New mods and I'm retiring

Carbonhell · 20時間前

Man, this is bad. I love reading and refrain from writing, usually, but this makes me a bit sad. I would have preferred if you just ignored those guys calling you a shill, but I completely understand your point. Farewell and thanks for creating this interesting sub!

Fugeo · 20時間前

Danger, I will never forget what you did for us. To me, r/WhereIsAssange is synonymous with you. It saddens me deeply that this has to happen, but I understand it completely. You are the real MVP, and you deserve the best.

Please don't be a stranger, Danger. Thank you for your hard work, it has not gone on unnoticed.

wl_is_down · 20時間前

Thats a disaster, but I can understand why.

I would ask you to reconsider, the people on your back, may be louder, but I would like to think they are a small minority of people with not necessarily good motives.

You have made massive strides in the last two weeks on this sub. It will be a lot poorer with you leaving.

Very sad.

MtGtrader · 18時間前

Quit but don't pass top mod spot. Stay as top mod, don't pass it on.

phatey · 19時間前

I hear what you say loud and clear. I am collecting downvotes on this sub like I was back in /r/politics, simply asking for evidence of these wild beliefs. I thought about unsubbing but whatever I'll just refrain from commenting and look to collect evidence as it comes in.

PassivelyOP · 18時間前

Another one bites the dust. I can't be the only one thinking these users are doing this on purpose. The correct response danger, was to enforce the rules you wrote. No calling shill, etc. You'd kick them out of the sub, and it wouldn't be in this shitstorm, if only someone could have predicted this...oh right, you did and many other users, who said don't let them cry shill...

dissentcostsmoney · 18時間前

Thanks man, really not happy to see you leaving, PM me anytime if you need anything.

*This was an effort most likely to tire you out. Maybe reconsider fulltime vs casual.

Freqwaves · 20時間前

Sorry to see you go.

bIackbrosinwhitehoes · 19時間前

That's what they do, man. They scream and call you part of the conspiracy and they do it until you run away, and then they control the space. There is a concerted effort underway to ensure that happens. It's part of their operational manual.

And you just let them succeed in beating you.

I thank you for everything you've done, and ask you to reconsider.

ventuckyspaz · 19時間前

Thanks for your good work. I feel frustrated being stuck between the "he is dead" people and the "Everything is great" people. The truth is somewhere in the middle. Regardless of what anyone else says you did a great job keeping the sub going well for quite a while when we were all pushed out of /r/wikileaks. I think we have all noticed the downhill projectory the subreddit has taken and it's unfortunate. It could take a while longer before the real truth gets confirmed or revealed. It was Reagan that said that right? Trust but verify. I think in this situation verify, don't trust is more expedient. What you said about your personal account reminded me of what I said to shills on twitter attacking me for questioning their story that Julian and Wikileaks is fine. I said I'm a real person who uses the same handle for twitter and reddit. I have my real name on my twitter account and a facebook account which is about as old as my account here (4 years). If I'm the shill why am I using my real name and why aren't you using yours? They wouldn't respond to that. You did good for us and for Julian. Thanks again!!!!!

UnimatrixZeroOne · 20時間前

I'm now here and ready to answer questions, too!

erktheerk · 20時間前

I am online now and ready to answer questions.

AddictedReddit · 19時間前

Folks, I'm totally a paid & bought for shill who will rule with an iron fist and derail the noble efforts of this sub.

J/k, glad to be aboard! The best way to get our attention is to use the report button... automod sends modmail notifications and we all get instant notifications. I realize that short of new evidence there isn't much we can do sans organizing a cohesive plea for "proof" of life in the form of a balcony appearance or signed message. Even a signed message may not placate everyone, and video interviews have been proven fakeable.

Personally, I believe that a coordinated effort to pressure the office of Rafael Correa may yield a statement from the Ecuadorian government on the matter (especially now that the election is over), but I look forward to any new developments that help bring the truth to light.

Assange is, and has been for a long time, one of my heroes. We all owe a great deal of gratitude for his efforts and sacrifices. Don't let the detractors and shills distract you from seeking the truth, we will not go quietly.

