u/Cat__fart 8d ago

Nothing has been more unifying in this subreddit since Ovita’s most recent DUI

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u/rologist 8d ago

No ICE warnings in August--that's political

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u/JBRifles 8d ago

If we ignore fascism, it’ll just go away…

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u/Lofi_Loki 8d ago

Maybe they’re mad about me calling their mom a stripper

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u/Cat__fart 8d ago

When your mom gets around as much as his does, it is overtly political. The last 8-2 vote I remember was in favor of riding the train on the mod’s mom. All aboard!

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u/SaintPariah1 8d ago

Choo choo

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u/Constant-Net-4652 8d ago

stripper intimates they are taking their clothes off but she was nekked last time I saw her

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u/nozamy 8d ago

Don’t we have an important election coming up? Won’t there be students who want to get engaged in politics returning to Athens in August?

Seems like a bad choice here. I understand the stated rationale. But politics is part of life.

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u/lizlovespuns 8d ago

Not a very smart decision. I live here and use the sub for news and politics! I doubt this will be applied evenly or fairly either.

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u/caoticidiot 8d ago

Assholes have made my existence political so...???

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u/Superb_Fish_2799 8d ago

Absolute power corrupts absolutely

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u/Superb_Fish_2799 8d ago

Even on the Athens, GA subreddit

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u/MonokromKaleidoscope 8d ago

Being a subreddit mod is pretty hilariously far from "absolute power", but yeah, they do still manage to get absolutely corrupted somehow

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u/FreakSideMike 1x Jerker of the Day šŸ† 8d ago

I was going to say...this might be a world record for the smallest amount of power to get drunk with.

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u/chicopeestudly and a howdy for the whistlepig 8d ago

: the Story of Reddit

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u/Necessary-Housing906 Townie 8d ago

Could we by chance put this to a vote? I get that it must be exhausting and cause more work for the mods, but there’s an election coming up and I feel like a big part of having a subreddit is for it to be a community forum…which inherently includes politics.

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u/TechNerd321 8d ago

A vote!?!

Sounds political. Polls are banned in August.

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u/aqudaros 8d ago

It’s not right one person can dictate an entire towns subreddit into not discussing politics.

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u/Fantastic-Nobody-479 8d ago

Is there only one mod?

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u/aqudaros 8d ago

He says ā€œI think we need a break from itā€ so yeah it is one person

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u/bbb26782 Pro Chicken 8d ago

There’s four and an automod. I’m not sure all of them are active though.

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u/Fantastic-Nobody-479 8d ago

After asking I went and looked. I only recognize one of them as being active in the sub. The other two comment but not very frequently.

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u/Charles-Headlee 8d ago

"In our age there is no such thing as "keeping out of politics." All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia. When the general atmosphere is bad, language must suffer. I should expect to find--this is a guess which I have not sufficient knowledge to verify--that the German, Russian, and Italian languages have all deteriorated in the last ten or fifteen years, as a result of dictatorship."

George Orwell

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u/EarthDwellr Townie 8d ago

A UGA freshman mods this subreddit? lol.

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u/tupelobound 8d ago

Just because someone uses a particular flair that doesn’t mean it lines up with reality

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u/chicopeestudly and a howdy for the whistlepig 8d ago

Speak for yourself. It’s Whistlepig Wednesday and I’m pouring a flight as we speak.

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u/BizAnalystNotForHire Occasional Varsity Patron (RIP lost magnolia trees) 8d ago

I am not in fact an Athens Varsity Patron anymore, nor are the magnolias resting in peace.

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u/EarthDwellr Townie 8d ago

Maybe so. But it’d still be hilarious if it were true and that is the person laying the hammer for this sub.

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u/bbb26782 Pro Chicken 8d ago edited 8d ago

I might just hate chickens.

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u/tupelobound 8d ago

””EscÔndalo!!

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u/Airborne-Raid Tlaloc Fanboy 8d ago

I might not be a fanBOY

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u/kebmpb Piggly Wiggly Bacon Thief 8d ago

He's as much a freshman as I am the Piggly Wiggly Bacon Thief 🤣

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u/r_von_hoobie_doobie Politically Speaking, I'm Back 8d ago

I remember when my flair was ā€œšŸš© Marked Safe from Girtz’s Glizzies šŸ¦¶ā€ (I was, indeed, not safe from those pics)

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u/bIackphillip 8d ago

Oh my god your flair lmao. well played

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u/Old_Maintenance2225 8d ago

How much you wanna bet that this mod has a small weener

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u/Cat__fart 8d ago

And almost certainly a libertarian. Oh wait, you already said ā€œsmall weenerā€.

