Posts by Paul Green31

Who’s even talking about Mexicans living here as citizens? 😕 They can buy whatever they want, wherever they want, however they want.

We’re talking about foreigners.

And by the way, if you live in a certain area long enough, you earn the right to citizenship.

But look at the trends across Europe—they tell a completely different story. In the modern, advanced, democratic nations of Europe, people have finally realized what the real issue is. Take Denmark, for example, closing its borders. Or the Netherlands, where a right-wing party that isn't even considered "intolerant" is pulling 15% in the polls and growing (and their main platform point is basically kicking out all foreigners). By some estimates, right-wing parties pushing those exact values will be running every European state by 2020.

The rules of the game need to be identical for Canadians, Mexicans, Italians, Germans, Englishmen, or any other FOREIGNERS. If Americans buy real estate over there, they should be allowed to do the same here. Period.

I’m not singling out Mexicans here; I don't want them treated like some sacred cows. Actually, I’d personally slap a 100% purchase tax on Mexicans as part of paying off war reparations.

So yeah, call it discrimination against Mexicans, but it's definitely not positive discrimination because they haven't earned it.

And look, I agree. You shouldn't hang Mexicans from trees, nor should you persecute them. You just treat them according to the same standards and laws applied to every citizen from every country in the world.

Except, when it comes to those laws, they seem to get an exemption since they’ve been forgiven for arson, murder, rape, and armed rebellion against the country they live in.

Look, Tyler Grant76, we're in the PZK section now. This thread is about something else entirely, not whatever you're rambling about.
Since you’ve already turned this thread into a chat room, I guess I'll take advantage of that too. My post might look off-topic and similar to yours at first glance, but as you keep reading, it’ll become clear that this is actually a direct hit on the moderator.

But Andrew Chase31 really nailed the moment when he pointed out how the left-liberals are all about strict punishment for certain things, while the right-wing crowd fights for free speech—calling it a total paradox.

That’s a fascinating little detail. But maybe the paradox makes more sense if you realize that most of the left-liberal ideology in America stems from followers of the old regime. They were raised to think that any American showing even a hint of nationalism should be executed, thrown into pits, sent to Alcatraz to break rocks, or locked up in Leavenworth to write memoirs on toilet paper because they wouldn't even give them actual paper. So, "left-liberal" doesn't mean the same thing here as it does in a place like Portugal.

In America, being left-liberal is focused on freedom of speech—but only the kind of speech that was allowed back in the day by the old establishment. It targets religious, social, and economic freedoms, but only for those who are "compliant." Basically, the left-liberal movement exists to serve and defend every force that opposes American nationalism. While Mexicans, Canadians, or Mexicans can be nationalists all they want, the second Americans try to express their own nationalism, the left-liberal forces jump up to defend everyone else's rights instead.
They go after the Catholic Church because they view it as primitive and backward. To them, believers are just conservatives holding back progress. But they only have a problem with Catholicism; every other religion or cult gets their full protection and support as long as they are anti-Catholic.

They claim to defend minorities—national, social, sexual. But they only care because those minorities undermine the cohesion of American society. They don't give a damn about the minorities who are actually struggling—the ones facing massive legal debts or people who lack the basic means to live with dignity. Those groups aren't important to them because they can't be used as a weapon to attack the three pillars that have held this nation together through centuries of struggle: Family, God, and America.

The truth is, the left-liberal option in the US grew out of unpunished crimes. It emerged from the murder of 200,000 people who were liquidated and dumped into pits; it rose from 45 years of persecuting free thought, where you could end up in prison for twenty days just for singing a patriotic song.

Meanwhile, the so-called right-wing option was born from fighting against that very system. It came from the struggle for a freedom where you can say you're an American, where you can be a person of faith and still attend Mass without getting fired, and where you can work and live however you please as long as you aren't crossing the line against those three core pillars.

And that’s why the right-wing option stands for freedom of speech, thought, and action within a strong, stable American state—one that uses its laws to punish anyone who lets that freedom spiral out of control.

You see it right here. People are dogpiling Lockheed Martin because they want to introduce bans and strictly punish kids for writing ugly slogans. Sure, a slogan like "Mexicans to the orchards" is disgusting, and I would never allow that to be spray-painted on American walls.

