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/r/Politics mods removing links to johnsonWeld.com but not HillaryClinton.com (self.GaryJohnson)

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This morning, a link to HillaryClinton.com made it to the top of /r/politics. I reported the link and waited several hours before messaging the mods to ask why it hadn't been removed. I got the following response:

"We allow submissions from the official sites of candidates."

So I assumed I was wrong about the rule and posted the following link from johnsonweld.com:

http://np.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/57xphv/how_is_it_that_the_united_states_the_land_of_the/

After 500+ upvotes and 100+ comments it was deleted. The posted reason? "Unacceptable Domain - Do not use candidate..."

I have once again messaged the mods for clarification and will update this post if I receive a response.

EDIT: The same mod who replied to me this morning replied again:

"This was a mislabel on our part. The reason for removal is the signature solicitation that is too "front and center" on the link you provided."

And he/she/it changed the label to "No Soliciting Users". Here's the old one

EDIT 2: What a joke. I decided to click on the the link from hillaryclinton.com. Here's a screengrab. You can't even read the "article" without closing their solicitation.

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[–]GenitalDiddlerFeel The Johnson 38ポイント39ポイント  (3子コメント)

Yeah, r/politics is run by die hard Democrats. They are going to do that sort of thing. Test their integrity by posting a non- petition part of the website if you want, but don't be surprised if they take it down Clinton campaign spent alot of money to discredit Gary, and the mods support her campaign.

[–]almosthere0327 12ポイント13ポイント  (1子コメント)

Why would die hard democrats support a sham democrat like hillary?

[–]TankRizzo 19ポイント20ポイント  (0子コメント)

Think you answered your own question.

[–]killzon32 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

You mean the mods are paid by CTR to push the Agenda.

[–]pxp920 92ポイント93ポイント  (12子コメント)

No point bothering with that sub, it's comprised of 99% fanatic shills.

[–]34679[S] 41ポイント42ポイント  (9子コメント)

It has 3 million+ subscribers. You can't stick your head in the sand and expect progress.

[–]PsychedelicVisions 33ポイント34ポイント  (0子コメント)

Correct The Record has completely taken over that sub there's nothing we can really do, they'll delete, downvote, cover up anything that isn't pro-Hillary. Just look at the front page of the sub it's 99% anti-trump

[–]pxp920 18ポイント19ポイント  (1子コメント)

You've got a point but the overlords of the sub have their own agenda and as far as Reddit goes they're perfectly entitled to do so. You're better off jump starting a new sub like 'Political_discussion', ''Neutral_Politics' or likewise to promote political discussion.

[–]killzon32 4ポイント5ポイント  (5子コメント)

First of all 1+ million of those subscribers are inactive accounts.

[–]34679[S] 3ポイント4ポイント  (4子コメント)

Are you aware of a larger single forum for the discussion of US politics in any form, anywhere in the world? Because if so I want in.

[–]killzon32 0ポイント1ポイント  (3子コメント)

Large doesn't really give any value to it. Its a shitty subreddit. So shitty it was taken off the main subreddit selection and is a non default subreddit due to how crap it is it has a ton of subs because of a long time ago it was a default subreddit.

r/PoliticalDiscussion I think is an alternative.

[–]Senseisntsocommon 6ポイント7ポイント  (2子コメント)

It's not a viable alternative, same users in both. One is just far more blatant than the other. Lots of astroturfing.

[–]killzon32 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

As long as the mods and admins aren't suppressing anyone then people being liberal and loving Hillary is fine.

[–]Senseisntsocommon 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Mods and admins are fine near as I can tell. Just a lot of hive mind.

[–]liberty2016 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I imagine it's gotten worse in the past few months, and that there is substantial bias in terms of which articles make it to the top of the subreddit, but I've had reasonable discussion about Johnson on /r/politics with the actual commentors throughout the election, haven't had too much difficulty with trolls, and have never been banned for bringing up pro-Johnson or pro-Libertarian viewpoints.

[–]bwohlgemuth 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I unsubscribed last night. I don't even bother going in there anymore..

