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Journal by Azuma Hazuki
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[2021-07-20 | 11:22:29 UTC] You have a message from Bytram: I've said it before, and I believe I even mentioned it in a story, that I would not object posts like this being modded as spam: https://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?noupdate=1&sid=43972&page=1&cid=1158137#commentwrap

So it's official. Anyone spamming contentless bullshit like that? Spam-mod them out of existence. No, you special snowflakes, that's not "censorship" any more than telling someone to clean up after their dog is a violation of their freedom of association.

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by FatPhil on Tuesday July 20 2021, @08:01PM (84 children)

    by FatPhil (863) <{pc-soylent} {at} {asdf.fi}> on Tuesday July 20 2021, @08:01PM (#1158398) Homepage
    One spam mod is enough to bury a post, preventing it from being expanded in the default view. However, for it to have the maximum effect it should be the first downmod of the post - don't waste mod points repeating a spam moderation.

    Posible bugfix/feature ideas to address the above limitations:
    - make the spam moderation effect identical no matter what order it came in
    - don't accept (and deduct mod points) repeated spam moderations

    To be honest, I'm not completely convinced the ones like these that I've seen are spam, to me they're just trolling and flamebait, and usually off topic too. If they start getting more copypasta (or obviously prepared posts in no way designed for engagement on the story), then I'll actively start selecting the spam mod. So until then, you'd better get your spam mods in before I mod them troll. I tend to be a bit tardy reading the stories anyway, so that's not much of a race.
    --
    Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves
    Starting Score:    1  point
    Moderation   +1  
       Interesting=1, Total=1
    Extra 'Interesting' Modifier   0  
    Karma-Bonus Modifier   +1  

    Total Score:   3  
  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 20 2021, @08:36PM (62 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 20 2021, @08:36PM (#1158424)

    Trolling racism is now considered spam on SN. Time to clean house, the community has shrunk in part becaue no one wants to constanty read coments with racist screeds.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 20 2021, @09:10PM (56 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 20 2021, @09:10PM (#1158439)

      Change "racism" to "bigotry"

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 20 2021, @09:36PM (55 children)

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 20 2021, @09:36PM (#1158450)

        Bigotry: obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot

        Sounds like you want to complain that azuma is bigoted towards RWNJs. Fair enough, but she isn't wrong to look down upon ignorant hatred. Now if you RWNJs could stop being such racist bigots maybe we could make things better for once instead of arguing with nazis and their collaborators.

        • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 20 2021, @09:43PM (21 children)

          by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 20 2021, @09:43PM (#1158455)

          Arguing with nazis and their collaborators is one of the stupidest things you can do, mud wrestling with a pig...

          • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 20 2021, @10:05PM (20 children)

            by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 20 2021, @10:05PM (#1158464)

            It's both racist and bigoted to tar people you don't know as associated with any group you apparently don't like, and then be angry with them for what you imagined.

            I imagine you as like a fluffy pink bunny, smelling like lavender, and pooping Cadbury eggs. Now, as to what I think of pink bunnies...

            • (Score: 0, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @12:03AM (19 children)

              by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @12:03AM (#1158517)

              Well, that's pretty stupid. You don't ban them either. You just provide a convenient way for the users to filter them without affecting those who don't

              But she's just going to go nuts and spam mod everything that has the word "jew" in it. She is a very abusive modder. It's on her permanent record

              • (Score: 4, Interesting) by Azuma Hazuki on Wednesday July 21 2021, @12:15AM (18 children)

                by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Wednesday July 21 2021, @12:15AM (#1158523) Journal

                I'll Spam mod anything that's contentless slur-streaked drivel. Make an actual interesting, germane, and relevant point and you may get away with Flamebait, but if it's just the usual bullshit, it's spam. If you don't like it, leave. I'm doing nothing the admins are not either actively encouraging (Bytram) or blatantly signalling they'll look the other way on (FatPhil).