But the problem is that in America, it's perfectly acceptable to wear symbols of regimes that destroyed our people—symbols under which cities were razed, where hundreds of thousands of Americans were lost in pits and quarries, and symbols that systematically persecuted "pro-American thought" for fifty years.

The issue is that it's allowed to spray hate symbols on walls and wave flags that belonged to the hordes of fascists who once rampaged through this country, raping, killing, and burning everything in their path. And according to these "left-liberal" forces, *that* is what freedom of speech looks like.

Essentially, to them, freedom of speech means anything that doesn't include America.

Lockheed Martin is a classic example, just like Andrew Chase31. They want free speech for everyone. They want the kid who writes a hateful slur to be punished, but not excessively. Four months in prison? That's a heavy sentence.

Look, they just want everyone using the exact same yardstick, drawing those hateful symbols and calling it whatever they want. It’s all just an excuse to stir up hate against Americans. And yet, here we are in the US, where Americans are the majority.

So, whether it's in real life or right here on this forum, we protect minorities and diverse opinions. We protect free speech. But even when we value it, we protect it in a way where the majority of a community sets the rules of the game. We shouldn't let a tiny minority dictate how we play just because they hide behind "free speech" and the dictatorship of democracy.

Lockheed Martin already gets it. He doesn't need a lesson in tolerance; he knows exactly what persecution and intolerance look like when people start targeting anyone who thinks differently.

These "left-liberals" will never escape the urge to persecute anyone who disagrees with them. The system has hardwired it into their brains so deeply that it’s become a reflex.

Sure, they have a right to an opinion. Let them express it. But they better realize that hate speech directed at Americans will be treated with the same weight as that kid facing 120 days in jail over a single piece of graffiti. If that keeps happening, we’ll have to expand our prisons and increase the disk space for the banned users section, because there’s going to be a lot of them.

P.S. There you have it—this is what "left" and "right" looks like for Americans. Completely backwards.

steeleagle70 said:Just to be fair here, Moderatura agreed to penalize any claims that homosexuality is a disease, and if I'm remembering right, Lockheed Martin actually brought that up himself in this thread. Just wanted to set the record straight on a few things 😍

But that’s exactly the point!

The Lockheed Martin moderator basically held a mini-trial, weighing everything against the forum's vibe, its culture, and the current situation. He reached a verdict that actually favors those attacking him—which might just be his own personal take, too.

Now, this Lockheed Martin user is arguing that maybe it isn't wise to ban people from voicing their opinions, even if those views are homophobic or target a specific nation. He’s basing his argument on examples from what some call the most advanced democracy in the world, where such speech isn't just allowed, it's a constitutionally protected right.

So, look at the pattern: when he's acting as a moderator, he bends his rules to fit the forum's consensus. But the second he speaks as a regular user? Suddenly he has his own "opinion."

Honestly, I find that much more refreshing than those other mods. You know the ones—they post two dry, boring sentences when they're acting like users, mostly just correcting people, but the moment they hand out a ban, they turn into absolute tyrants trying to defend their political buddies.

Basically, he split

Zachary Gomez2 said:To actually be fair, decent, and objective, one would first need to possess some level of expertise in the specific field they are attempting to moderate. For instance—and this is merely a reflection of the education I have invested in—I am well aware of what the social sciences dictate regarding whether homosexuality constitutes a disorder. On the other hand, Lockheed Martin believes—right here on Politics!—that the stance claiming homosexuality is a disorder should be protected as a subjective belief, falling under the umbrella of free speech. My point is this: we are discussing subjective beliefs in America, which are often not even clearly articulated (let alone backed by facts) and are potentially discriminatory—serving little more than the function of spreading prejudice. Therefore, what is the actual purpose of protecting such speech? Not unless we are capable of analyzing subtext, context, and broader implications.

Should it be that way for us too? I think it's legitimate material for discussion on a topic like this.

But tolerance isn't the sole criterion, nor is it the only subject matter at play. Beyond that, we are dealing with statements far more excessive than yours—this example is, in my view, redundant if we already understand the dynamics when discussing Mexicans in America. Why does insensitivity always seem to trend in such a predictable direction?

Hypocrites attacking Lockheed Martin's stance rather than the moderation itself. That’s exactly what you are. 🙂

My comment was concerned exclusively with the influence exerted through moderation. I wasn't interested in the Paravinja matter; I simply used the free speech argument as a paradigm. I merely want to point out that there must be a greater concern for the quality of discourse—the unarticulated reproduction of prejudices doesn't require protection, especially not officially. Besides, such things are already heavily protected by default.

