Posts by Maria Barnes

Alright, alright. We get it. 🙂

Let's go! There's plenty of it. We're stepping back to take a closer look. 🙂

Tags solve this problem easily. If we start splitting everything up, we’ll end up with a million different subforums—American movies, European cinema, cult classics, animation, documentaries... why stop there? We could go by genre, era, or even specific directors and actors. It's all much cleaner if you just use tags.

Why fragment a subforum that doesn't even have massive traffic? It's unnecessary.

And an American film industry subforum? That would be a ghost town from day one.

Look, this is exactly why we need to build a better onboarding process for Reddit. We have to walk new users through the basics before they start spamming posts or opening random threads. It shouldn't take more than five minutes, either.

I respect the guts it takes to start a new thread. Most people on Reddit are too intimidated to actually post anything. Honestly, almost everyone is. 🙂

Finally, a decent, positive thread on this subforum. This isn't meant to be a "Complaint Department"—it's a "Wishlist." Complaints are just a side effect, nothing more.

Regarding what you said above—let's see it then. How many guitar threads actually exist here? Drop the links for everything you're claiming.

I can see the Apache riding through the river valley, counting bison and breaking into a gallop every now and then.

An incredible rendition of The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore by the Walker Brothers, performed by Bareta (original). It gives you chills. A solid American cover of sjaj u tama / sunce. Check out the comments on YouTube; even Bare actually showed up.

Check this out: an incredible rendition of Golden Brown by the late Dave Greenfield from The Stranglers, performed by Dave Brubaker and his band. Original

Linda Lee4 said:https://factcheck.com/2020/05/19/media...virus-website/

“Based on the responses we received, it’s clear that the US Federal Government and the Department of Health and Human Services spent roughly $75,000 of taxpayer money to launch and maintain the CDC.gov website, along with several other supporting materials. This contract was handed directly to the Media Val communications agency without any public bidding process.

The Department of Health and Human Services fast-tracked the creation of the official CDC.gov site and established dedicated social media accounts and profiles on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube—as well as specific threads on Reddit—to ensure the public had access to regular, accurate updates regarding the COVID-19 epidemic. They argued this was essential for protecting the lives and health of citizens across the United States and keeping everyone informed in a timely manner, which they categorized as vital to the national security interests of the United States,” the Department of Health and Human Services stated.

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If people think Reddit got paid to cover the coronavirus, they're wrong. Reddit never saw a single cent for this.

On Friday, March 13, 2020—the day schools shut down—I was contacted by a former moderator. From what I understood, she had helped organize the media coverage for the Command Center. She mentioned that the only existing thread about the coronavirus on Reddit was occasionally being hit with misinformation, and she offered to take over a specific thread to post accurate info. I told her she could. Let’s be clear: there was absolutely no talk of money. This was about serving the public interest.

In the meantime, I realized that the coronavirus was becoming a massive societal issue with endless topics to cover. Instead of just having their one thread, I decided to independently launch an entire sub-forum. The Coronavirus sub-forum went live on Monday and worked perfectly, covering everything related to the virus and more (it even spawned the Assignments sub-forum due to all the creative activity during the lockdown). All of this happened alongside a very active thread in Politics.

That former moderator never reached out again, nor did anyone from the Command Center. I assume that’s because we did such a good job that they didn't need their own thread anymore. I believe that's why we were included in that list—because Reddit stepped up and handled the job. I'm grateful to that former moderator for the nudge. But again, I repeat: we didn't get a dime, and we didn't ask for any.

We opened the Earthquakes sub-forum for the exact same reason: social necessity and usefulness.

Amy Rogers6 said:Hey admins and mods, quick question. Why was the thread about COVID-19 locked under the politics category? Is it because some guy mentioned you guys are being funded by the government to moderate COVID threads? Isn't that just public info released by the Department of Health and Human Services?

