We don't censor topics or users opinions as long as they are expressed within the rules. We do try to keep the spam to a minimum. Complaints about users are investigated and discussed fairly.
Well, tbf, that is kind of vague and a user's history should be held into account when deciding spam(mer) or not (imo). That being said, can I propose to the mods that
/r/AlternativeHistory
be considered for addition to the sidebar here, in related subs?
I wish this post was 'very interesting indeed'. What's your point? I love alternative history theories and like to see them on the page. Your post is essentially a rule 12 violation but i'd like to hear you out.
I hear this place used to be a place where alternative history and fringe ideas could be discussed openly. I made a few cross posts to the alternative history sub to remind people that this is an ever growing area of study that shouldn't be overshadowed by election coverage. All 12+ of my very interesting links were apparently removed. They were also down voted almost immediately assuming by who ever reported it as spam. Which seems to be a very loose term btw. If this is really a respected topic here my post should have remained up.
This has been happening for a while, on a lot of conspiracy forums.
If this is really a respected topic here my post should have remained up.
Most of your posts appear to have been removed by r/AlternativeHistory automod so i would message the moderators over there.
I do understand your frustrations with discussion of alternative theories however. Please stick with it though and see what happens when the election has passed.
Maybe not just one. OP had at least 12 of them reported as spam within an hour. All he's doing is advertising his own sub. Once a day should be more than enough.
reasonable enough. Ill do that in the future. Seems like the people who are reporting and down voting my posts have something against the content not just the way it was posted. That should be taken into account when deciding if their complaints are worth acknowledging. Some people are here just to prevent discourse.
I hope those who are interested in the topic of alternative history find their way there, if I can help them in anyway I will. I'm sorry it seems to trigger you.
Shills and useful idiots are jerking themselves raw over every twist in the Clinton soap opera. They've got no time for any conspiracy outside of those fed through the MSM.
giving users a link to a place where their links and discussions on alternative history wont automatically be either down voted or removed isn't a good reason?
Occasional links to r/AlternativeHistory are absolute welcome (eg self posts from the sub). I am subscribed to your sub, and it has plenty of good content. But as a general rule you should link original content.
I dunno if there's a conspiracy in
/r/conspiracy
. The limits of the discussion here are defined. If you don't couch your subject as a conspiracy (and really, any
alt
theory is inherently conspiratorial as for it to be
alt
and not widely known implies an effort to stifle...but ignoring this..) then your posts can be removed.
I think the curiosity of those who question any narrative will lead into speculative grounds naturally. One of the modes of discovering truth is to construct speculative models and to test them. But this is not within the confined boundaries of
/r/conspiracy
. Rather it is outside of them.
If you want to post theories that involve speculation you'd probably be better off posting in
/r/C_S_T
. Or, frame your thesis within the boundaries of
/r/conspiracy
's allowed subjects.
58 comments
8 MisterFatt 2016-09-19
I think you mean "we're not allowed to spam this subreddit with our own subreddit's posts"
2 zyklorpthehuman 2016-09-19
Please direct me to the rule on the sidebar that states this.
Also define 'spam'
2 SovereignMan 2016-09-19
Go to sidebar and click [ http://www.reddit.com/rules ]
Scroll down, click [spam].
OP posted 24 links to the same sub/site in a period of about two hours.
2 zyklorpthehuman 2016-09-19
Where's the cut off? Sometimes I'll post 10 times within an hour, am I breaking the rules?
Or is it more dependent on the subject matter?
0 SovereignMan 2016-09-19
It's not a strict cut-off but when users start complaining and/or reporting posts then it's up to mods to make a decision.
2 zyklorpthehuman 2016-09-19
So what's to stop me from making a few sock puppets and complaining and reporting everything I disagree with or dislike?
That's all I gotta do to make you guys hold a private meeting on whether or not to censor a topic or user?