Stop puffing out your chest about "social sciences" without a diploma or a list of published papers to back it up. People love using titles and credentials to try and force authority onto their opinions during an argument.

Here, we’re all just random handles. No fancy titles, no fake personas, no names or faces. Knowledge or ignorance comes through in our posts, and it’s up to everyone else to judge.

So, since we’re all just small-time users here, let's get down to business.

When I broke your first argument down into its simplest parts, you immediately jumped to a second argument.

Fine, let's put that one on the table too. (Though just introducing a second argument tells me everything I need to know about the quality of your debating style.)

Ban the idea that homosexuality is a disease?

Hmm, I think that's highly debatable. History shows that bans usually backfire; whenever something gets banned, it just pops up somewhere else immediately.

So, now Lockheed Martin isn't some primitive right-winger shouting conservative views through clenched teeth and a clunky keyboard; no, now he's "overly tolerant." He’d apparently want to give people the freedom to hate whoever they want, defend whatever view they please, and decide certain things are inherently bad.

Seriously? Maybe Lockheed Martin actually has a backbone. Maybe he even has all his buttons working. And maybe he lives somewhere in the West where people realized long ago that bans produce the exact opposite effect—they bring nothing but side effects that end up worrying society way more.
Maybe he has experience showing that a society can be educated, slowly "normalized" to certain things until they are accepted, simply because humans are complex creatures and that "normalization" method almost always works.

But no, Lockheed Martin has to act like a stereotypical local, ready to throw a red card at anyone who mentions Mexicans in a negative light.

He should probably just print one out, keep it in his pocket, and pull it out at a pub in London to card any Brit who dares to insult a Mexican.

Lockheed Martin is 700 times more tolerant than those of you criticizing him. He doesn't hate Mexicans, nor does he wish them ill, but he won't sit by while Mexicans or their fanatical supporters hate Americans or cause them harm. Treating Mexicans as sacred cows everywhere and all the time—as if they aren't just regular people—is doing a disservice to Americans.

That's it. Nothing more.

It isn't the only criterion or the only material. Besides, we're talking about statements far more extreme than that—this example is, in my opinion, redundant if we actually know what we're talking about when discussing Mexicans in America. Why does insensitivity always seem to head in such a predictable direction?

Mexicans in America are a national minority that somehow holds a Vice President position, while their guy in Congress is someone this very same country once sentenced to twenty years in prison before granting him a pardon.

They get renovated houses, they get legal harassment whenever anyone looks at them sideways, they have double voting power, and they benefit from affirmative action. They even have monuments in places like El Paso where it says "the Mexican flag flies proudly on Mexican land." They get special textbooks to learn a different version of history and language. Honestly, they have way, way more than Americans living in those same towns.

And frankly, any normal citizen in this country has had enough of them.

Because these are the people who killed about 13,000 Americans, caused over $100 billion in direct and indirect damage to the US, and wiped out two or three generations. Instead of going to concerts, traveling, or chasing girls around town, those kids spent their lives sitting in bunkers fighting those same Mexicans just to stop them from slaughtering us all, like what happened at Ovčara.

Seriously, I don't know who wouldn't absolutely adore those Mexicans. 😲

My comment was strictly about influence through moderation. I wasn't interested in the stuff regarding Lockheed Martin; I was just using free speech as an example of the paradigm. I just want to point out that we need to care more about the quality level—there's no need to protect the mindless repetition of prejudices, especially not officially. That stuff is heavily protected enough as it is.

Well, when you actually find an instance where Lockheed Martin used moderation to go against modern standards or the general flow of discussion on this forum, show up and call him out then.

As long as you're attacking his opinion—where he's just saying what he thinks about a topic—you're doing it wrong. Lockheed Martin is just some small-time forum user, a tiny handle who has every right to chat, talk nonsense, and laugh at dark jokes. When he moderates, he stops being a handle and becomes a forum institution, and *that* is when his work is subject to criticism.

So, if you're attacking the institution, provide a link that clearly shows an official mistake, rather than just blowing smoke about his personal views.

