Re: some Reddit SUBs have quirky rules and moderators.

On Thu, 4 Apr 2024 17:20:08 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 wrote:

> Retro Guy <[email protected]> wrote at 16:41 this Thursday (GMT):
>> 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 :)
> 
> 
> Nice, I used to use Skype.

My inlaws still do :)