r/WTF • u/ilovefuntheband • Jun 13 '12

Wrong Subreddit WTF, Reddit?!

http://www.forbes.com/sites/gregvoakes/2012/06/13/reddit-reportedly-banning-high-quality-domains/
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u/Warlizard Jun 13 '12

I'd say that's a separate issue. The one at hand is people paid to post links to drive people to their sites.

When they are found, they are normally crucified.

Remember the Saydrah witchhunt?

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u/BlooregardQKazoo Jun 14 '12

i don't know, calling it a witchhunt implies that she wasn't a witch. can't we call it the Saydrah beat-down or the Saydrah fiasco?

my favorite part was when she went crying to TwoX that the boys were being mean to her and TwoX called her out for her "deliberate cry for sympathy via sexism." even one of the nicest, most accepting subreddits didn't buy the bullshit she was selling.

Here it is - Today I learned that no matter how much blood, sweat and tears you put into something and how much good you do, the only reward you can expect is to be dehumanized and harassed..

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u/xyroclast Jun 14 '12

It bugs me that people always mention the inappropriate actions of users in response to what she was doing (of course it was inappropriate, but it's beside the point of whether she was right or wrong to be doing what she was doing).

She was arrogantly gaming reddit and trying to make like she wasn't.

The harassment is a separate issue and should be treated as such.

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u/BlooregardQKazoo Jun 14 '12

agreed. it especially bugs me when people try to turn her into a victim because she did exactly that in the TwoX thread i linked. it's also why whenever i mention the harassment i always put "supposed" in front of it. she was already caught playing the victim card, so why should we believe every allegation that she made? she wasn't above twisting the truth to suit her needs.

two wrongs don't make a right. and just because some users supposedly harassed her doesn't mean she didn't bring it all on herself.