[–]StarfishSpencerGoogleGaryJohnson 14ポイント15ポイント  (0子コメント)

Yep I noticed this. It's infuriating, and its blindingly obvious your original submission only gained the traction it did because it mentioned neither Johnson nor Weld in the title, and it took them a while to realize it was a pro Johnson/Weld article, after which it was immediately silenced. Pathetic.

[–]Busybyeski 25ポイント26ポイント  (0子コメント)

Now you understand why "third parties aren't around" in the off-season. The entire fucking system forces them out.

[–]hazeyindahead 12ポイント13ポイント  (0子コメント)

This is why I unsubbed and filtered out /r/politics.

[–]deflateddoritodinks 8ポイント9ポイント  (0子コメント)

I tried to post something, and they said it was already posted and the example was nothing to do with what I was posting. What a bunch of fucktards.

[–]Bulldog65 15ポイント16ポイント  (0子コメント)

r/politics is an illegal undisclosed paid advertisement for Hillary Clinton in collusion with Reddit Admins.

"it doesn't matter what the friggin legal and ethics people say, we need to win the motherf*%#er".

[–]hblask 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

In another sub, I addressed the slanted moderation. They basically said "yeah, it's a liberal sub. If you don't like it, leave".

[–]BigBiggest 14ポイント15ポイント  (1子コメント)

I was just banned from that sub. I responded to the mods "You guys are a joke. A rotten stain on democracy. When your master is charged with high treason, we'll be looking for you next."

[–]norcalguy747 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

/r/politics isn't the target market. People are won over in one on one conversations, friends on social media and in person when approached in a non-threatening way. Steer clear of that sub and focus where it counts.

[–]bfhurricane 6ポイント7ポイント  (1子コメント)

Be careful! The reddit mods forced r/the_donald to cease referring to r/politics in posts and text. Don't want to upset them now.

[–]Anarchorenegade 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

r/politics is a fucking joke.

[–]ReginaldLADOOJohnson/Weld 2016 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

LMAO I came in here expecting some misleading post. Nope. That's pretty fucking ridiculous. I posted a link to Trumps website earlier just to see if it would go through and it did so I figured they do allow linking to candidates websites and there was no problem here. Now I see this. What a joke. When I clicked the Hillary website earlier I too got that screen gobbling pop up. That's amazing they literally just bullshitted two separate reasons for removing it out of thin air.

Edit: /u/34679

Now it says "unacceptable title" as the reason for removal. So now they've come up with 3 separate reasons. Try submitting it with the bold text as the title: "End the War on Drugs. Reduce Recidivism. Support Law Enforcement." and see what happens ths time.

[–]Tipsycowsy 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

I feel bad for the people who aren't aware that r/politics is just run by mods who want to brainwash anything anti democrat out of peoples heads.

[–]thehonbtw 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Is there any way one can get this into something like subreddit drama? Because this is plainly unacceptable and it'd be nice to showcase this hypocrisy on a larger stage.

[–]jsm11482 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Please continue in this effort to find the truth and expose them.

[–]RMaximus 0ポイント1ポイント  (4子コメント)

At this point anyone supporting Gary Johnson that votes for Hillary is a moron.

[–]poppymelt 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

Anyone that votes for Hillary is ignorant on what is going on in this country. Unfortunately most of them are willfully being ignorant.

[–]RMaximus 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Couldn't agree more. Most redditors are a perfect example of that. They pretend to have never heard wikileaks all of a sudden.

[–]Indiancheese -2ポイント-1ポイント  (1子コメント)

At this point, Anyone who votes for Hillary is a blind moron. I don't understand how people don't see through her shady and underhanded politicking

[–]RMaximus 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I agree and that doesn't mean you need to like or vote for Trump.

[–]mnnmIllI -1ポイント0ポイント  (0子コメント)

Candidates. Real candidates.

EDIT 2: What a joke. I decided to click on the the link from hillaryclinton.com. Here's a screengrab. You can't even read the "article" without closing their solicitation.

MY GOD. literal human rights violation. do you need a shock blanket?