                --
                I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
                • (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @01:20AM (3 children)

                  by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @01:20AM (#1158547)

                  "Make an actual interesting, germane, and relevant point and you may get away with Flamebait"

                  ... you heard it here first, folks. Interesting, germane, relevant stuff - flamebait.

                  "I'm doing nothing the admins are not either actively encouraging (Bytram) or blatantly signalling they'll look the other way on (FatPhil)."

                  I wonder whether this is what Buzzard was talking about. Cancel culture coming to soylent? I could see that doing it.

                  • (Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @01:41AM

                    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @01:41AM (#1158555)

                    Coming to Soylent? This place has been a safe-space for Judeo-Bolshevik bullshit for at least a year or two straight before Buzz "left," and it will remain that way for the forseeable future. Sounds like he was shooed out by pushy Jews doing what Jews typically Jew...uh, I mean, do.

                    Storywise it's pretty much a 3-topic rotation of Russia scaremongering, or some sort of bullshit environmentalist concern over regular yearly climate variations (including "new" methods of environmentally-friendly transportation), or Marty's space launch blogs; and seasoned with a little of Takyon's tech plugging to taste.

                  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by https on Wednesday July 21 2021, @04:46AM (1 child)

                    by https (5248) on Wednesday July 21 2021, @04:46AM (#1158637) Journal

                    Your editing elision shows your intent:

                    ... you heard it here first, folks. Interesting, germane, relevant stuff marred with the pointed addition of racist tripe - flamebait.

                    Reading comprehension? Deliberate fail. I am reminded of an old insight, Jean-Paul Sartre on anti-Semites:

                    They are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. ... They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert.

                    --
                    Offended and laughing about it.
                    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @02:25PM

                      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @02:25PM (#1158742)

                      It doesn't matter what the marring is. Interesting, germane, and relevant - nonetheless flamebait. It's a direct statement concerning moderation standards that have no bearing on the quality of presentation, but on the content.

                      It could have applied as well to:

                      "... marred with the pointed addition of filthy, dirty foot fetishism"

                      and it would still have been interesting, germane, relevant foot fetishism being marked as flamebait.

                • (Score: 1, Flamebait) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday July 21 2021, @08:07AM (11 children)

                  by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday July 21 2021, @08:07AM (#1158695) Journal

                  Thanks for my new sig.

                  • (Score: 3, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @02:07PM (10 children)

                    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @02:07PM (#1158739)

                    quoting the second without first sentence is very definition of quoting out of context.

                    • (Score: 5, Insightful) by cmdrklarg on Wednesday July 21 2021, @02:54PM

                      by cmdrklarg (5048) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday July 21 2021, @02:54PM (#1158744)

                      Quoting out of context is a favorite tactic of the dishonest.

                      --
                      The world is full of kings and queens who blind your eyes and steal your dreams.
                    • (Score: -1, Troll) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday July 21 2021, @05:56PM (8 children)

                      by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday July 21 2021, @05:56PM (#1158808) Journal

                      Your point of view is noted, and shrugged off for being uninformed. 'Zumi often mods "actual interesting, germane, and relevant point" as troll. So long as you agree with her point of view, you might not notice. Challenge her world view, and you quickly become aware of it.

                      • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @06:50PM (7 children)

                        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @06:50PM (#1158844)

                        So according to you she moderates like a Republican? My AC comments that get the highest rating are typically downmodded 1-2x, then later end up at 3/4/5, and I don't even need to sock puppet like *some* users around here!

                        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 22 2021, @05:04AM (6 children)

                          by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 22 2021, @05:04AM (#1159034)

                          and I don't even need to sock puppet like *some* users around here!

                          Give aristarchus a break ... It's not easy being a white savior against the hordes of alt right nazis hiding behind every corner and in every shadow. But never you worry, CRT is going to end racism once and for all.

                          • (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 23 2021, @05:03AM (5 children)

                            by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 23 2021, @05:03AM (#1159335)

                            Americans are going to do something about systemic racism, because Americans are basically decent people, a nation established on the Principle that all persons are created equal. Racists going to go down, hard, and soon.

