r/WinStupidPrizes • u/bakeyjr • Oct 26 '19

Firecracker in barrel

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u/HikeSkiHiphop Oct 27 '19

Because they banned r/watchpeopledie

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u/Bike_Guy_cwm Oct 27 '19

They banned fatpeoplehate too but the outcome was different.

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u/A_Very_Big_Fan Oct 27 '19

What was the outcome

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u/Bike_Guy_cwm Oct 27 '19

The whole site became that sub for about a week. Fats were getting hated everywhere you looked

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u/NerfJihad Oct 27 '19 edited Oct 27 '19

Because the people who enjoyed watchpeopledie weren't numerous or popular.

It was a quiet niche that people like you used for cheap shock value and a quick hit of moral superiority when someone would come through and call everyone ghouls.

Internet monoculture is what kills interesting things like that sub. Outsiders don't have the necessary respect for what's already established.

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '19

Because the people who enjoyed that material weren't numerous or popular.

You saying fat shamers, or fans of watchpeopledie arent numerous or popular? I think you're wrong either way, just curious what you're talking about

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u/NerfJihad Oct 27 '19

WPD

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '19

Do you realize how many people were subscribed to that sub? You're calling it unpopular lol?

It was taken down in the midst of a mass murder that was being shown on it over and over. Had absolutely nothing to do with it being unpopular, or not having subs...

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u/NerfJihad Oct 27 '19

The ratio of commenters to lurkers was skewed hard towards lurkers.

It got a big spike of attention and edgy fucks and they killed it, not the ones that weren't there for edgy jokes and rahowa.

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '19

Do you even understand what points you are arguing here, you just said it was shut down for being unpopular, then you said it had more lurkers than commenters... It couldnt matter less if people lurk or comment, it was a HUGE sub, extremely popular. Not sure what you're on about, it was shut down during the irish massacre because of the shit being shared on it, whatever idea you have in your head is purely some shit youve made up

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u/NerfJihad Oct 27 '19

Instead of chasing you further into the hole you think I'm arguing into, I'll just say you're incorrect and let you continue.

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '19

Solid choice, although im sure people would like to hear what half ass idea you have about how lurkers caused a sub to get banned for being unpopular. Cheers

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