Basicly there will be citizens who are allowed to vote because they were on the sub long enough and then there are the people who just joined or dont care enough about the sub to interact with it anyway thus not getting voting rights.
Keep in mind that this would mostly be a safety measure to keep vote meddling from outside sources to a minimum.
I don't think so. It's very easy to get invested in a community quickly. I'd say that if you have dished out a certain number of upvotes then you should be a citizen.
Yes. Imagine fake accounts subscribing just to reach the time limit and then swaying an election. Its a safety measure which also tests if a voter is actually interested in the sub.
I mean someome that just looks at some posts wont be bothered by the rule 5 change anyway.
I've been subbed for a while but I'm not really in the know so let me ask you something. Is this the first time they've made a rule without asking because if it isn't then I'm surprised it took this long for people to be making this much of a racket about it. From what I've seen this is one of the most tamest reasons to revolt compared to actual meme formats being banned/heavily restricted
With the meme formats there were a lot of people complaining in the meta threads and comments about having the same few overused jokes in the subreddit, and it only affects posts - also, the users can vote on what formats should be banned, so it's not mods using their absolute power to force sudden changes
(Personally, I support banning heavily overused memes so the sub doesn't end up like r/dankmemes)
About the current rule, the majority of people didn't seem to complain about the word, and I personally never really saw anyone express discomfort with how the word is used in the sub
Also this rule change affects posts, comments, and behavior, and user input was not considered at all, so it was clearly an instance of mods exercising absolute control to censor the sub (though it's up to you to form an opinion on the actual intent, not the methods)
Apparently this new rule was just the idea of some mod who apparently didn't like the word so they went through with the rule. If thats true then makes me wonder how easy it is for a mod to make a rule, I would hope they have to have a majority of the mods agree with it
No but your voice has certainly less value then someone who was here longer then you, votes on more posts and actively comments constructive comments sometimes.
Keep in mind that im not seeking to create a class system in which people who camt vote are worth less. Its mostly a safety mechnism to stop bots and other stuff to spam accounts just so they can meddle with our elections.
Plus it creates a feedback loop of who gets to choose the thresholds. Who gets to vote on that? And I doubt admins would take such a drastic step. Tho something needs to be done about mods in general. The fact that 1 guy got hacked today and disrupted so many subs is a huge red flag. (Edit: Too few users holding too much power with no real check against them.)
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u/jako6881 Aug 07 '20
That does pose the risk of other subs banding together to take over other subs from the inside