Re: some Reddit SUBs have quirky rules and moderators.
Retro Guy <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | news.software.readers,alt.culture.usenet,alt.culture.reddit |
|---|---|
| Organization | Rocksolid Light |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
On Thu, 4 Apr 2024 16:20:08 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 wrote: > Bozo User <[email protected]> wrote at 16:04 this Thursday (GMT): >> On 2024-02-22, candycanearter07 <[email protected]> wrote: >>> On 2/21/24 16:06, Retro Guy wrote: >>>> On Wed, 21 Feb 2024 13:39:38 -0800, HenHanna wrote: >>>> >>>>> Some SE and other online Forums are run by dictators >>>>> >>>>> and some Reddit SUBs have quirky rules and moderators. >>>> >>>> I once saw a post on Reddit advertising novabbs, just saying "Check this >>>> out, it's a Usenet web forum" >>>> >>>> That thread got locked and the mod comment was something like "Don't post >>>> links to sites that are illegal. The admin is breaking the TOS of his news >>>> server by letting people post on his site. >>>> >>>> I posted that I'm the admin of novabbs and I'm also the admin of the news >>>> server, so I'm not breaking any rules. >>>> >>>> That got me banned, lol :) >>> >>> It's like some people look up USENET, read the Wikipedia page, see the >>> "Legal issues" section, then freak out. >> >> Sadly most redditors don't even know IRC. Ditto with 'hackernews'. >> For them, it only exists IRC and Discord/Slack. They don't even >> or want know about Jabber. > > > I've never heard of jabber.. It was like text Skype if that makes sense. I used ICQ and PowWow in the distant past :)