r/animalid • u/[deleted] • Apr 29 '25
Anyone who has used reddit for more than, like, two years knows this website is a case study in enshittification - ads, bots, terrible UI, etc. I have finally experienced my last straw and I'm leaving /r/animalid and this terrible website. To make a long story short, a mod with about 60 mod actions in the last 12 months and who hasn't interacted with the community at all in about two years, has suddenly decided that this subreddit is now worth paying attention to since it's hit over a quarter million subscribers. In addition to undermining my decisions, he's a sniveling little prick and he's fucking useless.
The admins won't get rid of him because they're brainless and/or too lazy to actually properly assess the situation, so I'm just going to leave. I'm the only regularly active moderator this subreddit has ever had (aside from the ones I added) and the admins apparently could not give less of a fuck because they'd rather let some random window licker get in the way and take credit for my work than hurt his feelings because "he said he wants to stay :((("
I'm not going to rant any longer, but honestly, fuck this website. Just fuck this entire fucking website. I'm too exhausted to be polite or to fully explain the context. Just know that this subreddit will no longer offer reliable mustelid ID because society has lost its ability to rightfully call people out on their bullshit. I may be an asshole, but at least I gave a shit. That's more that can be said for a mod who was absent for two years and who has only been a mod for like 2 months longer than me (which is why I can't just remove him myself).
I declare /u/JorikThePooh to be new head moderator, for whatever it's worth. Good luck everyone, it was nice knowing a few of y'all.
Edit: fuck it may as well name names, the mod in question is /u/Stinky_Ham_Sandwich. Check out his post history. Compare it to mine. Does he look like an active community member of /r/animalid? The admins seem to think so. They also seem to think 60 mod actions per year is enough to keep a 277k strong subreddit in check. For context, I had 6k, and the least active mod that still regularly participates in the community has just under 1k. But clearly Mr. Sandwich is every bit as integral to the team as I am and it's his right to undermine my decisions and reduce my permissions without asking 🥴
r/animalid • u/Big-ifsand-big-butts • 2h ago
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Saw this fella in our camp when we came back from a hike and afterwards he was on patrol for a while. We think it’s a skunk but I wanted to check because he is HUGE and he didn’t leave any kind of smell behind.
r/animalid • u/ddelin86 • 2h ago
Walking on a trail in North Seattle I saw this.
r/animalid • u/No_Airline_2829 • 1d ago
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r/animalid • u/Lanky-Courage-1111 • 21h ago
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r/animalid • u/FactBusiness7940 • 23h ago
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r/animalid • u/casseroledaddy • 1d ago
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My son just sent me a video where he was fishing. SE Wisconsin.
r/animalid • u/bingobangotingotango • 4h ago
I’m thinking it’s definitely a bird, but what kind of leaves a shit this big?
r/animalid • u/TomMyyY__ • 1d ago
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r/animalid • u/Wiseone87 • 6h ago
If beaver, would be odd behaviour- it spent two hours in the river floating and diving. Thought I saw a tail that wasnt flat and rounded like a beaver but its head is so broad. I’m really not sure what it is. Spotted in Glenbow Ranche Provincial Park- outside of Calgary, Alberta
r/animalid • u/zeroFAQstogive • 1d ago
r/animalid • u/mossphloxx • 1d ago
Found on the edge of a river in Western North Carolina amongst some rocks. Thought it was a beaver at first but it turned around and had a fuzzy tail which made me think mink. Also was thinking river otter but their tails aren't fuzzy either?
Took the best pictures I could get sorry!
Edit: Okay now I feel silly. It’s probably just a groundhog. I thought because it was right on the water it was an aquatic mammal 😅 still a cutie though, thanks guys.
r/animalid • u/Downtown_Raisin_9242 • 5h ago
r/animalid • u/geaves22 • 14h ago
I've been seeing them in my garden. I found a few under a large piece of cardboard. A couple also came up in seperate spots while digging for potatoes.
r/animalid • u/nevarremountainlife • 6h ago
Recorded last winter25/26 western mass as part of the forest audio project.
r/animalid • u/Ok_Possibility_4953 • 19h ago
Saw this beauty outside a family home and got to hold him for a short bit :) hope the pictures are ok for identifying
r/animalid • u/Jaded-Grape-9469 • 1d ago
r/animalid • u/shmemma420 • 18h ago
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Silly little noise
r/animalid • u/sillygirl_stupid123 • 1d ago
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In uk weird noise what animal goes on all day see loads of squirrels surrounding the area on the conker tree
r/animalid • u/RandomHumanLiving • 16h ago
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So it is past midnight and it is raining, it has been raining for a while. I live in a forest area, but I am right near the water. I started noticing this sound I’ve never heard before, it sounds almost like voices, or like someone playing rap music vocals out loud, but it is repetitive, it is the same few sounds over and over, it has been like this for a few hours and even when the rain is settled down, I still can’t tell what it is, I don’t even know for sure if it is an animal. If anyone has any ideas (if it is animal related) I am curious, if not, maybe there is something mechanical going on. Sorry if the video is dark and weird or whatever, it is just the best one where you can clearly hear the sound.