                            • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 23 2021, @06:27AM (3 children)

                              by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 23 2021, @06:27AM (#1159353)

                              Conservative racists will be replaced by progressive racists.

                              • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 23 2021, @10:41PM (2 children)

                                by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 23 2021, @10:41PM (#1159487)

                                Liberal-biased reality will replace conservative false equivalencies.

                                • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 23 2021, @10:59PM (1 child)

                                  by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 23 2021, @10:59PM (#1159489)

                                  We'll all be living in a dystopian Hollywood movie. We all knew that our current "Escape from L.A." is only the prequel.

                                  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 24 2021, @12:29AM

                                    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 24 2021, @12:29AM (#1159495)

                                    Conservative survivalist fantasy!

                            • (Score: 2) by MostCynical on Sunday July 25 2021, @09:56PM

                              by MostCynical (2589) on Sunday July 25 2021, @09:56PM (#1159842) Journal

                              need a "+0 delusional" mod..

                              Is it nice on your planet?
                              Can I join you?

                              I think it is fair to say divisiveness (way beyond 'wedge politics') is now driving most major country's politics. No one can be a 'moderate' and there is very little 'centrist' left in any voting blocks. Countries with compulsory voting tend to get the lazy middle out, which counters some of the extremism, but there is a strong driver to the far left and far right - almost as if they are the motivated people.. (this also applies to any 'cause' - the highly motivated are usually more... extreme.)

                              How do we find middle ground when both extremes don't think the 'other side' deserves to even live?

                              --
                              "I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
                • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @06:54PM (1 child)

                  by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @06:54PM (#1158846)

                  Make an actual interesting, germane, and relevant point and you may get away with Flamebait,

                  And there is your mod-point abuse showing through. An "interesting, germane, and relevant point" should never be modded flamebait.

                  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @10:24PM

                    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @10:24PM (#1158936)

                    And there we go, modded troll, giving yet another example of:

                    'Zumi often mods "actual interesting, germane, and relevant point" as troll.

        • (Score: 5, Insightful) by Azuma Hazuki on Tuesday July 20 2021, @10:16PM (32 children)

          by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Tuesday July 20 2021, @10:16PM (#1158472) Journal

          Oh, there's a difference though: my problem is with bigotry, not the bigots themselves, the same way any good doctor wants to kill an infection and not the patient. "Love the sinner, hate the sin" and all that. Whereas the point of racism and company is it's bigotry based on things people did not choose, cannot change, and frankly that have no real bearing on their moral standing.

          People don't choose their race or ethnicity or skin tone. Being a close-minded asshole, though, most definitely *is* a lifestyle choice.

          --
          I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
          • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 20 2021, @10:17PM

            by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 20 2021, @10:17PM (#1158473)

            You're both.

            Truth flows on mists of doubt, like nurse's aids, skittering away when summoned.

          • (Score: 0, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 20 2021, @10:59PM

            by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 20 2021, @10:59PM (#1158488)

            my problem is with bigotry, not the bigots themselves

            Never your own bigotry though?

            Whereas the point of racism and company is it's bigotry based on things people did not choose

            With you, the charge of racism has been made when a comment doesn't concern race at all. Literally, no mention of race or possible racial interpretation yet your reply will be full of racial slurs. Spam mod for you in future is it?

            Being a close-minded asshole, though, most definitely *is* a lifestyle choice.

            And it's easier to change yourself than the rest of the world.

          • (Score: -1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 20 2021, @11:56PM (29 children)

            by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 20 2021, @11:56PM (#1158513)

            y problem is with bigotry, not the bigots themselves

            What a meaningless crock of shit. We see how much problem you have with khallow, fustakrakich, runaway, and a select few others. "Burn in hell you racist motherfuckers!"

            You need to pull your head out, breathe some fresh oxygen-laden air, and try to get your head straight.