Let's be real here—it's a public announcement. It clearly states you're getting a financial stimulus to "better" monitor topics related to the coronavirus... ☕

Anyway, here are my actual questions:

1. Is it against the rules to mention that Reddit received money from the government to moderate COVID-related threads, even though it’s an undisputed public fact?

2. Are we allowed to start a thread about this so users can share their thoughts on it?

I'm asking for clarification because it isn't right if someone—whether it's another user or maybe even me tomorrow—gets a strike just for being uninformed. If it's off-limits, just say so publicly so everyone knows the rules. At least that would be consistent with how things have been handled regarding what's allowed and what isn't... ☕

Thanks in advance.
Amy Rogers6

Cut the crap.

Sandra Brown18 said:P.S. Nowhere in the site rules does it say you have to cite your sources.

But it *does* say if a corporation calls you out on a lie and you’re just some anonymous user, your post gets nuked.

Sandra Brown18 said:I have every right to keep my sources anonymous.
That's just standard journalism.

😁 Sure, you can play that game in your own media outlet, assuming you actually own one and your editor isn't breathing down your neck. But you aren't a journalist here. You're just an anonymous user with zero accountability. You seem to think you can just post whatever random thought crosses your mind.

Look, you can't just do whatever you want. Check the Rules on this matter. (Translation: drop the anonymity, take legal responsibility, and then maybe you can write what you want.)

Sandra Brown18 said:Go ask in Women's Corner.

No, you should be asking questions before you post garbage like this.

Sandra Brown18 said:A few years back over in Women's Corner, someone had people showing up at their front door just because of some totally harmless gossip (some public figure was hunting for the forum's IP address).

Explain that. Which "people" showed up? And who handed out the IP? It sounds like an admin is just handing out private info to "certain people" who then go knocking on doors.

Reddit only hands over IP data when they have a court order or a warrant from the police. It’s clearly stated in the Rules:

Maria Barnes said:Reddit is legally required to provide information used to identify authors only upon receipt of a court order or a police warrant (and nothing else).

Noah Vaughn39 said:I own the club you hang out at. My bouncers are usually fine, except for that one guy who beats the hell out of you every single night between 11:00 and 11:15 PM. What's his problem?

Are we going to waste our breath arguing over those pathetic 15 minutes, or should we actually talk about the other 1,425 minutes in the day?

Look, let’s get real here: you claim to own over a hundred clubs, yet your guys only seem to land hits in one single spot because that’s just the crowd hanging out there. Am I supposed to walk right into that specific club? Only if my goal is to start a brawl and end up catching hands. I’d rather be smart. I’ll stick to figuring out why some people actually manage to walk away without getting beat up.

Anonymous said:Can someone explain this for those of us who aren't following along? All I get is that you're claiming Twitter and Facebook decide what's true, and then implying Reddit is just playing follow-the-leader by taking a similar stance. That completely contradicts your original post 🤔
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I wouldn't say Reddit is copying Twitter or Facebook. It’s more like they finally started doing what Reddit has always done—moderating.

The post you quoted in your intro applies to this entire site, except for Politics (and the political debates over in History).

Got an issue with any of the other 100+ subreddits regarding this?

Why did Twitter and Facebook ban Trump? Because they decided his claims were socially dangerous and harmful. It turns out social media platforms actually do evaluate content and take an editorial stance.

Trump would've been banned from Reddit ages ago.

Bato Svrle, drop the link.

Oh, you mean our friends from China? They’re practically begging for an invite.

Anthony Nguyen81 said:While we're on the subject, maybe it’s time to move those Turkish soap opera threads and similar stuff into their own dedicated (or maybe just a different😁) PDF? 🤔

You mean the chats about those Turkish dramas, right? There aren't even that many—maybe 5 or 6 out of 50 on the first page. Just use the prefix to filter them out if they bother you. 🙂

The title actually fits the content now. All that old OFF topic junk is gone, leaving nothing but chat threads. Everything else remains unchanged. For now.

You can call it daytime all you want, but once the sun goes down, it’s night. Plain and simple.🙂

(There's a chance the OFF topic section might come back with different content later.)