HempCO719 · 20時間前

As long as you aren't u/iaminDanger_us everything is all good

laosimerah · 20時間前

I see what you mean about the subreddit devolving into what it is at the moment. Too many of the wrong people are here now, disagree with them and you're the enemy.

*I Didn't expect this. I also won't be surprised if they scream subs been compromised because of your exit.

robmak3 · 17時間前

I am wondering how someone (/u/unimatrixzeroone) related to No Mans Sky will help us. That was an overhyped faliure.

JK, I'm sure it's hard to moderate that sub. I would buy for $20-30 on a steam sale.

CommunistSynthesiser · 9時間前

Sorry to see you go. You did a great job and I'm sure we're all thankful for your efforts.

I can see this sub has gone down hill and off-course, whether by human nature or agenda accounts. This was most evident after Assange's recent telephone interview. I listened to it a few times and there were some interesting things of note in that talk. No one seemed to have noticed on this sub. Both on this sub and twitter "POL" is all we hear, when I think it is pretty apparent that Julian is alive and likely at the embassy. Instead of focusing on what he said, and whether he truly is where we are told he is, most people here are ignoring everything that isn't POL related. This really only serves his enemies.

Thank you again.

Acisionne · 8時間前

Thank you for your service.

I remember (feels like 6 mo ago) when this sub started, the realist vibe, the search for truth, the transparency in moderation in contrast to so much other rubbish going on elsewhere.

The first wave of this sub was a superb reminder of what an online community should be. You kept your head above water longer than anyone in your position would be expected to do. I salute you.

demos74dx · 2時間前

I know it's been hard for you Dan, and I respect your decision to step away. I just want you to know that I think you've been one of the best moderators of the 2016 Reddit shit show, Thank you.

Tired8281 · 20時間前

Thank you for everything you have done. Know that some people do appreciate it.

Dr_Taffy · 19時間前

Much respect man. Thanks for your service to this sub and to Discord. You've been really professional about everything and we'll miss you!

supaninjas · 17時間前

You were an awesome mod. Thank you for your service. I'm out of the sub as well. I joined when there were only 100 subscribers and it was a very informative sub. Now it's just full of paranoid anger filled posts, im sooo sick of the word shill!

YourHackHusband · 17時間前

Thank you for all the very hard work you've done here. I don't comment all that often, but have been here from the beginning and have really appreciated the thoughtfulness and commitment to transparency from you and all of the mods. I'm glad that you will continue to stick around in a way that takes less of a personal toll on you; you have been a huge part of what is best in this sub. Thank you again for creating it, and putting so much of your heart into it. All the best :)

jrf_1973 · 18時間前

This is what happens when rampant paranoia and idiocy and name calling is allowed to breed. Good people get crushed.

Welcome to the new mods. They have a lot of work cut out for them.

damiana9 · 20時間前

We will miss you /u/IamDanger_us! I do understand your decision. Thank you so much for creating this sub and everything you have done for it, and the fact finding regarding Assange and his situation. I hope you will still be a presence, even if you aren't a mod.

Hold_My_Calls · 19時間前

Thanks for starting up this sub. It may spell the difference in Julian's freedom or very life.

madlyrogue · 19時間前

Sorry it's been such a pain in your ass. Totally understand wanting to separate yourself from it given the circumstances but sad to hear. Thanks for all you've done!

Chiffmonkey · 19時間前

Thanks for the dedication, better that you take care of your mental wellbeing than become genuinely "compromised" by losing it over frustractions with tinfoil hatters. :)

I made a hypothetical argument about the integrity of this subreddit and am genuinely sorry if that led others to make assumptions about you. The point was to make people careful about believing things claimed in threads, not to begin a witchhunt.

Good critical thinkers are charitable thinkers. They do not assert their correctness without substantial evidence and peer-review. Peers doesn't mean friends. It means allies, rivals and undetermineds. That's how you avoid an echo chamber of one, as so many seem to fall into even down here where we're well aware what echo chambers are. An accusation made lightly only serves to undermine your integrity.