            • (Score: 5, Insightful) by Azuma Hazuki on Wednesday July 21 2021, @12:18AM (28 children)

              by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Wednesday July 21 2021, @12:18AM (#1158525) Journal

              Hallow's problem is beyond simple bigotry: he's disconnected from reality, and in ways that, were they ever to be implemented as policy, would quickly implode the nation. Fusty is...shit, I don't know WHAT his game is but the kindest interpretation is he's a worthless troll playing both sides against the middle. Runaway is goddamn insane. Flapping squeaking loop-de-looping guano-pooping fruitbat friggin' insane. And spreading disinformation and FUD that is going to make people sick or dead.

              All the above cases deserve everything they get and more. They are not posting in good faith and their flapping foodsuckers' useless effluent is at the very least potentially harmful.

              --
              I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
              • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @12:39AM

                by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @12:39AM (#1158533)

                I believe that oxygen was prescribed.

              • (Score: 2, Funny) by khallow on Wednesday July 21 2021, @12:59AM

                by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday July 21 2021, @12:59AM (#1158538) Journal

                Hallow's problem is beyond simple bigotry: he's disconnected from reality, and in ways that, were they ever to be implemented as policy, would quickly implode the nation.

                Knowledge often looks that way to the ignorant. While I have my share of problems, my problem here is your perception. I can't fix that.

                Fusty is...shit, I don't know WHAT his game is but the kindest interpretation is he's a worthless troll playing both sides against the middle.

                Indeed. He's always changing [soylentnews.org] his stories.

                Runaway is goddamn insane.

                Runaway deals with disagreement a whole lot better than you do.

                And spreading disinformation and FUD that is going to make people sick or dead.

                Indeed. But I'm not seeing the point of complaining without reasoning about it.

                All the above cases deserve everything they get and more.

                Currently, that's just not much.

              • (Score: 2, Interesting) by fustakrakich on Wednesday July 21 2021, @03:22AM (25 children)

                by fustakrakich (6150) on Wednesday July 21 2021, @03:22AM (#1158603) Journal

                playing both sides against the middle

                :-) Wait.. Now there's three sides??

                --
                La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
                • (Score: 3, Touché) by c0lo on Wednesday July 21 2021, @04:10AM (23 children)

                  by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday July 21 2021, @04:10AM (#1158628) Journal

                  What, you now have to triple you effort in convincing there's only one side and everyone needs to fight it?

                  Tell you what, the quickest way to bring everything down is that all literally and purposefully do nothing in the same time, no guns required. If that sound to you like the description of a general strike, bingo, it is.

                  --
                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
                  • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Wednesday July 21 2021, @04:27AM (19 children)

                    by fustakrakich (6150) on Wednesday July 21 2021, @04:27AM (#1158631) Journal

                    What purpose does "bringing everything down" serve?

                    --
                    La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
                    • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday July 21 2021, @04:44AM (18 children)

                      by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday July 21 2021, @04:44AM (#1158636) Journal

                      You either change you tune to allow more sides or cease bringing up how we are fighting a single side - if it's the later, you have the solution at hand.

                      Bottom line, the solution will spare me of your droning on the same line - good enough short term purpose for me (grin).

                      --
                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
                      • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Wednesday July 21 2021, @05:27AM (17 children)

                        by fustakrakich (6150) on Wednesday July 21 2021, @05:27AM (#1158654) Journal

                        I have no power to disallow sides. You are fighting a single side, and I have offered several solutions which have been waved off.

                        --
                        La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
                        • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @06:01AM (7 children)

                          by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @06:01AM (#1158667)

                          When everyone seems to have a problem understanding you, maybe you are the one with the problem communicating with them.

                          • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @07:22AM (1 child)

                            by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @07:22AM (#1158685)

                            Pretty clear fusty is a shill of some sort, or just a dedicated troll. Seems like he has a purpose, then it mysteriously disappears.

                            • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @08:03AM

                              by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @08:03AM (#1158694)

                              His porpoise needs feeding now and then.

