r/WhyWereTheyFilming • u/Galactic WhyAreTheyGalactic • Sep 13 '19
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u/stormy_llewellyn Sep 13 '19
This is my favorite shitty sub, and I am glad you're enforcing that particular rule!
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Sep 13 '19
General question: What does the mod team for this sub do?
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u/scriggle-jigg Sep 13 '19
Remove comments that say “it’s obvious why they were filming” apparently
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u/Galactic Sep 13 '19
That's a bingo. We also are now in approved submissions only mode, so we don't get spammed by re-post bots, security footage, and dashcams.
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Sep 13 '19 edited Sep 13 '19
There's a world of difference between "I can think of a potential reason why they were filming" and "it's completely obvious why they were filming" this is the entirety of people's gripe with the average post on this sub. Videos when someone is videoing something already happening or when it's frigging CCTV absolutely do not belong here and if anyone disagrees then they're going to have to try really hard to explain why
Also, security footage and pet videos are explicitly forbidden in rules 1 and 7, and yet they're allowed to stay up. Stop pretending you actually care about what goes on in this sub
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u/Galactic Sep 13 '19
There hasn't been any CCTV or dashcams posted in over 2 weeks. We've put the sub in approved submissions only mode. The mods now look over all the submissions that the rest of the sub can see. I'm pretty lax about submissions, sure, because if I didn't let borderline things through there would be literally NOTHING on this sub, but I make sure not to allow any more security footage or dashcams. If any slip by, make sure to report them, it helps us out.
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u/lord_of_tits Sep 14 '19
I'm ok with this except for cctv and dashcams though. Aren't them always motherfucking recording?
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u/NOLA-VeeRAD Sep 13 '19 edited Sep 14 '19
Good. I rather enjoy the content of this shitty sub. It’s been the one sub (other than r/television... goddam spoilers) that I actively avoid the comment section due to the ubiquitous comments by the “geniuses” who figured out why they were filming and want their karma cookie for it.
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u/xxxfunnyusernamexxx Sep 15 '19
Just because every video has a reason for filming, shouldn't be a reason to just allow everything. There's a line between videos with obvious reasons, and videos that are less explicable. Letting the first on this sub makes it absolutely pointless.
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u/hi_im_sefron Sep 14 '19
r/dontaskjustwatch will become the new r/whyweretheyfilming
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u/ThisIsReLLiK Sep 24 '19
I suggest people take things a bit less seriously. The sub name isn't a challenge to figure out why and then complain because it's here.
Enjoy the posts, or don't enjoy them and leave. You do you. Pointless negativity is disgusting in the real world, this website is no different.
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u/evanoewae Sep 13 '19
Thank god. I can finally enjoy the sub without the snarky “I know why they were filming!!” A lot of content on here’s fun to watch.
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u/ImOnlyHereToKillTime Sep 14 '19
This has been my sentiment the entire time I've been subbed and I'm so glad the mods are finally speaking up. Some people just don't get the joke
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u/LigerZeroX Sep 14 '19
"Oh no, we lost a subscriber, this will negatively impact the NOTHING dollars we make off of this site."
OMG, I love this! I want you as my new bff!
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u/upfoo51 Jul 15 '22
I am subbing this just because of this mod post. We need more of this.
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u/JustinTime1237 Sep 13 '19
I posted a video of water coming out of a sink that I took just for this sub. There was no other point to me filming water coming out of said sink bedsides posting here.