It wasn't just applications, it was an election, where you had to submit a nomination statement, then answer like 100+ questions from the community, and then be voted on. And if you were elected, you got elected to a term of a certain number of years (I don't recall exactly, like 2-3 years?). And there were a maximum amount of members.
It's being run by /u/stopscopiesme, the power mod who wrote a manifesto on how successful opaque iron fist moderation is, and how it made /r/cringepics into the great sub it is today.
The link I posted turned out to not be that weird manifesto I was thinking of, more like the aftermath.
I wish I could find that smug post about how great the moderation is and how /r/cringeanarchy is tiny in comparison to /r/cringepics lmao
Fuck. Yes that's the one, it would appear I was talking shit. /u/stopscopiesme must have done something else to piss me off, but at least isn't delusional and smug to the extreme like /u/IAmAN00bie.
But you're both internet forum moderators still so fuck you.
You turned /r/cringepics into a bunch of boring text screenshots, and /r/cringe in to a bunch of sterile reality TV show clips and awkward handshakes between two mentally capable adults. How anyone could find entertainment in those subs is a mystery to me.
You made your subs so shit that I'd actually rather use cringeanarchy, and wade through 50 shitty political memes to see people doing embarrassing shit. And you were smug about how successful your BS moderation was?
/u/stopscopiesme is right with what he said here. At least stopscopies can see through your self congratulatory bullshit. Delete your account and unplug your internet you stupid cunt.
Iβve wanted to contribute more insane saga drama from other parts of the internet but it doesnβt get the traction "roasting trollx π€£π€£Β " does.
Wikipedia does seem to really attract a massive amount of weirdos who take it really really seriously, also the interview video, they looked exactly how I imagine they would.
Generally my experience with Wikipedia is that any time you make a change, someone with a badge proving their superiority to you will come by and cite 30 obscure Wikipedia policies, give you a warning, and then revert it. It's not a friendly place. You have to memorize a whole new bureaucracy they've developed for themselves.
Wikipedia has become very un-intuitive and frustrating to edit.
There are people that take articles "under their wings" and don't let anyone change anything because they feel personally attacked if you change what they wrote.
Even if you ignore all the politics there are so many things that you have to know to even begin to edit correctly.
It sucks because we all rely on Wikipedia, but if you find obvious mistakes (that go beyond grammatical or spelling errors) it's no longer possible to easily fix.
Ever heard of Ryulong? He would camp "his" articles for fourteen hours a day to keep them slanted the way he liked them. For instance, shitty Ultraman romanizations and the infamous GamerGate controversy page.
To quote a retard:ππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππ
And the rest of the Wikipedia population was left to wonder about what else was going on behind closed doors and why the site's co-founder and self-described "benevolent dictator" appeared more concerned with defending power-tripping admins than investigating actual proven conspiracies.
67 comments
1 SnapshillBot 2018-05-23
Jews did this
Snapshots:
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1 ComedicSans 2018-05-23
You're our most valuable contributor, Snappy.
1 Generalno1 2018-05-23
Imagine caring so much about being part of the "Arbcouncil" that you send applications
1 skapade 2018-05-23
It wasn't just applications, it was an election, where you had to submit a nomination statement, then answer like 100+ questions from the community, and then be voted on. And if you were elected, you got elected to a term of a certain number of years (I don't recall exactly, like 2-3 years?). And there were a maximum amount of members.
1 tommy2014015 2018-05-23
Skapade. You are my favorite person on the internet, by far, snally is just a thrift store you.
1 skapade 2018-05-23
harsh but fair
1 life_is_painfull_ 2018-05-23
mods pls ban this turd
1 Rodomite 2018-05-23
turds pls mod this mod
1 ComedicSans 2018-05-23
DELET THIS
1 v_is_one_person 2018-05-23
1 imnotagayboy 2018-05-23
Wtf is that sub? "InternetDrama"?