                          • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Wednesday July 21 2021, @06:24PM (4 children)

                            by fustakrakich (6150) on Wednesday July 21 2021, @06:24PM (#1158824) Journal

                            Nah, they just pretend that because they don't like to hear the message of taking personal responsibility for their choices. Blame passing is much easier on the prideful ego

                            --
                            La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
                            • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 22 2021, @02:14AM (3 children)

                              by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 22 2021, @02:14AM (#1158992)

                              Perfect example. Your statement is possibly the exemplar nonpareil of irony to those you fail to communicate with.

                              • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Thursday July 22 2021, @06:50PM (2 children)

                                by fustakrakich (6150) on Thursday July 22 2021, @06:50PM (#1159185) Journal

                                Once again, their decision is not my failure.

                                --
                                La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
                                • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 22 2021, @07:08PM (1 child)

                                  by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 22 2021, @07:08PM (#1159188)

                                  When you meet an asshole in the morning, maybe they are just an asshole.

                                  When you meet an asshole at lunch, dinner, and bedtime, maybe you are the asshole. What was the line about personal responsibility again? lawl

                                  • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Thursday July 22 2021, @07:38PM

                                    by fustakrakich (6150) on Thursday July 22 2021, @07:38PM (#1159199) Journal

                                    :-) I only bump into assholes in one or two places, it's a pretty tight circle, and a juicy target

                                    --
                                    La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
                        • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday July 21 2021, @08:01AM (8 children)

                          by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday July 21 2021, @08:01AM (#1158693) Journal
                          --
                          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
                          • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Wednesday July 21 2021, @04:13PM (7 children)

                            by fustakrakich (6150) on Wednesday July 21 2021, @04:13PM (#1158769) Journal

                            I have trying to tell all of you, it's up to the voters. Everything is in their hands. They have no excuse.

                            --
                            La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
                            • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday July 21 2021, @10:53PM (6 children)

                              by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday July 21 2021, @10:53PM (#1158942) Journal

                              And I tell you the voters have a lot more power to control the Political Industrial Complex then voting only.

                              --
                              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
                              • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Wednesday July 21 2021, @11:08PM (5 children)

                                by fustakrakich (6150) on Wednesday July 21 2021, @11:08PM (#1158947) Journal

                                For instance?

                                --
                                La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
                                • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday July 21 2021, @11:49PM (4 children)

                                  by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday July 21 2021, @11:49PM (#1158965) Journal

                                  General strike. The PIC is bound to have an immediate reaction (2w to 1mo) vs 4 years.
                                  The result of the two are both unpredictable in terms of "fitness to the social interest" anyway.

                                  --
                                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
                                  • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Thursday July 22 2021, @06:39PM (3 children)

                                    by fustakrakich (6150) on Thursday July 22 2021, @06:39PM (#1159180) Journal

                                    General strike.

                                    Heh, that's pretty funny (missing sarcasm tag perhaps?), considering people can't even agree who to vote for to break the cycle in a simpler, more palatable fashion.

                                    --
                                    La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
                                    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 22 2021, @07:25PM (1 child)

                                      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 22 2021, @07:25PM (#1159192)

                                      Got any tips for organizing and convincing 200 million plus people?

                                      Didn't think so, just more whining.

                                    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 22 2021, @10:07PM

                                      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 22 2021, @10:07PM (#1159257)

                                      Did you ever think of why they can't agree?

                  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @04:30AM (2 children)

                    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @04:30AM (#1158633)

                    No General Strike. I take my orders from Colonel Hammer.

                    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammer%27s_Slammers [wikipedia.org]

                    • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday July 21 2021, @04:51AM

                      by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday July 21 2021, @04:51AM (#1158641) Journal

                      I prefer the General Lee Outrageous TBH, better chances for a Private Party.

                      --
                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
                    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @06:11AM

                      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @06:11AM (#1158668)

                      I don't need no colonels, I take my orders from Captain Hammer

                • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday July 21 2021, @06:03PM

                  by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday July 21 2021, @06:03PM (#1158812) Journal

                  3 pi cubed, Fusty. At a minimum, 3 pi cubed. And, that's just within the Democrat party!

