I did not want it to come to this, but you guys have NOT been behaving. I’ve added four automod rules- two of them auto remove posts based on their terms, and the other two will report them for having terms that are suspected to be political. This ban will last at least ~2 months. If you have any questions, please drop them here
EDIT: I added another rule- if you post with a *certain* flair (you can probably guess which), it will be removed
People who bitch about politics don’t understand how deeply politics are entwined with everything else. Guess this sub is for the ones who’d rather hide their heads in the sand.
You know this cancel culture is shit . If somebody doesn’t like what you say , they just report you , Instead of having a conversation with you . I don’t know how anybody could see what you posted as a big deal . People are so thin skinned anymore . And if they shut you down , there ( in there mind ) the main character . WHAT HAPPENED TO FREE SPEACH ?
Thanos has a rich man’s view of artificially induced scarcity. His solution doesn’t actually solve the problem. It just resets it. The only real solution is to tax the rich and use those resources to help everyone else have better lives.
The banned subject directly affect everybody’s day to day lives in more ways than we can imagine. These topics should be discussed. This platform is probably the best one for it because you can actually access people with varied perspectives. Some people say disturbing things, but that is going to happen. It is not to be taken personally. Our reactions come from what we are exposed to. People have an opportunity to get a wider intake of opinions here. Even those people could have a delayed reaction for the better. I think banning these conversations is an actual disservice to everyone. These topics are global and should be discussed because in the end, it is always a good practice no matter the topic. These interactions do no good if you only share with those with like views. I have learned so much about people on this platform.
I mean is there a total limit to the number of posts per day and politics is taking up too many of them?
Can’t we have the political one and the non political ones?
Does someone here actually think that this will result in more non political posts or just remove the political posts?
Is it just me or does this ban seem political in and of itself?
Thank you! So many subs just post politics and that’s not why I want to always see in every sub. It’s good to enjoy stuff that isn’t related the US politics.
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I did not want it to come to this, but you guys have NOT been behaving. I’ve added four automod rules- two of them auto remove posts based on their terms, and the other two will report them for having terms that are suspected to be political. This ban will last at least ~2 months. If you have any questions, please drop them here
EDIT: I added another rule- if you post with a *certain* flair (you can probably guess which), it will be removed
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Thank Christ/mods
what if it became permeant?
First sub I’ve seen where the mods aren’t totally incompetent, really cool
What if we all decided to uninstall Reddit and go outside?
I think it’s a half-gram heavy on the back end.
Thank you mods!!!
What does the ban cover, out of curiosity? "Politics" is a very broad term.
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BLESSED
Based
Good this is an absolute win for everyone we don’t need all subs to be politically based
Thank goodness I would love to enjoy Reddit without politics
Good. Finally the “what if the politician I hate did this horrendous and unlikely thing” posts can stop.
Good news!
yes. thank you!
Chicken Biscuits for President 2028!!!!!!
Who doesn’t like a chicken biscuit???
Finally we can get back to what’s important, unrealistic what if moments
Oh my god thank you. Thank you. Seriously. Thank you
Finally.
Ugh. You literally had a politics flair 🙄
Is simply mentioning Elon now political? Or tesla? SpaceX?
Like he existed as a figure before politics
Ok so I can’t even ask a question for clarification because of auto mod smh
Hell yes
Honestly i feel like this is some much needed fresh air. There are many other subreddits for having discussions.
Therefore i feel the need to now try posting some of my weird *ss what ifs to fill the void.
Good I’m tired of reading about it literally everywhere
Seriously, thank you. This whole sub was about Trump.
Much gratitude, it’ll be a most welcome reprieve
One down, hundreds to go.
Thank you! What a relief.
What are temporary politics?
Temporary isnt enough. Need to ban it as a whole!
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Outstanding! Now I’ll join. Thank you
thank you very much😊 good idea.
Sooooo. What do we talk about after we’re finished talking about how great it is to not talk about politics? (which is still talking about politics)
Thank god for this
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good! and reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
whatever and however you you celebrate <3
FINALLY, back to GOKU v SUPERMAN lol.
Why temporary? Should be permanent.
lame
Looks like it’s working already with all of these posts being removed. Good on you mods.
People who bitch about politics don’t understand how deeply politics are entwined with everything else. Guess this sub is for the ones who’d rather hide their heads in the sand.
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But where will I get my poorly thought out political conjecture involving a certain president doing wildly unlikely things?
Yayyyy
It’s a good day for the world
I was so sick of the what if this politician or political crap did something or another. Thanks.
cowards.
But what if…
I were to purchase fast food and disguise it as my own cooking?
You know this cancel culture is shit . If somebody doesn’t like what you say , they just report you , Instead of having a conversation with you . I don’t know how anybody could see what you posted as a big deal . People are so thin skinned anymore . And if they shut you down , there ( in there mind ) the main character . WHAT HAPPENED TO FREE SPEACH ?
YES!! I can actually enjoy this subreddit now whoooo
What if we just ignored our problems instead of facing them.
oh that’s what this is
Thank God
The world is healing
Reddit mods starting to look like Discord mods 😳
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What if r/whatif lifted the temporary politics ban
Banning important issues doesn’t make them go away.
We know the answer to ‘what if’ a subreddit had competent mods now!
No offense to the other hard working mods out there…
Just joined BECAUSE of this.
Thanos has a rich man’s view of artificially induced scarcity. His solution doesn’t actually solve the problem. It just resets it. The only real solution is to tax the rich and use those resources to help everyone else have better lives.
We will see how well that works since I’ve already been seeing political posts since the ban took place
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But what if this ban didn’t exist?
This earned a “join” from me – much much much appreciated. 🫡
The banned subject directly affect everybody’s day to day lives in more ways than we can imagine. These topics should be discussed. This platform is probably the best one for it because you can actually access people with varied perspectives. Some people say disturbing things, but that is going to happen. It is not to be taken personally. Our reactions come from what we are exposed to. People have an opportunity to get a wider intake of opinions here. Even those people could have a delayed reaction for the better. I think banning these conversations is an actual disservice to everyone. These topics are global and should be discussed because in the end, it is always a good practice no matter the topic. These interactions do no good if you only share with those with like views. I have learned so much about people on this platform.
But what if it wasn’t?
I’ll get the champagne
Reddit is healing 🙏
Has it been two months yet?
Edit: I saw the "2" and got excited, but then saw the "d", which it turns out does not mean months. 😢
What is this supposed to accomplish?
I mean is there a total limit to the number of posts per day and politics is taking up too many of them?
Can’t we have the political one and the non political ones?
Does someone here actually think that this will result in more non political posts or just remove the political posts?
Is it just me or does this ban seem political in and of itself?
What if… you dumped a solid 5 pound brick of pop rocks into a hot deepfryer
All the replies in the post are "you made political comment in the past so you don’t deserve a politics free sub"
Thank you! So many subs just post politics and that’s not why I want to always see in every sub. It’s good to enjoy stuff that isn’t related the US politics.
I applaud this. I wish more channels would follow suit so we could get back to having a platform with meaningful content again.