silentbob1272 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 I always get a kick out of how some liberals can't tolerate ideas and views that might differ from their own!A content editor on Reddit’s science forum wrote Monday that the site has banned climate-change skeptics, and asks why more news outlets haven’t done the same.“About a year ago, we moderators became increasingly stringent with deniers,” Reddit content editor Nathan Allen wrote in grist. “When a potentially controversial submission was posted, a warning would be issued stating the rules for comments (most importantly that your comment isn’t a conspiracy theory) and advising that further violations of the rules could result in the commenter being banned from the forum.”Allen explains that climate change became an ironically heated topic among commenters on Reddit’s science forum, /r/science, which he described as “a window into the Ivory Tower” for “non-scientists” to connect with experts like himself.Climate-change believers accused skeptics of being bought out by “big oil,” while the skeptics accused believers of being on the take from “big green.”Despite the provocative comments on both sides described by Allen, and Reddit’s reputation as “passionately dedicated to free speech,” the self-described “PhD chemist” decided it was time for the skeptics to go.“After some time interacting with the regular denier posters, it became clear that they could not or would not improve their demeanor,” Allen said. “As a scientist myself, it became clear to me that the contrarians were not capable of providing the science to support their ‘skepticism’ on climate change.”As a result, about half a dozen content editors now practice “proactive moderation” on the science forum’s reported 4-million subscribers.“As moderators responsible for what millions of people see, we felt that to allow a handful of commenters to so purposefully mislead our audience was simply immoral,” Allen said of the audience he previously described as “mainly academic.”He later describes the same audience as “‘internet trolls’ looking to have a little fun upsetting people. Such users are practically the norm on Reddit.”Allen then expressed surprise that removing an entire faction of commenters “resulted in a change in the culture within the comments. Where once there were personal insults and bitter accusations, there is now discussion of the relevant aspects of the research.”“While we won’t claim /r/science is perfect, users seem happy with the changes made,” Allen said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEORGIAfan Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 If their skeptics are anything like Sneisel, then I understand the banning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatcorn Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Never been to Reddit. Just looked. I think I just had a seizure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Brasky Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Never been to Reddit. Just looked. I think I just had a seizure.It takes awhile to get used to the format and layout, but once you do, you'll wish you hadn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Mo Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Never been to Reddit. Just looked. I think I just had a seizure.Reddit is GOAT website Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deisel Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Its all about excepting others views(liberalism that is)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDirtyBird7 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 (edited) Never been to Reddit. Just looked. I think I just had a seizure.you're welcomehttp://www.reddit.com/r/FiftyFiftyhttp://www.reddit.com/r/WTF Edited December 18, 2013 by NJDirtyBird7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogie Man Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 you're welcomehttp://www.reddit.com/r/FiftyFiftyhttp://www.reddit.com/r/WTFA baby owl falling asleep on a pillow? Internet Gold!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDirtyBird7 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 A baby owl falling asleep on a pillow? Internet Gold!!!lol what? I know u didn't see that on WTF... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatcorn Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 No Reddit for me. I've seen firsthand what information overload can do, and how it affects memory and focus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychic Gibbon Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Reddit, namely the politics and news related boards, are essentially ABF with the only difference being instead of poorly informed right wing loons who don't read articles before spamming them you have poorly informed left wing loons who don't read anything before spamming it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever Julian Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 It's only the science section that bans it, and that was because they were getting spammed by idiots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatcorn Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 It's only the science section that bans it, and that was because they were getting spammed by idiots.There is a significant difference between disagreement and SPAM. I find it very easy to believe that the comments section on Reddit contains a lot more of the latter than the former, but I can't say for sure.If you can't argue the science, what are you left with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever Julian Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 There is a significant difference between disagreement and SPAM. I find it very easy to believe that the comments section on Reddit contains a lot more of the latter than the former, but I can't say for sure.If you can't argue the science, what are you left with?Anything But Football? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogie Man Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 lol what? I know u didn't see that on WTF...Lol, 50/50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDirtyBird7 Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Lol, 50/50lol oh, u never know what you're gonna get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Global warming is a fraud. I know this because snake posted that 51st thread this week and convinced me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deisel Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Global warming is a fraud. I know this because snake posted that 51st thread this week and convinced me.Finally, I agree with Kicker... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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