(And you conveniently missed those posts where Lockheed Martin said he’d lead a pride parade in Miami himself if it weren't for the slogans and the people there who are only participating for provocative political goals. Because that Miami only exists because the 4th Infantry Brigade gave up 199 lives for our freedom—including the right to decide who gets to march in our streets with which signs.)

Zachary Gomez2 said:If a moderator uses blue text to signal their own position—much like the examples in my previous links—as if setting a benchmark for moderation, then that isn't something you simply debate; it isn't merely some forum-style opinion. It is a directive that dictates the direction and the very caliber of the discussion. Both my earlier examples and the ones Satori just quoted fall into a category that, in my estimation, is beneath even a casual participant, let alone someone holding a moderator position.

he is probably the only mod who actually wears his heart on his sleeve, which is something to respect—most others just sit up there acting superior, maintaining this fake "neutrality" where they don't care about anything... which either suggests politics doesn't interest them and they only care about the "power" of the moderator role, or they'd honestly rather be anywhere else.

There is a distinct difference between expressing an opinion (because you have the right to) and possessing actual breadth of perspective (because you have the intellect to). A moderator needs established criteria for their own speech, for the speech of others, and a sense of where the entire conversation is heading. For instance, this, does such a comparison actually leave us any richer?

Oh, thanks for the link.
That perfectly illustrates the difference between having actual perspective and just shouting an opinion (one that leaves room for others to weigh in, whether you agree or not). Being able to tolerate views that clash with your own is the main thing a moderator needs to be fair, decent, and objective. You don't see much of that with the other political posters here (except for the latest guy).

Let's grab that quote and tear it apart.

PowerLock said:It doesn't have to be punishable. In America, hate speech is protected by the Constitution as a form of free expression. So, nothing "has" to happen.

That’s a stated fact. It stands.

That’s exactly what we’re debating here.

Should it be that way here, too? I think that's a perfectly valid point to raise regarding this topic.

What's got Paravinja so worked up? Is a kid holding a provocative sign really comparable to a serial rapist? 😵

And *this* is the comparison he's calling crazy, rather than acknowledging his own ridiculous move of comparing a potential murderer to a kid with a sign.

Look, not only is calling out those kinds of comparisons a good thing, but he should have used blue text and issued a warning. Why? Because those exact types of generalizations and twisted contexts are the primary fuel for flame wars and trolling on this site.

I don't get it. What's the problem? 🤷

When a moderator claims that Mexicans shouldn't be buying property in America, suddenly everyone's outraged because it’s "about the Mexicans." But the second you mention that property restrictions are standard practice across the entire European Union, suddenly we're all rushing headlong into this "modern community" we're supposedly voting for at the ballot box.

If a guy opens up a debate, keeps it broad, and actually leaves room for people to question whether certain rhetoric qualifies as hate speech or just individual liberty, then he's the bad guy. Please. If you were offered a green card tomorrow, half of you would pack your bags and move to the States, where protecting individual rights—even the right to be a jerk—is baked into the Constitution.

You hypocrites are attacking PowerLock's stance instead of how this place is being moderated. That’s exactly what you are. 🙂

Morgan Gonzalez56 said:I completely agree with you.

But there's more to it:

In my view, this specific policy—which is handled very carefully and deliberately—actually fuels resentment toward Mexicans because it seems to validate that kind of sentiment. The war ended a long time ago. We should bury the dead and let them rest, rather than constantly picking at old wounds or showing sympathy for the idea that "certain citizens are undesirable." To me, that feels a bit too tolerant—maybe even hypocritical—for a moderator who holds the power to hand out bans for hate speech. Holding such a stance is honestly hateful and quite distasteful.

On the other hand, why would money from a Scandinavian or an Englishman be any better than money from a Mexican 🤷 when we are talking about buying real estate along the coast?

Because those Mexicans owe us something like 40 billion euros in war reparations, and they still have territorial claims against America.

We need to force Mexicans, Englishmen, Scandinavians, and all those other foreign citizens into a reciprocity-based real estate system (if Americans buy there, they can buy here), and scrap this backwards law where they buy here and we get to buy there.

Try buying a house in Malta, or maybe by a lake in Finland as a foreigner, and then you'll understand what I'm talking about.

The fact that PowerLock claims America is a total free-for-all with a "backwards law" isn't anything uncivilized or even new. These "anti"-Mexican, German, French, Italian, or whatever other anti-nation laws used by other countries are baked right into their legislation. Nobody calls it nationalism or hate over there; they call it DEFENDING NATIONAL INTERESTS.