To the new mods, please be aware that the question over wikileaks compromise is a tier two conspiracy theory. We are questioning a narrative that questions a narrative. It's weird down here.

wahtsup · 17時間前

This sub brought my (and thousands of others') attention to the issue, so no matter what it has become now, it made a huge difference already. So thank you.

reactor12 · 10時間前

I'm really sorry to hear you copped so much flak and I really appreciate your effort. Keep your head down and don't let the idiots get to you.

Tarathx · 10時間前

Sad, but understandable. Hope you stick around as much regardless, thanks for all the work Dan!

foamed · 8時間前

There are many things you can implement to immensely improve the subreddit though:

Set up Automoderator to automatically filter out all comments that include insults and racial slurs. Ban users that resort to personal attacks, witch hunts, brigading or spamming.

Remove all articles (non-selfposts) that have editorialized titles by OP, sensationalized titles, misleading or false info. Ban submissions linking to conspiracy websites (wild paranoid speculation is honestly not relevant). Finally you can stop allowing low effort submissions like memes, gifs, funny videos or similar.

There will be people complaining, creating wild conspiracy theories about the sub being compromised or filled with shills, but you'll never be able to please or make these people happy anyway. This is a far better option than letting the sub devolve into yet another /r/Conspiracy sub.

crayfisher · 2時間前

I love how the narrative changes after the fact...

Last week, all you'd find on this subreddit is threads full of hardcore conspiracy nonsense. Now suddenly there's hundreds of people saying "you were a great mod, I knew all along Julian was OK." Suuuuure you did.

asdfgg31337 · 20時間前

Understandable, thx for your work!

computer_d · 16時間前

Thank you.

I got repeatedly downvoted for pointing out we have evidence he is safe and in the embassy whereas merely speculation that he is not.

MaunaLoona · 19時間前

I guess it shouldn't be surprising that in a sub dedicated to a conspiracy theory there would be rampant conspiracy theories.

rodental · 16時間前

Well, so much for trusting the mods in this sub. All you would have to do to restore faith in yourself would be to remove DirectTheCheckered, since all of the suspicious mod activity seems to be from that account.

Anyways, thanks for the time you've spent on this, you were a great mod.

AcceptsBitcoin · 15時間前

Thought you did an excellent job of wrangling the shitposts\people and trying to keep everything on track.

As the evidence has grown over the last fortnight that JA is likely OK but just in a weird situation that no one understands yet, we've seen the wind taken out of the sails of the more outlandish claims. Somehow, this has caused a doubling down of hyperbole, and the overall tone in the sub has changed.

Good luck modding in the future and thanks for setting this up.

TheCaliKid89 · 9時間前

I totally agree, and IMO you should delete the sub. Sure, another one will get started, but it won't be connected to you and it'll have to build its own credibility.

GodOfDumbness · 5時間前

Honestly? I was wondering how long you would last. Seeing the sub start at first as a cool headed thing where people logically speculated devolving into... this. r/conspiracy threads, people posting questionable "facts", "shillcusations", and overall ruining the spirit.

Sad to see you go, but hopefully we can keep this place going relatively crazy free. Like that pic in the top right, we gotta keep fighting, just need to make sure we don't fight the wrong people/wrong reasons and cause collateral damage.

wtfdidijustdoshit · 4時間前

yeah this sub was different when it first started now it has turned to shit. time to unsubscribe i guess..

OnlyPretending · 4時間前

It's really unfortunate you can't start a real, open dialogue about a possible conspiracy without all of the noise from the typical paranoid conspiracy-theorists. Do they realize they do the most damage to their cause?

DinosBiggestFan · 4時間前

This is pretty sad. The word shill has been slung out a lot this election -- and to be clear, you can blame Hillary for it because of Correct the Record and its ridiculous budget -- but this is the one sub I've seen on Wikileaks that has shown enough times to not be compromised at all.

Dannyl3oy · 2時間前

Great job lad, sorry to see you go,

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crayfisher · 2時間前

kybarnet compromised

JurijFedorov · 19時間前

Once Assange did the second audio interview it was basically over. No non-conspirator would even think he is missing or gone. So the sub lost its meaning and only the hardcore group remained sceptical.

lets_get_hyyerr · 20時間前

Ya'll said you'd recommend me as a mod :/

lord_dvorak · 20時間前

There were witch hunts? I've literally never seen a post with personal information in it.

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