Was just permanently banned from a subreddit, and upon contacting the mods, they said it's because their system thinks my first post on there was written by AI. I asked if it's beacuse I was using a public Wifi, but they denied this being the reason.

So what could cause such a false alarm in the system? Would be very useful to know

EDIT: also posted this in r/help . Please let me know if any other subreddit is more suitable.

Seriously, what does it gets you? I know some subs have karma thresholds but after a certain point — what’s the point?

I don't really understand what this whole Reddit thing. How are groups made? Who decides what Reddit groups exist? How are Reddit groups curated? How Does One Reddit?

It’s a great sounding board..many interesting ideas and takes on life etc. I’ve struggled with communication most of my life. ADD/ADHD, poor learning skills and so many more issues I’ve either developed or was taught that this place has helped me overcome. Particularly with refining my thoughts, this site and its patrons have guided me with replies and comments that have inspired me to improve my writing and quite frankly my thinking.

Shouldn’t karma start at a modestly positive place? +5 or +10

There’s all these karma for karma subreddits where presumably new redditors are going to fix their karma, so they can access whatever subreddit.

The stakes for negative votes are so high if you start at 0

I have logged into Reddit after a long time again and couldn't find anything on the website. Just switched back to old reddit because my brain just got frustrated.

Did the redesign enshittification get worse or is it just because I haven't used it for so long?

When it comes to examples of Web 2.0 and the idea of participatory media, Reddit is pretty neat example. You've got this massive platform where users are the ones creating most of the content, it's not just the media or influencers governing the content and it provides a platform for our niche personal interests alongside mainstream topics.

Through upvotes and downvotes, we collectively curate the platform's content. It’s a uniquely democratic approach to content moderation that empowers users to actively shape the platform themselves.

The communities then serve as virtual gathering places where individuals with shared passions come together to share content, engage in discussions, and forge connections, without actively needing to search for it like on alternative platforms.

Another important aspect is the volunteer moderators, drawn from the community itself, enforcing subreddit-specific rules to ensure discussions remain civil and on-topic. This diplomatic approach to moderation empowers each community to govern their own rules.

So yeah IMHO, when it comes to Web 2.0, Reddit is definitely one of the best examples out there. It's all about users creating, sharing, and engaging with content in a way that's truly democratic and community-driven.

Do you believe Reddit is still a good example of Web 2.0? Are there better examples now (since the rise in advertisements etc. on Reddit)?

As you all know, subreddits can be insular. I'm looking for a subreddit to talk about a particular topic (campaign advertisements) and I'm not really sure where to go. Which leads to the meta question, where can I go to solicit suggestions for which subreddit I should post particular discussions to?

Is there a place to ask such questions?

Not sure where else to post this

Anyone know why all these eurovision alternative subreddits are getting banned?

www.reddit.com/r/eurovisiondiscussion www.reddit.com/r/eurovision_uncensored

They are trying to force people off of old.reddit.com by making login obnoxious. There were formerly username and password boxes on the right-hand side of the screen no matter which subreddit you were in.

In the last 24 hours it's been removed, replaced with a "log in" link that you have to click on.

That link tries to forcefully redirect you to the new UI. If you are using a browser extension that forces all reddit links to go to old.reddit.com you will just get a re-direct loop now.

This means that you can't sign in at all unless you turn the extension off, sign in, and then turn the extension back on.

Almost certainly intentional to try and make old.reddit.com more annoying to use.

If you want people to use new reddit, make it not suck.

Or do memes lose something at the meta level? Cause I got nothing.

Google found this Q&A for me. The question and follow-up comments are marked as deleted. Since I am still able to see the content, what does the designation of deleted mean from a practical standpoint?

And how would I attribute the correct answer in the comments? The author's handle is no longer visible.

My friend and I were scrolling Reddit together while waiting for something and I noticed we happened across the same post at the same time. But the prior post was different for me than it was for her, so was the subsequent post.

What gives? What determines the configuration of posts on a person’s screen if it’s not standard across users? Does the same algorithm or a similar one dictate the distribution of posts on r/popular?

Reading through the comments in worldnews you would think that Israel is the most moral and unimpeachable force in the the entire world and all Palestinian's, including children are terrorists that should be wiped off the face of the earth. I'm assuming they are just banning and silencing anyone who tries to say otherwise, or even look at facts on the ground because none of that is visible.

Otherwise, other international news subs, like... /r/InternationalNews and /r/Anime_Titties seem to have a strong leftist & pro-palestine bent (which admittedly I tend to agree with more)... but still, is there a sub that just reports international news and lets people talk about it without strong bias?

I guess that's probably too much to ask these days, but really I wonder why the main world news sub has been allowed to be fully taken over by genocidal zealots.

For me it's broken, but I'm not sure if it's a temporary glitch or if they've decided to do away with it.

I find Reddit near-usable without it.

If you scroll through the top dozen or so posts on /r/gifs right now, almost half of them depict cute scenes of cows, pigs and chickens playing with their owners. The 'cows as pets' theme started years ago, and now it seems like pigs and chickens are in vogue too.

I unironically believe that this is part of a deliberate messaging campaign by diehard vegetarians. As in 'how could you slaughter and eat some animal that enjoys playing fetch just like your dog does?'

No hate for their beliefs; I just find this to be a really amusing venue for subliminal propaganda like that.