    • (Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 20 2021, @09:40PM (4 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 20 2021, @09:40PM (#1158452)

      "Time to clean house, the community has shrunk in part becaue no one wants to constanty read coments with racist screeds."

      What part? 2%? 5%? I'm no SN expert but if there was a loss of community it was because nobody had in-depth knowledge about fucking anything, and if they did they weren't willing to share it. They decided to go back to the shit UI's of Jew-run Nu-Slashdot and Hacker News and the shit policies of Nu-Slashdot and Reddit because more people there knew their shit and -- most importantly -- weren't afraid to let you know it.

      So what does this place have? Certainly not free speech, and bigotry aside does not allow questioning the circumstances surrounding vaccines or Chinese involvement in industry and government influence (exposing Israel is okay, occasionally, because Judeo-Globalists don't like it). Political arguments are moderated in an extremely lopsided manner as well. Anonymous posting is moot because it's only obviously used by the same few regs and often in tit-for-tat threads, because who wants to lose karma for daring to disagree with somebody? And in case you mention that somebody might want to post AC because of inside knowledge, well, like I said, nobody knows shit worth sharing and if they did they're too chickenshit to share it. Even our resident controlled-opposition, Runway, toes the Judeo-Bolshevik line for getting vaxxed and hating cops.

      That leaves the UI. But a UI is no good if nobody knows the fuckin' code and comments suck.

      People like you who say that community members left because of bigotry are just like those Jews at the NBA or CNN wondering why their ratings are tanking, and then blaming Trump for it all somehow. Cream rises. Places with good comments are worth dealing with, as evidenced by Slashdot and Hacker News. /pol/ is full of lots of shit, but because it's the last mainstream site that allows freedom of speech, really fucking awesome discussions and exchanges of information happen there, too, and the bad manners in even the good comments filter out all the trannies and hipster faggots who can kindly fuck back off to Reddit.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 20 2021, @10:10PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 20 2021, @10:10PM (#1158468)

        I make it a personal policy not to post in any article on the main page, most notably when I have some insight or special knowledge on the topic. You've made me what I am today, I hope you're satisfied (1920s reference).

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 20 2021, @10:54PM (2 children)

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 20 2021, @10:54PM (#1158486)

        > So what does this place have?

        Hey SN has lovely green/black VT100 mode. Try it, you might like it!

        • (Score: 2, Insightful) by khallow on Wednesday July 21 2021, @03:27AM (1 child)

          by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday July 21 2021, @03:27AM (#1158606) Journal
          When someone brings great shame upon the forum, such as by the clueless grandparent post, they should as a matter of honor read in emasculating pink for a few weeks.
          • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @07:25AM

            by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @07:25AM (#1158686)

            Funny thing, pink used to be a boy's color. Check yoself befo you rek yoself son!

  • (Score: 0, Troll) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday July 20 2021, @11:34PM (20 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday July 20 2021, @11:34PM (#1158501) Journal

    Mostly agreed. If a post gets a spam mod, the spam mod should take priority. I have attempted to mod spam as spam after it was already modded troll, or whatever, to no apparent effect.

    What I see/hear/feel from 'Zumi is, she's going to go on a Holy Racisss Spam Modding War, and start spam modding anything/everything that she thinks is racisssss. Admin may need to reign her in. Do you see the glee with which she jumped in to post this thread? "Whooot, I'ma SPAM MOD YOUR ASSES!!"

    • (Score: 1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 20 2021, @11:58PM (15 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 20 2021, @11:58PM (#1158515)

      We're gonna spam mod you and the horse you rode in on, Runaway! We tried rational argument, but that didn't work, so we have no choice.