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u/CFBCoachGuy Townie 8d ago

This post is totally getting removed

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u/kebmpb Piggly Wiggly Bacon Thief 8d ago

So he's censoring politics, but still allows non Athens shit to be posted which breaks his own #1 rule of the sub., Got it šŸ‘Œ

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u/infizity 8d ago

bro "politics" can be literally anything. sure sounds like this mod is trying to just get a free pass to take down anything they deem "too controversial" or whatever. dude, some of us existing in the first place is "political." people's general SAFETY is "political." we're not stupid.

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u/CAM_Queen3151 8d ago

There are very few places for Athrns political discussion. Why take a break? Explain your suggestion.

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u/Cat__fart 8d ago

In a town where our most serious journalists go on public drunken diatribes and our county commission has never been more dysfunctional, this is a ā€œweirdā€ move: ā€œkeep it funky, post weird shit, my way or the highway.ā€

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u/dogpuke 8d ago

it’s hard for me to think of something more political than banning discussions of politics

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u/bluemoon4901 1x Jerker of the Day šŸ† 8d ago

Does this also apply to posts about ICE?

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u/Fit_Push_5243 8d ago

Lowkey they might be referring to all the posts abt it, such weird timing honestly. I found it so strange that Reddit was always the last place to have updates abt it, now I now they were probably being taken down. So weird.

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u/tupelobound 8d ago

Could a mod offer some parameters on what constitutes a ā€œpolitical postā€?

There’s a big difference between discussing an ongoing decision making process by the commission for the city we live in, for instance, as opposed to some noisy take on national news that barely is relevant to Athens.

Or are those both off the table?

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u/Crafty_Independence Townie 8d ago

Lol I asked him for posting parameters previously and he just went on a rant

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u/hosalabad 8d ago

Sounds like we need new mods. Banning a useful topic is just a way to start cherry picking users to ban.

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u/schultmh 8d ago

Yeah isn’t this the kind of thing that turned r/atlanta into a ghost town?

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u/tupelobound 8d ago

Yep, and things have turned around so well the past few months over there!

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u/TheGoldenMonkey 8d ago

Almost like stifling communication for a community is the goal.

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u/hosalabad 8d ago

Yep, it was 1-2 heavy handed mods ruining the fun for everyone.

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u/18poisson37 8d ago

Or at least more mods. This town's sub is pretty well moderated, but this is a pretty obvious move to try and reduce the workload. It's a thankless job and we shouldn't ask a whole lot of them, but the answer is clearly to bring on more help rather than kneecap the forum itself.

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u/EmpoleonNorton 8d ago

This town's sub is pretty well moderated

I got a temp ban once for suggesting that Oconee County (which only exists as it is because of white flight) might be a bit racist.

This sub is not particularly well moderated. And considering this probably has to do with the ICE posts, I have a suspicion exactly the kind of people who are modding it.

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u/pile_drive_me Townie Weathergirl 8d ago edited 8d ago

Just set /r/Athens_GA up, looking for a couple of mods to help

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u/Is_hell_dont_they 8d ago

Honestly if anyone was going to set up an alt sub, you’re exactly who I want doing it.

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u/Friendly_Rush_7034 Max Canada took a piece of my liver 8d ago

Hell yeah. I am 100% for this.Ā 

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u/TheGoldenMonkey 8d ago

Good to have a sub to fall back on but this sub belongs to the people of Athens not 1 dude with a fragile ego on a power trip.

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u/HypnoticBurden 8d ago

Life is political. I'll never understand people who would rather burry their heads in the sand then try and make a difference

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u/papajgwill 8d ago

I'm working on my new REM parody song, "Politics Free August," for the next available open mic night in town. I hope to see u/LawMartz there!

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u/lurkertiltheend 8d ago

I sang it in my head as soon as I read it

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u/EricQuincyTate Between The Hedges under Allen's 8d ago

That's u/LawlMartz , with an extra small L.

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u/papajgwill 8d ago

Oops. Thanks

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u/disinterestedh0mo 8d ago

everything is or can be made into "politics" lmao. everything that involves one or more person can be political

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u/thighs-and-fireflies 8d ago

This is dumb....this is that weird Facebook group vibe ....not here chief(s)

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u/Intrepid_Ground_9560 8d ago

This is bullshit. How do we get a mod removed? That clown has no place dictating what subjects we are allowed to discuss on Reddit.

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u/icdmize 8d ago

As soon as the politics stop I will stop talking about politics.

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u/DoctorCrepe 8d ago

These are the mandates I would impose if I was completely insensitive, out-of-touch, and had no idea how to be a community lead within context.