0 SovereignMan 2016-09-19
We don't censor topics or users opinions as long as they are expressed within the rules. We do try to keep the spam to a minimum. Complaints about users are investigated and discussed fairly.
2 Putin_loves_cats 2016-09-19
Well, tbf, that is kind of vague and a user's history should be held into account when deciding spam(mer) or not (imo). That being said, can I propose to the mods that /r/AlternativeHistory be considered for addition to the sidebar here, in related subs?
1 SovereignMan 2016-09-19
It might be possible to fit that in. Space is limited. I'd recommend bringing it up in modmail if you really want it listed.
1 Putin_loves_cats 2016-09-19
Thanks. Will do.
-1 MisterFatt 2016-09-19
Sorry but I don't think there's a link to common sense in the sidebar
7 mr_dong 2016-09-19
I wish this post was 'very interesting indeed'. What's your point? I love alternative history theories and like to see them on the page. Your post is essentially a rule 12 violation but i'd like to hear you out.
-1 [deleted] 2016-09-19
I hear this place used to be a place where alternative history and fringe ideas could be discussed openly. I made a few cross posts to the alternative history sub to remind people that this is an ever growing area of study that shouldn't be overshadowed by election coverage. All 12+ of my very interesting links were apparently removed. They were also down voted almost immediately assuming by who ever reported it as spam. Which seems to be a very loose term btw. If this is really a respected topic here my post should have remained up.
3 mr_dong 2016-09-19
This has been happening for a while, on a lot of conspiracy forums.
Most of your posts appear to have been removed by r/AlternativeHistory automod so i would message the moderators over there.
I do understand your frustrations with discussion of alternative theories however. Please stick with it though and see what happens when the election has passed.
4 SovereignMan 2016-09-19
/u/giantfrogfish is a mod of /r/alternativehistory . He's spamming way too many x-posts to his own sub.
1 mr_dong 2016-09-19
I've suggested he just post to the direct link or vid.
1 SovereignMan 2016-09-19
I did that too.
2 Awkwardmoment22 2016-09-19
if it was one post, it would still be up... but even you don't know how many topics you spammed... that should be a sign it's too many.
-7 [deleted] 2016-09-19
i'm sorry you were offended...
6 Awkwardmoment22 2016-09-19
quit spamming shit... especially since you just repost stuff from other subreddit.
that's not discussing
2 DrDougExeter 2016-09-19
Why are you even here? All you do in this sub is bitch and complain!
1 TheGhostOfDusty 2016-09-19
His other subreddit. It's essentially "native advertising".
-5 [deleted] 2016-09-19
um i engage with the comments how is that not discussion?
3 DoYouEvenBrewBro 2016-09-19
all you do is repost stuff from the alternative history sub, discuss is there.
1 [deleted] 2016-09-19
you can comment in this sub or that sub that is a beauty of free will
0 DoYouEvenBrewBro 2016-09-19
not when we have framed it via a subject alternative history is not necessarily a conspiracy and vice versa.
1 Awkwardmoment22 2016-09-19
what about the spamming?
-1 Putin_loves_cats 2016-09-19
I don't think this constitutes spamming, being they are xposts. Could be wrong. Mods? /u/mr_dong
2 [deleted] 2016-09-19
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4 SovereignMan 2016-09-19
Maybe not just one. OP had at least 12 of them reported as spam within an hour. All he's doing is advertising his own sub. Once a day should be more than enough.
2 zyklorpthehuman 2016-09-19
So if I become a mod of another sub I can only make one x-post a day?
We're just making up arbitrary rules as we go now? You guys are really something..
0 TheGhostOfDusty 2016-09-19
You're a fan of excessive "native" ad-spamming? :/
4 zyklorpthehuman 2016-09-19
Surprised you didn't show up sooner dusty digital book burning is your favorite.
1 TheGhostOfDusty 2016-09-19
That's not true. You're mean. :(
1 mr_dong 2016-09-19
Alright well maybe a limit is fair. I don't have a problem with the material so maybe in future frog can link to the direct article/video.
