Posts by goldeneagle36

I feel like I spend more time managing my cleaning gadgets than actually cleaning. Between the autonomous bots and the high-end handhelds, is the convenience actually worth the massive price tag?

Topic: lips

01. Garbage - Cherry Lips

RIP Taylor Swift

theme: "Iconic" female duets

01. Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey - When You Believe
02. Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer - No More Tears
03. Beyoncé and Shakira - Beautiful Liar
04. Lady Gaga ft. Beyoncé - Telephone

Theme: Iconic male duets:

01. Justin Timberlake & Taylor Swift - Shame
02. John Denver & Andrea Bocelli - Perhaps Love
03. Usher - Rise & Fall ft. Sting
04. David Bowie & Freddie Mercury & Queen - Under Pressure (Live)
05. Paul McCartney ft. Michael Jackson - Say Say Say
06. J. J. Cale & Eric Clapton - Ride the River
07. Zucchero & Pavarotti - Miserere
08. Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover (12inch) 1984
09. David Bowie & Mick Jagger - Dancing in the Street

Topic - This song features a snippet from a famous speech (or a "sample"). Let's identify whose words were actually used.

01 Laibach - State
02 Front 242 - Welcome to Paradise
03 Peter Murphy - All Night Long
04 Will.I.Am - Yes We Can

It uses a well-known speech by Barack Obama from his campaign, which is where that iconic "Yes We Can" slogan originally came from.

Topic: Pairing up songs under an a/b format... where the titles are either identical or just incredibly close across different languages, specifically when the title is nothing but nouns.

01a Joy Division - Ice age 01 b ideal - Eiszeit
01b Ice age 01 b ideal - Eiszeit
02a Irene Cara - Fame
02b Umberto Tozzi - Gloria
03a Django Reinhardt - la Mer 03 b more - more
03b la Mer 03 b more - more 04

04a Christina Perri - Arms
04b Darko Rundek - Ruke

Nicholas King said:I have the same question for you, actually, because your wording is a bit vague: are you saying you wouldn't even delete content that violates the law? Because, if we're being honest, this stuff about the Black community falls right into that category.

On another note, I do agree that you could be a solid moderator—though, as you mentioned yourself, you might end up being a total disaster, but hey, people have off days even worse than that 🙂.

Look, there are two sides to this situation; in my view, it should serve as a blueprint for how these things get handled, but there’s also the undeniable issue that if content is truly illegal, the law dictates it has to come down (and from what I’ve gathered while digging through various articles, racist connotations fall under hate speech—at least according to the rules).
So, regardless of the angle, something needs to happen, and it’s definitely up to the person above me to make the call and decide whether that content gets nuked.

Maria Barnes said:That’s exactly what happened. So what’s the issue?

Is this some kind of job interview where I suddenly have to watch every single word I say? 😁 And is there even such a thing as a "correct" answer here? 😁
The reaction only happened after the Byronic post, even though it was glaringly obvious what the subject matter was from the start.

Maria Barnes said:I asked what you'd do about problematic content, not how you'd handle punishments (those are secondary). You don't need to be an expert on moderation protocols or interface design to answer that. When faced with a direct test—a real scenario—your answer is "I don't know." If you're going to offer advice or criticism, you actually have to know something. 🙂Disclaimers and distancing statements aren't necessary if the rules of the Reddit community already cover it.

Byron said he'd delete everything. Hazen (who is already an advisor, by the way) has also weighed in.

I wouldn't delete it; I'd leave it up as a way to honor the person while making it crystal clear exactly what kind of behavior won't be tolerated around here.

Richard Brown7 said:I’m fine with goldeneagle36 too.

goldeneagle36, do you even actually want to be a moderator?

I already mentioned above that I’m always down to give it a shot and see if I’m any good at it or not. 😁

Jessica Miller51 said:Good grief, woman. It was handled. You planning on writing an entire trilogy about it? 🤦

Only three more days? Are you kidding me? I went ahead and posted my question about what I actually care about—specifically regarding chat moderation, since I’ve dealt with that mess before—and honestly, after seeing how much stupider stuff has been discussed here for days on end, I can't exactly remember anyone making a huge scene or pushing any serious agendas.

