T_D Subreddit has Gone private in protest of three of its mods being banned.

[Godzillarich(aka tf2godz)]

So a briefly summarize, three T_D mods have been banned for not holding up the rules of Reddit. T_D has become private in protest.

Spoiler: More detailed summary from out of the loop sub

Following the tail of our post yesterday, "What's up with /r/the_donald "leaving Reddit"?, we have more big news from /r/the_donald! In an apparent act of protest, they have gone private!
As you can see on the /r/the_donald splash page, they're protesting the removal of three of their mods and what they feel is a biased approach taken by the admins in regard to their subreddit. Here's a screenshot of their splash page, for longevity:
http://i.imgur.com/eFVKfJN.png
source: /r/TopMindsOfReddit
Here's an archive of a post they made shortly before going private:
https://web.archive.org/web/20170520012136/https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/6c7oss/first_universities_then_the_internet_then_they/
source: /u/elfa82 in /r/subredditcancer
And another screenshot of that message the admins sent their mod team notifying them their top mod and two others were removed and are not allowed to return to the team:
https://i.imgur.com/TQAmc54.png
Let's take a look at a snippet of the write-up by /u/stopscopiesme in /r/SubredditDrama:
For context, /r/The_Donald has clashed with the admins for quite a while, and had several rules imposed on it, like being banned from linking to r/politics. It is also speculated that the algorithm for r/all being redone and the ability to filter r/all were specific acts taken because of and against the_donald. This crackdown from the admins also comes after a new set of much stricter rules for moderators. While resentments between t_d mods and the admins have been simmering for a long time, there are some specific recent events that have led to this which I detailed in a post yesterday, copied here
https://www.reddit.com/help/healthycommunities/
Yesterday, this post daring the admins to change the score appeared on r/all for a few hours despite showing a score of 0. Many users inside and outside of The_Donald assumed the admins had actually manipulated the score. (Although it's worth noting there's no evidence of this and it could be related to the same glitch that caused the entire frontpage to be r/the_donald. Others are speculating that the post had a positive score before reaching r/all and being downvoted by non t_d users, and then it took a while to disappear from the listing). A similar thing happened with a second post. To my knowledge, the admins have not responded to these accusations.
Today, a t_d mod stickied a post ( mirror ) condemning the restrictions admins have placed on the subreddit and threatning that t_d users will leave. The moderator promotes reddit clone Voat, which yesterday announced it may shut down due to lack of funds. Another user is promoting both Voat and his own site as an alternative.
https://www.reddit.com/r/SubredditDrama/comments/6c7utq/the_donald_has_gone_private_in_protest_of_their/

And here's a few more places discussing this across reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Drama/comments/6c7u0z/the_donald_set_to_private/
https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald_CA/comments/6c80y9/the_donald_closed_forcing_pedes_to_go_red/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Alt_Right/comments/6c7w6q/the_donald_has_gone_private_in_protest_of_their/
https://www.reddit.com/r/AgainstHateSubreddits/comments/6c6t75/rthe_donald_mods_are_reposting_things_to_the/
https://www.reddit.com/r/republicansunite/comments/6c82tm/the_donald_may_be_privated_but_you_cant_stop_us/
https://www.reddit.com/r/esist/comments/6c881v/notice_how_reddit_just_got_a_lot_more_peaceful/

https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/6c8h4e/magathread_rthe_donald_has_gone_private/

I would recommend reading some of the comments in the subreddit because they give some good insight.

So what do you guys think?

 

[PsychedelicDiamond]

While I respect their right to conspire against western democracy and form a cult around a sociopathic oligarch who's trying to turn America into a third world country I can't be arsed to pretend I'm sad that reddit seemingly doesn't. Can't blame them either, I wouldn't want to host these people either. Just because they have a right to voice their views doesn't mean anyone else has a responsibility of providing them with a platform.

 

[DoPo]

OK, I'll bite - what is "the_donald" about?

 

[Level 7 Dragon]

Sigh, here goes that regime and a chance to improve relations between the West and the East

 

[Loop Stricken]

OK, I'll bite - what is "the_donald" about?

