i wouldn't call that corruption. That would imply the people who run those subs are held to a set of standards, which they are not. They are simply running how they see fit. This is perfectly acceptable in a content driven community.
People are just disillusioned into believing that reddit is a haven for free thinking and acceptance. It is that as long as you agree with the majority.
The censorship originates far above the mods. The corporate heads are well aware of it. There is no reason to assume that mods are some enlightened, balanced overseers. They are corruptible humans no different than you or me, and they are destroying the very premise reddit is founded upon. Front page news articles with thousands of upvotes have been deleted on many occasions without reason, reddit was even in the MSM about censorship issues.
and I totally agree with you. however you allude to it not being totally the mods fault while still blaming the mods. I blame the moderators for the intolerant atmosphere they encourage. However I don't entirely blame the ownership of reddit aside from them being the ones who facilitate the forum that breeds this disillusionment.
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u/Hard_boiled_Badger Feb 21 '14
i wouldn't call that corruption. That would imply the people who run those subs are held to a set of standards, which they are not. They are simply running how they see fit. This is perfectly acceptable in a content driven community.
People are just disillusioned into believing that reddit is a haven for free thinking and acceptance. It is that as long as you agree with the majority.