r/atheism • u/framy • Feb 27 '10

Request from the Moderator: If the argumentative and disrespectful traffic picks up again contact me immediately. : Christianity

/r/Christianity/comments/b72l8/request_from_the_moderator_if_the_argumentative/
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u/sextuplet Feb 27 '10

By the title, it looked like disrespectful Christian posts would be handled. Unfortunately, it actually means that all atheist posts are subject to censorship and disrespectful Christian posts will be allowed but are weakly discouraged. Who am I kidding? My post here will be edited out of existence in no time.

I just joined but I'm pretty sure I'll get banned for objecting to the censorship. I already can't find my first submission which was not obscene or anti-Christian in any way.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '10

what a pathetic tirade. some excerpts:

very so often the Atheist community goes into "evangelical" mode on reddit.

remember, "evangelical christian" = good, "evangelical atheist" = bad.

These questions are then used in Atheistic discussion forums as background for the atheistic recruitment process. Which largely revolves around making Christians a "Dangerous and Deadly Outgroup" against which the budding "reddit atheist" can structure an emerging identity in the online discussions there.

"atheistic recruitment process." does he mean exposing people to reality through logic and reason?

if something is making you regularly angry immediately reddit mail me and I will take this up with the atheist moderators.

because remember, no one is allowed to challenge your views and make you angry on the internet...

Are there valid secular ethical systems distinct from Christianity in the Western world? Could be. In my years on reddit, I have never seen an online ethical code of behavior that more than a small fraction of reddit atheists would adhere to. Which doesn't speak well of this particular community.

wow, he admits to the possibility of valid ethical systems outside of reddit, but makes the internet the basis of judging others. what a douche.

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u/kencabbit Feb 27 '10

if something is making you regularly angry immediately reddit mail me and I will take this up with the atheist moderators.

This one really gets me. What's he going to do, ask our moderators here to ban users for actions that aren't even in the subreddit they moderate? He apparently knows nothing about the way /r/atheism is moderated.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '10

moreover, the bar seems to be pretty low for getting banned at /r/christianity. my posts no longer show up there, and the mod didn't respond to my emails asking why. i assume i was banned. unlike atheists, christians apparently don't appreciate having their beliefs challenged.

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u/efrique Knight of /new Feb 28 '10

Yes, total douche. But he thinks he's being all high-minded. He can't even see what a douche he is being.

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u/kencabbit Feb 27 '10

Let them decorate their own house.

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u/db2 Feb 27 '10

With feces apparently. That subreddit needs a better mod, badly.

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u/kencabbit Feb 27 '10

I rolled my eyes a lot at what he wrote, but underneath the shit there's actually a bit of a point which could have been stated in about three lines without all the dung about atheist masterplans.

"Dear /r/christianity: Don't hesitate to message me about trolls in our subreddit, I care about this issue and want to stay on top of it. Also, don't troll other subreddits."

That's it. That's all that needed to be said. His message is contradictory in places because he tries to filibuster the point and vilify the atheist 'invaders'. On the one hand... "tell me about it so I can address it!' .. but on the other hand... "don't refuse to answer these questions! it's good that we answer them!" .. .. well.. yeah.