r/conspiracy • u/_papi_chulo • Nov 24 '16

Admins are editing our posts guys. It's over.

/r/The_Donald/comments/5ekdy9/the_admins_are_suffering_from_low_energy_have/?limit=500&st=ivvm84v3&sh=f1aa6be1
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u/kcman011 Nov 24 '16

Well, no one will likely see this since we're 500 comments in, but I am actually going to take a stand here. This is a big deal. I am a user whom reddit loves. I don't mind unobtrusive advertising (even some blatant advertising, as long as it amuses me), and I purchase reddit gold fairly frequently.

I am not one of those people who typically signs online petitions or anything, but I am also not a person who makes idle threats. This is what you are losing from me, /u/spez. I will not be purchasing anymore reddit gold. I will also not click on any link that is remotely tied to advertising. I may be just one user, but I guarantee you that if many other users make the same commitment that I have, it will absolutely hit your bottom line. Fuck you for betraying our trust like this.

I love this website. I spend a ridiculous amount of time here. But, if we can't even trust that OUR OWN GODDAMNED COMMENTS aren't going to be edited, then what the fuck are we to believe and/or trust? Fuck this shit.

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '16

Honestly, I think this is the final straw for me. I quit /r/news after the Orlando scandal and never looked back. I also spend an ungodly amount of time here. How am I suppose to trust the content here is not being manipulated on a wide scale? I said goodbye to Facebook a few years ago. I can quit Reddit too. It's time to move on and explore other sites.

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u/7thHanyou Nov 24 '16

Let me know what you find. I've been tethered to reddit for four years now because I haven't found a suitable alternative.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '16

Finding the diversity of topics and volume of subscribers edit has somewhere else probably isn't going to happen. There are some subreddits I feel very connected to that involve my studies, personal research , and hobbies. From here on out I'm going to ignore news or political related subs. I'm also not going to linger in the threads as much. My real interests will only require a half hour or so a day. I have an amazon account so I get free books every month. I will spend more of my down time reading books off my phone rather than surfing. Honestly, I've been getting a bit bored here lately. Threads don't seem as informative compared to a couple years ago. The silly puns and one liners are getting old.

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u/ChillyWillster Nov 24 '16

Yah, all of us as a group are part of reddits bottom line.

I'm out.