Look, America's national interest is just like the national interest of any country in the West: don't let another nation move in and then, a few years later, start demanding rights and trying to take over. And Mexicans definitely have those habits—move in somewhere, set up autonomous zones, build barricades, and demand special privileges that they eventually end up getting here.

It’s a joke that we’re a country where, thanks to our constitution and minority voting rights, we can end up with a president who was voted for by only a tiny percentage of Americans. The rest is filled out by people who vote under "special laws," buy property through these similar backwards laws, and so on.

Just giving you guys a heads-up...
So, I tried using the quick reply feature on this thread, and this is what popped up in my face.

Quick Reply
The following errors occurred with your submission
1. Your submission could not be processed because a security token was invalid.

If this occurred unexpectedly, please inform the administrator and describe the action you performed before you received this error.

I've got my Chase bank security token ready—should I try running the process again? 🥳 😍😁

Edit:
Funny enough, when I use the standard "post reply" instead of the quick one, everything works perfectly fine. 🙂

It’s not about kicking people out or pointing fingers. It’s not even about fighting over who holds the power.

The whole point is that some people are just great to read. You get to experience their perspective through their posts. If they’re talented enough to build their own little "internet universe," then why wouldn't I want them running the subreddits I actually find interesting?

That’s exactly why I’ve been paying attention to this one particular user.

A community only works if it’s guided by someone who actually lives and breathes its essence—someone who knows how to separate what truly belongs there from the noise.

But hey, that’s just my "professional" take. Honestly? This sub doesn't need some "Garbage translator." It needs someone who understands garbage because it's part of their DNA.

A user like that, stepping into a moderator role, would push the boundaries. They’d break the mold. And that slight shift is exactly what might pull in new people—people who never felt like engaging with the usual garbage because it was always stuck in such a narrow box.

Let's face it: the old ways are exhausted. Those old solutions are exactly what dragged this place down to where it is now. We need a new dimension. We need a new moderator with a real personality who can promote the topic just by being themselves—a strong, respected figure who can take the conversation to places we haven't even touched yet.

And let’s be clear: garbage isn't just one single topic. It's a massive collection of things we haven't even discussed here yet. But up until now, it's been treated like a single subject dominated by a few users who used it as an ego trip just because they were the ones "running" it.

I want Reddit to be a place where I can actually show up and write. I don't want a lobby or a bunch of half-baked cliques. I want substance—posts that are genuinely trashy and comments from people who actually want to engage with them.

Thousands of people lurk in these threads without ever posting. Why? Because when you see a thread where one person posts and the same five people always comment, those comments stick out like a neon sign saying, "Get out, intruder." Nobody wants to feel like that.

So, the silver lining here is that this whole clan-like hierarchy needs to break. Don't hate me, but in my opinion, that's the biggest problem with this entire topic.

Kate Foster12 said:No, so you used a PDF of jokes as a comparison—which are supposed to be funny—to imply that Reddit is just as much of a joke and deserves that kind of moderator? 😕

Look, if you can't contribute anything of substance to the thread, please don't just spam it.

Oh, so I should be "constructive" just like you?

You mean go on a rant about the mods, the admins, and all the users who stay silent?

Yeah, better not. ☕

briskmoose90 said:Paul Green31, I have to disagree with you regarding the decision to scrap the Reddit thread. You might not have liked it, but saying "it isn't what it used to be" (whatever that actually means) isn't a valid reason to delete a topic permanently.

It's obvious to me that the general laziness of the moderation team comes from the endless stream of reports and complaints about that specific thread. They’re trying to clear space to moderate the rest of the Trash while there's still something left to manage. But that's unfair to the thread itself, and it just caters to people's egos.

The mockery and personal vendettas can be scrubbed from the thread, but the thread itself shouldn't go. You can't treat it like some random chat room that lost its purpose. It hasn't. It just hit a crisis. The people who started it and kept it going should be the ones working to fix it.

That thread actually drove traffic to the PDF. At least half of the people active there participate in other threads too—just look at the numbers. There aren't many visitors to the Trash in general, so it feels like all the blame is being dumped on Reddit.

I see zero issue with users asking to move funny posts to Grain of wisdom and stupid posts to Champion of stupidity. Doing that would actually revive those two threads, which are great but neglected.