Why do they have 11 mods for 600 users? lmfao
1 CucksLoveTrump 2018-05-23
It's SRD's response to /r/Drama
much like their discord, it will be dead in 3 months
1 imnotagayboy 2018-05-23
It's being run by /u/stopscopiesme, the power mod who wrote a manifesto on how successful opaque iron fist moderation is, and how it made /r/cringepics into the great sub it is today.
https://www.reddit.com/r/MetaSubredditDrama/comments/331hsu/why_do_you_think_srd_tends_to_attract_the_pc/cqh5hw8/?context=3
1 Yiin 2018-05-23
Cringepics is so great that I haven't heard one person call it toxic in years, or anything really.
1 imnotagayboy 2018-05-23
The link I posted turned out to not be that weird manifesto I was thinking of, more like the aftermath.
I wish I could find that smug post about how great the moderation is and how /r/cringeanarchy is tiny in comparison to /r/cringepics lmao
1 Yiin 2018-05-23
https://www.reddit.com/r/TheoryOfReddit/comments/3r15h0/how_to_change_the_culture_of_a_subreddit_looking/
This one maybe? But it's not by stops
1 imnotagayboy 2018-05-23
Fuck. Yes that's the one, it would appear I was talking shit.
/u/stopscopiesme must have done something else to piss me off, but at least isn't delusional and smug to the extreme like /u/IAmAN00bie.
But you're both internet forum moderators still so fuck you.
1 IAmAN00bie 2018-05-23
lol u made
1 imnotagayboy 2018-05-23
You turned /r/cringepics into a bunch of boring text screenshots, and /r/cringe in to a bunch of sterile reality TV show clips and awkward handshakes between two mentally capable adults. How anyone could find entertainment in those subs is a mystery to me.
You made your subs so shit that I'd actually rather use cringeanarchy, and wade through 50 shitty political memes to see people doing embarrassing shit. And you were smug about how successful your BS moderation was?
/u/stopscopiesme is right with what he said here. At least stopscopies can see through your self congratulatory bullshit. Delete your account and unplug your internet you stupid cunt.
1 IAmAN00bie 2018-05-23
imagine being this mad
1 imnotagayboy 2018-05-23
Imagine putting in so much effort to shit up a good sub cause people cringed at autists and cringy kids, objectively the cringiest beings in existence
1 buttcoinbuttcoin 2018-05-23
Imagine being.
1 xoiz 2018-05-23
imagine being this mod
1 stopscopiesme 2018-05-23
You hate me for somthing I didn't even write :(
This is bullying
1 imnotagayboy 2018-05-23
Yeah I was wrong, but I swear you've pissed me off before somehow so my prejudice remains.
1 Yiin 2018-05-23
Ugh gross, show some backbone when someone trashes your name. This is why people make fun of SRDines.
1 ActuallyToiracse 2018-05-23
Tbh you do so little hating you for something that you are is infinitely harder than hating you for what you aren't.
1 CirqueDuFuder 2018-05-23
I actually think they are improving in their discord.
1 CucksLoveTrump 2018-05-23
I got banned Day 1 so I have no idea what happens over there
1 CirqueDuFuder 2018-05-23
That would be one of the things they made a big improvement on. The banning was insane at first.
1 mygoodpostingalt 2018-05-23
because they repost drama from a decade+ ago
1 Psycho_Robot 2018-05-23
Not according to Wikipedia
1 mud074 2018-05-23
That was truly a great read, this is what /r/drama needs more of.
1 tr1207 2018-05-23
Iβve wanted to contribute more insane saga drama from other parts of the internet but it doesnβt get the traction "roasting trollx π€£π€£Β " does.
1 Circlejerk_Manifest 2018-05-23
I was going to post "-1 , no bussy" on that thread for this reason, then I realised it wasn't r/drama
1 XhotwheelsloverX 2018-05-23
So what's stopping you? Bussy can improve any sub, even braincels.
1 LightUmbra 2018-05-23
Post it anyways. I'll read it.
1 zxcv1992 2018-05-23
Wikipedia does seem to really attract a massive amount of weirdos who take it really really seriously, also the interview video, they looked exactly how I imagine they would.
1 watermark02 2018-05-23
Generally my experience with Wikipedia is that any time you make a change, someone with a badge proving their superiority to you will come by and cite 30 obscure Wikipedia policies, give you a warning, and then revert it. It's not a friendly place. You have to memorize a whole new bureaucracy they've developed for themselves.