3 SovereignMan 2016-09-19
For the record I just removed 12 more making a total of 24 that were posted in the last 2 hours.
2 TheGhostOfDusty 2016-09-19
That's worthy of a temp-ban for spamming IMO.
1 SovereignMan 2016-09-19
I think they were already posted but just hadn't been reported yet.
1 mr_dong 2016-09-19
More spam than an episode of Monty Python then. A limit is fair. Some interesting alternative content without spamming is a good compromise.
2 SovereignMan 2016-09-19
That's what I told him in a separate thread but he still saw fit to make this post here.
1 mr_dong 2016-09-19
Seems like a fair compromise really.
2 SovereignMan 2016-09-19
It was in the comment section of one of the posts I removed: https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/53jhlk/james_corbett_rockefeller_history_the_higherside/
-1 [deleted] 2016-09-19
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2 [deleted] 2016-09-19
ftfy
0 SovereignMan 2016-09-19
No problem.
0 [deleted] 2016-09-19
it's not my fault theres so many good links there
1 SovereignMan 2016-09-19
Then post the original sources here, not links to your sub.
2 [deleted] 2016-09-19
reasonable enough. Ill do that in the future. Seems like the people who are reporting and down voting my posts have something against the content not just the way it was posted. That should be taken into account when deciding if their complaints are worth acknowledging. Some people are here just to prevent discourse.
0 TheGhostOfDusty 2016-09-19
And some people are here just to advertise their subs, apparently...
2 [deleted] 2016-09-19
I hope those who are interested in the topic of alternative history find their way there, if I can help them in anyway I will. I'm sorry it seems to trigger you.
1 TheGhostOfDusty 2016-09-19
I wish your sub success. Just don't be spammy here, please. :)
2 Agenda2030 2016-09-19
Shills and useful idiots are jerking themselves raw over every twist in the Clinton soap opera. They've got no time for any conspiracy outside of those fed through the MSM.
I appreciate what you post.
1 Sabremesh 2016-09-19
No, the mods have got fed up with your self-promoting blogspam links.
0 [deleted] 2016-09-19
self promoting? You assume I wrote all the articles I linked to?
4 Sabremesh 2016-09-19
Why do you always post links to the same website?
0 [deleted] 2016-09-19
which website would that be?
4 Sabremesh 2016-09-19
r/alternativeHistory. Some promotion of the sub is fine, but there's no good reason not to post the links directly.
3 [deleted] 2016-09-19
giving users a link to a place where their links and discussions on alternative history wont automatically be either down voted or removed isn't a good reason?
1 Sabremesh 2016-09-19
Occasional links to r/AlternativeHistory are absolute welcome (eg self posts from the sub). I am subscribed to your sub, and it has plenty of good content. But as a general rule you should link original content.
1 AccurateLinguist 2016-09-19
I dunno if there's a conspiracy in /r/conspiracy . The limits of the discussion here are defined. If you don't couch your subject as a conspiracy (and really, any alt theory is inherently conspiratorial as for it to be alt and not widely known implies an effort to stifle...but ignoring this..) then your posts can be removed.
I think the curiosity of those who question any narrative will lead into speculative grounds naturally. One of the modes of discovering truth is to construct speculative models and to test them. But this is not within the confined boundaries of /r/conspiracy . Rather it is outside of them.
If you want to post theories that involve speculation you'd probably be better off posting in /r/C_S_T . Or, frame your thesis within the boundaries of /r/conspiracy 's allowed subjects.
1 mr_dong 2016-09-19
I've suggested he just post to the direct link or vid.
2 zyklorpthehuman 2016-09-19
Please direct me to the rule on the sidebar that states this.
Also define 'spam'
1 SovereignMan 2016-09-19
I think they were already posted but just hadn't been reported yet.