I am also confused. One might say... out of the loop! Aha!

 

[Dr. Thrax]

OK, I'll bite - what is "the_donald" about?

I am also confused. One might say... out of the loop! Aha!

r/The_Donald is the vehemently pro-Trump subreddit which is comprised of the most childish people on the planet, unsurprisingly. The entire subreddit is just an entire forum dedicated to virtually fellating Trump while calling anyone who doesn't support him a cuck.

 

[Silentpony_v1legacy]

Yeah but its Reddit. Everything is terrible there.

 

[Saelune]

They should just all move to the Mar A Lago subreddit.

Edit: Trump is a big baby. They are just emulating their idol.

 

[Cowabungaa]

The little babs need themselves a safe space it seems. It's a cesspit of a sub that can't behave like adjusted adults and it was time they were put in their place for their bad behaviour.

 

[Zontar]

Yeah but its Reddit. Everything is terrible there.

Yeah, so it should be kept there. Now because of this the T_D guys are flooding /pol/ and shitting up the place.

 

[Zontar]

How shocking. I never would have expected a bunch of nasty little brats on the internet to retreat into a safe space once reminded that the rules still apply to them. No really. My shock is so comprehensive that my circulatory system is shutting down in response. You would have needed an Infinite Improbability Drive to predict this outcome.

They probably figured that since SRS literally commits criminal activity (to the point Reddit at this point is liable) and the fact their users are getting harassed with the company turning a blind eye to it, they probably figured the rules where just guidelines.

I say that as someone who hates these people because they ruin /pol/, I can at least see where they're coming form. They should stay out of our piss pool though.

 

[Cowabungaa]

Yeah but its Reddit. Everything is terrible there.

Yeah, so it should be kept there. Now because of this the T_D guys are flooding /pol/ and shitting up the place.

As if /pol/ needed any more shitting up, it's basically at maximum shittyness as is.

 

[Zontar]

Yeah but its Reddit. Everything is terrible there.

Yeah, so it should be kept there. Now because of this the T_D guys are flooding /pol/ and shitting up the place.

As if /pol/ needed any more shitting up, it's basically at maximum shittyness as is.

Exactly, with the constant raids by /leftypol/, tublrites who want to try their luck, Stormies who think they'll fit it (Ha, always hilarious seeing those guys last 5 minutes) and Shareblue pushing party propaganda, there are enough turds floating in that sea of piss as it is.

Redditfugees not welcome, send them back.

 

[Zontar]

How shocking. I never would have expected a bunch of nasty little brats on the internet to retreat into a safe space once reminded that the rules still apply to them. No really. My shock is so comprehensive that my circulatory system is shutting down in response. You would have needed an Infinite Improbability Drive to predict this outcome.

They probably figured that since SRS literally commits criminal activity (to the point Reddit at this point is liable) and the fact their users are getting harassed with the company turning a blind eye to it, they probably figured the rules where just guidelines.

I say that as someone who hates these people because they ruin /pol/, I can at least see where they're coming form. They should stay out of our piss pool though.

Now Zontar is claiming that he's the one suffering most in all of this. Another shock to the system. I think I've had enough. Ignore list.

Hey, I AM the victim in all this. A place I enjoy is being turned to shit because of this due to their invasion.

Reddit shall not be allowed to colonise /pol/, Meme Jihad now!

 

[Cowabungaa]

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Yeeeaaaah I was thinking of all the godawful bigotry and insanity that was already on /pol/ without those 'invaders', because it's fuckin' 4chan aka the internet's asshole. It has almost never not been an awful community with awful behaviour, it didn't need any outsiders for that. Because it's fuckin' 4chan.

 

[Zontar]

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Yeeeaaaah I was thinking of all the godawful bigotry and insanity that was already on /pol/ without those 'invaders', because it's fuckin' 4chan aka the internet's asshole. It has almost never not been an awful community with awful behaviour, it didn't need any outsiders for that. Because it's fuckin' 4chan.

/pol/ is a board of peace.

 

[K12]

Fighting fire with fire it seems... by that I mean throwing a molotov cocktail into a burning building.