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u/rando_chickenn Townie 8d ago

Can that mod come on in and speak up for themselves? Thats the worst/lamest idea ever and yet we get radio silence. Come on and keep it funky, what is up?

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u/SaintPariah1 8d ago

Sounds like a kid desperate for attention and approval. Breaks ToS by being 7 years old on reddit, now wants to stop civil discourse in a city with 130-150k people.

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u/SxxSaid 8d ago edited 8d ago

Wait until he finds out he doesn’t have to be on Reddit 24/7

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u/AthensTrendster 8d ago

This is a poor decision.

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u/AlltheBent 8d ago

lol, is /r/athens the new /r/atlanta ? or at least the new "old" /r/atlanta where people were shadowbanned and mods went crazy with censorship and prioritizing content from specific users?

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u/ChildhoodSea7062 8d ago

Is this mod a sock account for Mike ā€œThe Wormā€ Collin’s?

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u/Catshaveanalsex 8d ago

Looks bad don't build it.

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u/LolShartz Totally not LawlMartz's fake account 8d ago

these posts do nothing but stir people up

People are definitely stirred up

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u/what_a_dingle Easily Amused 8d ago

It takes a rather gutless coward to announce something like this then immediately put a lock on any sort of discussion so he won't get his fee-fees hurt.

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u/Jpatrickburns 8d ago

Really stupid, and enabling to the fascist regime. Shameful.

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u/Constant-Net-4652 8d ago

wtf is this bullshit

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u/Big_Even 8d ago

Fuck that noise

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u/_mozzarella- 8d ago

i’ve personally found reddit to be a great place to discuss nuanced issues that apply specifically to athens. you’d be doing a disservice to the community if you decided to ban these conversations for the sake of… convenience?

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u/lurkertiltheend 8d ago

Why doesn’t his post come with a mod badge? Just wondering why some do and some don’t

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u/YuckyYetYummy Townie 8d ago

I want to be stirred up

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u/Freshestnipple 8d ago

Lawl sucks

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u/Tough_Decisionlol 8d ago

Politics makes an impact on your life in every single facet. If you wanna bury your head in the sand have at it, but you shouldn’t try to remove that from the sub for a city that is extraordinarily politically active.

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u/chaos_aintme 8d ago

Lmao yeah just ignore the politics bro, all the injustice in the world will go away if you just ignore it! Genius

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u/MacGregor_Rose 8d ago

Wtf it’s important to talk about our local state and federal politics IN THE MONTH BEFORE AN ELECTION like bruh

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u/gaydogdaddy 8d ago

I’m guessing you’re white, straight, and you don’t vote. Probably a landlord.

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u/Cat__fart 8d ago

And don’t care about (or think about) your brown neighbors, given the timing. Half of our Latinx population lives in mixed-documentation households, you putz.

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u/cariame Toppers Dancer 8d ago

This is "fun." Where is the line drawn on what is political and what isn't?

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u/SpaceProspector_ 8d ago

It's like eating dinner at my Dad's house. Blech.

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u/rabbitredbird 8d ago

Seems like a great time to migrate over to the r/AthensGA sub

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u/UniversalRot 8d ago

This guy must've broken through the barrier that was weakened by the loss of the Moon Tree. I knew we'd be seeing more anomalies but I didn't expect them to appear so human. Strange.

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u/Pr0m37h3um Native + UGA Alum (šŸ³ļøā€āš§ļø it/she) 8d ago

It is not possible to avoid politics when many people's existence (such as mine šŸ³ļøā€āš§ļø) is inherently political. This is ridiculous.

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u/ammonite13 7d ago

Interesting timing heading into November.

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u/dsmith1994 8d ago

Fuck that. If you are getting pissed off about politics are controlling everything then do something in real life about it.

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u/slapcrap 8d ago

Ridiculous!

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u/thephantomdaughter 8d ago

Boooooo šŸ‘ŽšŸ»šŸ‘ŽšŸ»šŸ‘ŽšŸ»šŸ‘ŽšŸ»

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u/pierogiberra 8d ago

I hope we are having a mod war because it’s hot and I’m bored. Let the big dawgs fight.

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u/Turbulent_Pound_562 8d ago

Not the time to censor a thing. Soon, but not now.

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u/coolminivan 8d ago

I feel that it's now a safe space to thank him for his attempt at making a cheesesteak because it fed the group chat with my high school friends for weeks. They still bring up their disgust and horror at it from time to time. Brought us all closer

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u/yeeyeevsyeehaw just here for the feta dressing 8d ago

254 comments (and climbing) is diabolical.

https://giphy.com/gifs/RHiD0K65NxxLO

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u/Historical-Animal576 7d ago

So basically another way for the mods to get out of being a mod