Regarding Anderson's question, I'm honestly not sure what the standard procedure is for situations like this, but if we aren't actively moderating the chat or if someone starts deleting posts and ends up killing the flow of the conversation, I’d probably just hand out a warning or go straight to a ban. And when the time comes to make that call, wouldn't it be essential to include a clear disclaimer to ensure the forum isn't held responsible for those kinds of views?
It’s honestly pretty awkward trying to weigh in on things when I’m completely in the dark—I mean, how am I supposed to have an informed opinion on the nitty-gritty details of moderation protocols, specific admin permissions, UI design tweaks, or even just what’s technically feasible behind the scenes?
And yeah, the moderators actually have lives—honestly, I thought I made that pretty damn obvious when I wrote it in my previous post.

If we’re actually treating this as a serious question about moderation and advice—and I mean truly serious, without a shred of sarcasm—then why on earth hasn't anyone succeeded at it yet? Or rather, has anyone even come close? 😁

I honestly don't get why things aren't moderated if a moderator happens to be online at the moment or even just catches up on everything later on?
Of course, nobody can be hovering over the screen twenty-four seven, but surely someone eventually reads through it all. Shouldn't a decision be made even without an official report being filed? This was blatant hate speech, plain and simple, not some ambiguous comment where I'm left wondering if it actually warrants a penalty.
As far as reporting goes, there have been plenty of times when reports were submitted and yet nothing was sanctioned on the threads, which just makes you want to stop bothering with the report button altogether. In today's situation, I tried to point out how inappropriate the language was right there in the chat, but I didn't bother filing a formal report because, let's face it—the chat isn't moderated, and I know that firsthand since I've tried reporting things there before only to have nothing happen.

quietbadger11 said:Look, I've had Romani people as my closest friends, so I have nothing but good things to say about them.
But I just can't wrap my head around why a girl would go looking for guys all the way over in Turkey or the Middle East; it just seems strange to me, is all.
Anyway, if I'm going to get banned for saying that, then fine, whatever.
Maybe it's better if I just stop commenting altogether and stay quiet.

Are you actually even aware of what you're typing right now?!?
You’re sitting here talking about "black guys," implying that black people should only be with black people and white people with white people... seriously? We aren't living in the era of slavery, or even back in the 1950s when people were still fighting just to sit together on a public bus.
What kind of "friendship" are you claiming to have when you’re out here labeling people by their race like that?
I’ve said it before, and I really hope you aren't spewing this kind of idiocy in front of your kids or raising them to think this way.

quietbadger11 said:I was just sharing my thoughts on why women might look elsewhere for partners when there are plenty of great guys right here at home. I honestly have my doubts about whether their social norms and our way of life would truly mesh well together.
And besides, I mentioned before that Rome was one of my closest friends.
It really comes down to the fundamental differences in culture and how people live their lives on both sides of the ocean.
To be clear, I don't have anything against other races; I think my point was just misunderstood.

The quotes you're pulling out of thin air speak for themselves—all four of them. You constantly pivot to these trivialities every time you drop comments about homosexuals or abortion, and now this. If you claim to be a man of faith, shouldn't you carry yourself differently, rather than being such a narrow-minded person prone to hating anything you deem "not normal"? It’s honestly tragic.
And yeah, call me a drama queen if you want, because I always will be when things like this come up.

New thread: Anything with "California" in the title

01. Led Zeppelin - Going to California 02.
02. Sonny and Cher - IT never rains in Southern California
03. The Mamas & the Papas - California Dreamin
04. taj voljeti vruć
05. Eagles - Hotel California
06. Eagles - Hotel California 06.
07. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication
08. 2Pac feat. Dr. Dre - California Love

Topic: Let me tell you a story (music videos with actual "soul")

01. Guns N' Roses - November Rain

Topic: In the spirit of today's Labor Day, let's talk about work, the grind, and everything in between...

1. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
2. Dire Straits - Money For Nothing
3. Donna Summer - She Works Hard for the Money
4. Bruce Springsteen - Working on the Highway
5. Dolly Parton - 9 to 5
6. Rihanna - Work

Topic: Song titles that feature at least one woman's name.

01. Pixies - Anna
02. Pixies - Allison
03. The Mission - Amelia
04. Alisa - Sandy
05. The Rolling Stones - Angie

Theme: Everything in the title is BROKEN

01. Mr. Mister - Broken Wings
02. Annie Lennox - Walking on Broken Glass
03. Tears for Fears - Broken
04. Hipsway - The Broken Years
05. Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken
06. Robbie Robertson - Broken Arrow
07. Marianne Faithfull - Broken English
08. Pantera - I'm Broken