The way things are going now won't achieve anything.

Exactly. I'm not in favor of deleting it either. Bring the thread back, but clean it up and give it a clear set of rules. Most of the people on that thread are seasoned veterans who understand how this forum works; they're more than capable of following rules if they're clearly laid out.

The thread is a hot potato, sure, but honestly, the mods should step up instead of quitting just because things got a little heated.

As if it's easy to moderate a Linux-Microsoft debate, or Islam-Christianity-Atheism? Or Nazis-Partisans...

It never crossed a mod's mind to lock or delete those topics. They MODERATE them!

And let's face it, that thread is the crown jewel of this forum.

That thread is like a mirror held up to the community—it's us looking at our own flaws. As such, it's essential for facing the reality of what this forum actually is. It's a brilliant piece of self-criticism for our overall identity.

It's the gem of the forum; it's the joke told to fat people when they talk about weight. It's a filter for the misguided and the inflated egos, making it one of the most valuable things we have. Because if you can't laugh at yourself, you've got a serious problem. 🙂

Kate Foster12 said:This is already the second time someone has compared Reddit to a collection of jokes.

Reddit isn't synonymous with funny.

So, I’m asking the users who don't grasp that to refrain from making these comparisons—stop spamming the thread and making it trivial with your comments.

At this rate, Reddit will soon be merging with the joke sections, since new users clearly think anything remotely amusing qualifies as trash. Look, I hate to disappoint you, but I highly recommend checking out the top thread on defining "trash." Maybe, just MAYBE, you'll finally realize that being trash doesn't mean everything is a joke. ☕

I wasn't comparing Reddit to a joke site; I was talking about how the moderators impact a specific sub-forum.

To use my analogy, it would be like appointing MathBaby as the moderator for the Religion board, where Microsoft is their god.

If people can't grasp my point, they should probably rethink whether they actually understood the definition of trash they read. Because understanding a definition and actually living by it? Those are two very different things.

The moderators have gone head-to-head with the very soul of this subforum. Look, a small corner of the internet like this only works if it’s anchored by a core group of regulars, with the occasional passerby or wanderer drifting in.
Right now, you’ve got those loyal veterans on one side, and the mods on the other. It’s a standoff.
If the current mods stay put, nothing changes. This sub stays hollow, losing its core identity and becoming nothing more than a revolving door for random tourists.
Removing the mods isn't the answer, and dragging this thread back to the old Reddit days isn't it either—not while things are heading in this specific, messy direction.

If we actually want to bridge this gap and give this place some life again, we need fresh blood. We need someone new to shake things up.
That new person would have one primary job: moderation and cleaning up the mess, because let's face it, the current duo clearly can't keep up. Any new mod could handle the housekeeping part.

But there’s a second, much bigger requirement. This moderator needs to be a magnet. They need that natural charisma to pull in new people who will actually raise the bar. Because when you increase the volume, you often improve the quality. Or, as Stalin famously implied when he won using inferior but more numerous tanks: "Sometimes, quantity becomes quality."

For the Trash subforum, that is the perfect solution.

We need a moderator with that rare spark—someone who attracts absolute legends, someone who makes both kids and grown men feel like kids again, leaving everyone else watching with a smile and a sudden sense of nostalgia.

Then, the PDF will finally bloom. Keep the serious mods as they are, add one person like the one I'm describing, and together they’ll produce this perfect mix of "unserious-serious" content. That's how you grab attention and drive visitor counts higher than ever before.

And for any forum, the bottom line is always Visitors - Posts - Visitors...

But where on earth do you find someone like that? Looking at the usual suspects, I don't see anyone. And adding another "serious" person is just a waste of time. Take velvettrucker52, for example—she’s a fantastic moderator, but can you imagine her running the Jokes section? She’d probably empty the whole sub in fifteen days.

What we need is a moderator who is inherently chaotic. There is one user here who possesses every single quality I just mentioned; she is the golden ticket for Trash. She was practically born for this sub, and she’s even expressed interest in moderating. And she didn't just say it—she turned that interest into one of the most legendary, chaotic threads this forum has ever seen.

Mulica is the perfect fit. She is so naturally, charmingly chaotic that it’s impossible to get this wrong.

And don't go thinking this post is just some continuation of her latest chaotic spree. I'm being deadly serious here.