      Due to excessive bad posting from this IP or Subnet, comment posting has temporarily been disabled. If it's you, consider this a chance to sit in the timeout corner. If it's someone else, this is a chance to hunt them down. If you think this is unfair, please email admin@soylentnews.org with your MD5'd IPID and SubnetID, which are "025962523ab02abccccer55lk99c87" and "e1c2c9960ca8th443k2701554b71cc7fa1" and (optionally, but preferably) your IP number "123.195.600.321" and your username "RunawayXXXX".

      • (Score: 2, Flamebait) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday July 21 2021, @12:10AM (12 children)

        by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday July 21 2021, @12:10AM (#1158521) Journal

        Yes, aristarchus, we know there is excessive bad posting from all of your IPs. Why do you keep spamming us with that nonsense . . . ooooohhh, waitasecond!! Lemme get my moderation hat on here!!

        • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @10:54AM (10 children)

          by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @10:54AM (#1158710)

          Remove the Runaway1956 spam mod, admins, or we will know you are coddling a wannabe Capitol Insurrectionist.

          • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @06:52PM (9 children)

            by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 21 2021, @06:52PM (#1158845)

            Yup, runaway just admitted to mod abuse. Please review and give him a 30 day modban if true, he is old enough to know better.

            • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 22 2021, @01:50AM

              by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 22 2021, @01:50AM (#1158987)

              It is done.

            • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 22 2021, @02:01AM (7 children)

              by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 22 2021, @02:01AM (#1158989)

              So if someone doesn't admit their own — ahem — obvious abuses, they are home free! You can't arrest or convict someone if they don't confess... that's cheaper than defunding the police.

              • (Score: 5, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 22 2021, @08:41AM (6 children)

                by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 22 2021, @08:41AM (#1159073)

                Soylent Logs [sylnt.us]

                [07:47:33] [Runaway1956] Hey, this is bullshit guys
                [07:47:37] [Runaway1956] You are currently banned from moderating.
                [07:47:37] [Runaway1956] The last day of your ban is 2022-01-18.
                [07:48:12] [Runaway1956] That spam mod that I gave was justified based on copy/pasta that has been done many times before by aristarchus
                [07:50:04] [Runaway1956] Maybe someone can actually justify removing my moderation, but you can't justify banning me from moderating
                [07:50:28] [Runaway1956] That's an overreaction to say the least
                [07:58:39] [c0lo] Spamming the spam mod comes with consequences https://soylentnews.org [soylentnews.org]
                [07:58:41] [systemd] ^ �03SoylentNews: FAQ ( https://soylentnews.org [soylentnews.org] )�
                [07:59:03] [Runaway1956] No c0lo I DID NOT "spam the spam mod"
                [07:59:13] [Runaway1956] don''t you make bogus accusations
                [07:59:43] [Runaway1956] As I've already said, aristarchus is guilty of spamming his "bad posts" warning again and again, over the course of years
                [07:59:55] [Runaway1956] I spam modded his copy/paste spam post
                [07:59:59] [Runaway1956] legitimately
                [08:00:15] [c0lo] Your beef is not with me, Runaway1956, I'm not an admin to decide what is and what is not spam.
                [08:00:30] [Runaway1956] Then I need to know who to talk to -
                [08:01:15] [Runaway1956] meanwhile, please don't make bogus accusations - I don't use the spam mod often, and when I do, it's legitimately spam
                [08:01:45] [Runaway1956] disagreement is one thing - punishing a person for a reasonable disagreement is not reasonable
                [08:01:48] [c0lo] You will need to speak with those who can revert a spam mod
                [08:02:04] [Runaway1956] I think I just asked "who"?
                [08:02:26] [Runaway1956] Bytram? Fatphil? Deucalion?
                [08:02:44] [c0lo] otherwise, I made no accusation, I just said "Spamming the spam mod comes with consequences". Is that a false statement or what?
                [08:03:03] [Runaway1956] It sounds accusatory, in light of what I already posted
                [08:03:34] [c0lo] Well, ear of the beholder and all that.
                [08:03:42] [Runaway1956] hmmmmm
                [08:04:04] [c0lo] Feel free to sue me.
                [08:04:33] [Runaway1956] more likely to drone your butt

                Consequences.