1 Beloved_King_Jong_Un 2018-05-23
Wikipedia has become very un-intuitive and frustrating to edit.
There are people that take articles "under their wings" and don't let anyone change anything because they feel personally attacked if you change what they wrote.
Even if you ignore all the politics there are so many things that you have to know to even begin to edit correctly.
It sucks because we all rely on Wikipedia, but if you find obvious mistakes (that go beyond grammatical or spelling errors) it's no longer possible to easily fix.
1 SoldierofNod 2018-05-23
Ever heard of Ryulong? He would camp "his" articles for fourteen hours a day to keep them slanted the way he liked them. For instance, shitty Ultraman romanizations and the infamous GamerGate controversy page.
1 Beloved_King_Jong_Un 2018-05-23
It's a pity because many pages are just bad in quality and you can't really fix them because they are watched by their protectors.
1 freethinker78 2018-05-23
Doesn't sound very true because there is a 3 revert rule a day you are not allowed to break.
1 pitterpatterwater 2018-05-23
He had sockpuppet accounts.
1 freethinker78 2018-05-23
I suggest you read WP:OWN
1 aef823 2018-05-23
Every site that catalogues anything does that.
The autism needed to power Wikipedia, CWCwiki, and Encyclopedia Dramatica demands your sanity.
1 Tetragrade 2018-05-23
/r/drama complains that another sub has better content: the thread
1 Rodomite 2018-05-23
/u/terletragrade: plz explain this process of retardation from your (a retard's)perspective.
1 Tetragrade 2018-05-23
well step one of beng the gay retard is that I spell other people's usernames wrong /u/rodameti
1 Rodomite 2018-05-23
Moo, /u/Terletgrade, moo. Tell me, do you prefer our rough callused hands warmed up or just straight on to yer teets?
1 Tetragrade 2018-05-23
up my asshole please daddyπ
1 but-uh 2018-05-23
You realize the op is a mod of the new SRD version of /r/drama right?
He ain't stealing shit he's trying to get subs. And who gives a fuck if the drama is entertaining.
Besides, /r/internetdrama will quickly be filled with the same sanctimonious pricks that made SRD such a fucking annoying place to be.
1 Tetragrade 2018-05-23
nice try sardine :^)
1 Rodomite 2018-05-23
To quote a retard:ππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππ
1 Elite_AI 2018-05-23
I can't not upvote this
1 gilmore606 2018-05-23
wow this
1 Circlejerk_Manifest 2018-05-23
-1, no bussy
1 Coco_Bandicock 2018-05-23
You have to go back
1 jon_browne 2018-05-23
What she described is pretty similar to what karma farmers on reddit do now to get the account "trustworthy" enough to sell
1 UnexpectedLizard 2018-05-23
I was on Wikipedia and personally participated in this drama. And I still could barely get through this boring, long-winded trash.
/r/drama must be pretty desperate to upvote this.
1 trynaeat 2018-05-23
Valuable contribution
1 but-uh 2018-05-23
/r/iamverysmart + /r/iamverybadass material right there.
plus he's super into wasting his time asking questions he already knows the answers too. Reddit Mod material right there.
1 WhatsupDoc001 2018-05-23
SJW desperate to advertise shitty new SJW controlled sub posts links to r/drama a sub where users fled to to avoid that bullshit.
That's a bold move cotton.
1 wow___justwow 2018-05-23
OUCH!!!!!
1 Combative_Douche 2018-05-23
Can I have my 10 minutes back? That was boring.
1 arandomloser21 2018-05-23
Whoa actual drama. I thought it was gonna be another "culture war episode."
1 Bigwooddeck 2018-05-23
Kind of sad, for all the flak it gets I've gotten a lot of use out of Wikipedia.
1 v_is_one_person 2018-05-23
1 zergling_Lester 2018-05-23
/r/internetdrama is good for dramacoin!
1 Nobl3_king 2018-05-23
Great read. 10/5 stars, would like to see more of this on r/Drama
1 VidiotGamer 2018-05-23
Gussy.
1 do0rkn0b 2018-05-23
not reading this fucking novel.