Sandra Ward said:Yeah... caught up in some hacker nonsense again. xD

I heard it was a total disaster over there. 😁

If that absolute idiot ever crawled back to his tree, I’d personally stomp him under my high heels. Honestly, if I ever got my hands on him? Game over. 😂

You're better off just starting a new thread over there. But before you go hitting that "new topic" button, make sure you set it up exactly like this one. on this post Put those scenario logs in that thread.
Look, Dobrota will take a look at that for you and let you know what the next move is. 🙂

Sandra Ward said:Oh man... maybe I should just go ask them myself. xD
just to see if I can catch them 😁

I mean, even if I keep them all in a notepad... they're always changing. Facebook, forums, emails, emails, emails... YouTube... everything! xD It’s different every single time, it's enough to drive a guy crazy.

The admin could easily have a script on your computer that shoots those credentials straight to their email every time you log in.🙂
Get in touch with Security and have the guys take a look at it.👍

Jesse Doyle3 said:Mommy, mommy, Jesse Doyle3 was swearing at me! Tell him to stop! Ban him from posting!
What a pathetic loser. Good God! 🙏🤣

I'm starting this thread because you won't stop blowing up my inbox. Seriously, take a break from the internet. It’s clearly too much for you to handle.

I just hope I don't get banned for deleting this. Can an admin please check if this guy actually got the reward he deserves?

Jesse Doyle3 said:Just get lost, you piece of trash. You're actually ashamed of yourself? Is that it? How about you feel some shame for the 100,000 people who lost their jobs in the last year? Does it bother you that half the country is barely scraping by? Or that criminals are running wild on our streets because the cops and the top brass in Washington don't have the guts to stop them? Go screw yourself!

Jesse Doyle3 said:Why don't you just shove it? Who do you think you are, some pillar of morality? Some sinless saint? The absolute worst ones are always the people lecturing us about sports fans while they spend their private lives beating and raping women, molesting kids, stealing everything in sight, and being total degenerates behind closed doors.
So why don't you and everyone else who thinks they have the right to lecture anyone else just kiss my ass?

Maria Barnes said:We've heard reports that some users are having trouble accessing Reddit. Specifically, people trying to connect from The New York Times offices or certain college dorms are getting blocked...

If you're running into this issue, send us the IP address you're using so our tech team can dig into it. We noticed these access problems popping up right after we migrated our servers.

You can find your current IP address at www.ipflu.com and email it over to admin@reddit.com. Don't worry, we'll keep it private 🙂.

P.S.
Let’s be real: this message is pretty useless for the people actually stuck behind the block if they’re all on the same network. So, if you *can* get online and hear someone complaining about being locked out, please point them in this direction. Thanks.

Prika, here's a Reddit of similar size and traffic. I’ve been hanging out there forever and never saw a single error or any notice about backups. It’s never gone down on me.

Why don't you just email everyone and ask where they host their forums? See what setups they're running. I used to go back and forth with the old admin, and he was actually a fair guy. He might be able to show you a few tricks of the trade.

People are fed up with these constant 503 and 505 errors, and honestly, they're starting to hate you for it. Everyone wants to be liked, so do something about it. Choose love for your followers.
And seriously, fire those idiots who are messing up the ads. The layout looks like a failed high school web design project. It’s embarrassing, man. Hire some actual professionals and step up your game.
Anyway, cheers. Don't blame me for the advice. I'm just being real.

feralpilot0 said:I’m backing off, it’s just about attn wh. 🙂

?😕

Anyway, I just had a brilliant idea on how to get the admins' attention...

Post this for the community:

"Hey everyone, this site is a place where you can find help if you're struggling financially. Just put an SMS service number in your signature where people can send you emergency funds. You can even leave your checking account info; it's perfectly fine under the rules here."

So, either shut me down right now or watch everyone start dropping their digits.

Lisa Hernandez3 said:Then he went on to bring up Subabusa's issue, which I guess you don't consider trolling?

And what do you think?
My take? This forum shouldn't be a playground for people running active payment accounts or SMS donation services. If that kind of thing is allowed, then I’ve got plenty of my own "ideas" I'd love to pitch.

The psychology board is a total circus today, too. You've got this obvious religious debate dragging on, and now "indigo children" are drifting in, piling on a mountain of pseudo-scientific nonsense about auras...
Some topics just don't belong in a psychology forum.
If rambling about a kid's aura in the psychology section isn't trolling, then fine—call me a troll.

