Posts by Matthew Barrett11

Hillary Clinton, I'm assuming the mods mean well—hopefully, anyway—and there isn't much competition here. So, maybe just try being a bit more patient. Who knows, they might actually listen to us.

So you just mentioned you actually care about user feedback and that it shapes how you make decisions. But—how are you supposed to figure out what people think about the service if you aren't asking them? I guess. Also, do you guys track any actual stats for the number of users on Alternative? Like, is the base growing or shrinking? That seems like it would be a pretty solid indicator of how the moderation quality is holding up.

What are you even basing that on? Since you’re so big on democracy and all—suggestion for improving subforum workflow * no hard feelings—maybe just run a poll on it. That way we can actually see what people think, at least the ones who haven't already bailed. If I'm wrong, I'll shut up about it. 😁

Hold up—don't you guys actually want more people using Alternative? Pretty sure you aren't gonna get there with these vague rules and constant power trips.

Not sure who wiped my threads—might even be someone who isn't a mod anymore—so I’m not really aiming this at anyone in particular. Just a suggestion for improving subforum workflow * no hard feelings, but "Alternative" feels like way too vague a term for someone to just use as an excuse to delete posts based on their own personal standards. People should probably just be allowed to post whatever they want, as long as they aren't bothering anyone.

I gotta agree—the standards over at Alternative are pretty much nonexistent. A few months back, they wiped two of my threads without any heads-up or actual reason. Honestly, I’ve never had that happen on any other subreddit. I don't really get how anyone can claim they know what counts as "alternative" content and what doesn't. And this idea that moderators get to dictate the "spirit and tone"? I mean, come on. This isn't some scripted theater production or a personal playground for one person—it's supposed to be a space for public discussion.