                • (Score: 4, Interesting) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday July 22 2021, @05:36PM (3 children)

                  by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Thursday July 22 2021, @05:36PM (#1159165) Journal

                  Did that frothing fucking lunatic just threaten to "drone [c0lo's] butt" for...er...not being an admin and not reversing the mod ban?

                  Wow. Fucking wow. That is some Trump-level narcissistic assmad.

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                  • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 22 2021, @05:47PM

                    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 22 2021, @05:47PM (#1159169)

                    So says someone who doesn't admit their own — ahem — obvious abuses.

                    How about using the Biden tactic: give lots&lots of money to your enemies, then stare blankly when someone asks you if you like aquariums.

                  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 23 2021, @03:21PM (1 child)

                    by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 23 2021, @03:21PM (#1159412)

                    Sometimes, you are a genuine fuckwit. No private citizen owns a reaper drone, let alone a fleet of them. Jesus Christ . . .

                    But, you just run along and report that shit to the FBI like a good little idiot.

                    • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 23 2021, @05:45PM

                      by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 23 2021, @05:45PM (#1159436)

                      Sometimes? You are talking to an empty room (even more empty than usual, not just from the neck up). Those 2nd-string golem CBIs have to "work" on weekends. Never get sick on a Sunday.

                • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 22 2021, @07:20PM

                  by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 22 2021, @07:20PM (#1159190)

                  For the life of me I couldn't even figure out which post he even spam modded. Also, if he wants to complain about posting the exact same stuff over and over then I gots some bad news for our resident infowars fan =D

                  He whines about ideological abuse spam modding anything "racissssss" so I challenge him to find a badly spam modded post. Once someone is badly spam modded for racism then he can do the same thing, call for the spam mod to be removed and the offending user mod banned.

                  Come on Runaway, make your argument public here. Link to the post you got modbanned for, and link to all the "racisssss" modded posts you feel are unjustly modded spam. We all know you won't because you know you are in the wrong and that the posts modded spam are racist bullshit blaming jewish and black people for all problems.

                  If someone can't communicate their ideas without racist generalizations then that is their problem and they will be modded accordingly.

                • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 23 2021, @05:10AM

                  by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 23 2021, @05:10AM (#1159337)

                  So, no one actually spam-modded Runaway, but Runaway spam-modded in a sort of pre-emptive spam-modding, which is not allowed, so now he is mod-banned for the spam-mod that he should not have modded? Because of the Ari-army? It was an AC, after all, and who is to say what AC it was. We are legion. Expect us.

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 23 2021, @06:13AM

          by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 23 2021, @06:13AM (#1159348)

          I still think we will have to spam mod Runaway, when he goes off on the BLM hordes burning down Foreman, Arkansas, after they get done burning down Nashville, Arkansas, and all the rest of southeastern (Texas, really) Arkansas. So much fear. So much White Fragility.

      • (Score: 0, Flamebait) by khallow on Wednesday July 21 2021, @03:29AM (1 child)

        by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday July 21 2021, @03:29AM (#1158607) Journal

        We tried rational argument, but that didn't work, so we have no choice.

        If only. What that before or after you tried huffing unicorn poo?

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 23 2021, @07:17AM

          by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 23 2021, @07:17AM (#1159363)

          Not all of us are into the things you are into, khallow! Might I suggest Unicorn vomit? Right here, for vappers! [vapejunkieejuice.com] And here, The Unicorn Cookie Godesss [youtube.com]. Out of respect, I do not want to see you "huffing" any of these. Be an adult, khallow.

    • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Wednesday July 21 2021, @12:28AM (3 children)

      by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Wednesday July 21 2021, @12:28AM (#1158529) Journal

      Get off the cross, we need the wood.

      I'm only going to Spam mod what's actually spam. If there's some actual content but a bunch of "derp-a-derr muh j000000z!" or whatever it will likely get a Troll mod, and in borderline cases I will ask the admins :)

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      I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...