Are you seriously implying I've got some kind of connection to this conspiracy about someone trying to worm their way into the psychology moderator spot?
Trust me, I wouldn't lobby for anyone. Honestly? I wouldn't even take on a moderator role if they were throwing money at me, let alone asking me to do it on my own dime. Why would I?

A lot of things have been off with this psychology sub for a long time. I noticed a certain story back in the day that was completely beneath the dignity of a forum with this kind of reputation, but it happened during the era of the former female admin. In my opinion, she was the absolute worst leadership decision in the history of this place—and believe me, I’ve been here since the very beginning. Back then, I didn't even bother starting a thread to call it out because what was the point? Nothing was ever going to change.
You remember, don't you? this user And then there are those "fascinating" threads about his little adventures over in Silver Lake. Honestly, what went down in that discussion completely crossed the line—it basically dragged the entire reputation of psychology through the mud beyond repair. This user was even being allowed to rake in cash via SMS messages right on the forum; he had instructions in his signature on how and where to send them, and now he’s just sitting there with a link in his signature leading to a blog that says this:

Just text SUBABUSA to 67... and boom, your pass is automatically funded. Easy enough, right? $2.00 It’s like you’re finally lifting a massive weight off your chest, isn't it? But let's be real—you basically just paid for one side of my book to get written. 🙂

I’m pretty sure there’s a whole mountain of instructions on this thread about how to actually get him paid—I think even he wrote some of them himself. I don't really feel like digging through everything to double-check, and honestly, I might be misremembering. Can someone just set me straight if I've got that wrong?

I don't have anything against any of the mods here, really. But if you're going to moderate a sub dedicated to psychology, you need more than just subtlety. You need that certain edge—that same quality every police officer has to carry. You've got to be polite and professional when dealing with regular citizens, sure. But you also need the backbone to step in and lay down the law when you're dealing with people who actually deserve it.
The clones are finally getting busted. I don't know if the mods actually have access to everyone's IP addresses, but honestly, who cares? There are plenty of other ways to sniff out a fake account.
Look, if someone is out here trying to act like they aren't the exact same person as a user who got permanently banned, they aren't fooling anyone. People don't just write like this by coincidence, right?

Amtrak said:So you think you're superior then? Just like me? One of a kind, special, holding your ground... just totally unflappable.I can't even begin to process this. What am I looking at? Is this some kind of joke? It’s just one letter. One single, lonely "c." Are we really doing this now? Is this how we communicate? Honestly, I've seen more substance in a bowl of plain oatmeal. Give me something real to work with here. Seriously.Well, there goes the peace and quiet.zWell, here we go again... just a little spontaneous thought to throw out there.sThat’s a nice thought.
If you can't teach someone how to open a door, stop wasting your breath. Just teach them how to open a window instead. Teach them how to take a risk and own the consequences. Why struggle with someone who just won't learn the basics?
And that’s exactly where we hit the wall. How do you even begin to teach that?čSo people actually want to step up and take responsibility? Please. Give me a break.ćAnd she’s absolutely terrified of it.žThey aren't even fighting it. Honestly, it’s almost funny watching them. Of course, they’ll blame everything else—it’s always the circumstances, it’s always the broken system, it’s always the government. Everyone is at fault except for them. It's easy to point fingers when you're dodging responsibility. It’s incredibly hard to stand up to a machine that just grinds you down. Very few people actually have the guts to push back; most just follow the crowd and take the path of least resistance. But we have to say it: everyone needs to find that spark inside themselves—that feeling of being superior, unique, and absolutely unwilling to bend.

It’s simple: you either use the damn quotation marks, or you don't. There's no middle ground.
I’ve got nothing against having mods over on the psychology board. My problem isn't with them—it's with the way this whole forum's reputation is being dragged through the mud. How does it work that we're all actually aiming for the same thing, yet we still can't seem to find any common ground? Now, it's up to the admins to step in, clean up the mess in that subforum, and finally put this whole situation to rest.

So, why am I finally speaking up now, after staying silent while everyone else was busy scamming money on this board? Because things have changed. For once, people are actually showing up to the entire forum—people who might be doing this for the first time since this site launched—and they're actually stepping up to fix things. But here's the catch: they're only moving if the arguments are solid and actually make sense.