Hi all!
It’s been a while since we last had a chat. We’re sure you’ve all noticed how reactionary the sub has been recently. And more than a few of you have expressed concern.
So, let’s talk! We hope that you’ll use this opportunity to join in a community-wide conversation. Ask your questions, raise your concerns, offer ideas, etc…
Want to review our rules and offer updates/changes? Go for it!
Have you noticed anything you dislike about the sub? Mention it and let’s work together to offer solutions for the community to discuss!
For what it’s worth, the ability to reply with gifs and pictures in the comments has been enabled.
Recently you asked about adding the polling function to the subreddit. We recognise that having endless polls would lead to a “tsunami of polls”, thus we’d like to discuss Ryan Poles Day(s). We’re thinking once or twice a month we enable the option to use the poll function. What do you think?
Lastly, if you come across content/comments you feel are inappropriate, or break the rules, please hit the report button!
Small side note:
- This thread will temporarily replace the Secrete Ditka 2023: What did you get thread. It will be back up when this is done.
There’s a portion of the community who has differing opinions but are respectful about the conversation, offering up thoughtful points and data/objective information. Thank you to these people, even if we disagree at times. Unfortunately, there’s also a portion of the community who is more volatile, actively spreading their opinions as facts and outright trolling constantly. I noticed a lot of these accounts are burners that are less than a year old, and many times it seems likely they are vote manipulating (replies buried deep in threads days old get multiple up/downvotes within minutes). All of these factors cause more volatility within the sub and make it harder to have good dialogues.
I think the mods should consider making rules to address the occurrence of these burner accounts. Maybe target accounts that are under a year old and offer an option to report these specifically for trolling or unusual behavior. By better controlling the abuse of burner accounts, we won’t all agree on everything but we might be able to move the sub towards more meaningful and respectful conversations.