Did you know that improper food canning can lead to death? Botulism—the result of bacteria growing inside improperly treated canned goods—is rare, but people can die from it. In any case, they'll certainly get very ill.
The dangers of food canning were explained to me clearly, succinctly, and with cited sources by Brad Barclay and someone going by Dromio05 on Reddit (who asked to withhold their real name for privacy reasons). Both were recently moderators on the /r/canning subreddit and hold science-related master's degrees.
Yet Reddit removed both moderators from their positions this summer because the mods refused to end /r/canning's protest against Reddit and its new API fees; the protest had made the entire subreddit "read only." Now, the ousted mods fear that /r/canning could become subject to unsafe advice that goes unnoticed by new moderators. "My biggest fear with all this is that someone will follow an unsafe recipe posted on the sub and get badly sick or killed by it," Dromio05 told me.
Only a true Janny would let 10s possible get sick because they want to use App A instead of App B
Reddit mods are “rarely experts”
I reached out to /r/homeautomation's new moderators, and one responded, requesting anonymity. The mod said their credentials include heavy interest in home automation, "specifically Home Assistant," for the past two years, and frequent home automation conversations outside of Reddit, including with friends in related fields, like electronics, A/V equipment, HVAC systems, and cybersecurity.
The moderator contended that subject matter expertise isn't critical for proper moderation, saying:
"A moderator on Reddit is probably rarely an expert on the topic they're moderating over. Instead, they're a passionate member of the community that sees the value in sharing information between community members, and we'll all work together to make sure someone doesn't touch a live wire."
The NEW moderators might not be . Now there is no information stating the old mods were, but that is not the subject of this article.
Being honest, I stopped reading at this point but the article keeps going on. Let me know if I missed anything spectacular!
Edit: Lol I missed this. Literal next section
One of the top complaints I've heard about the Great Reddit Mod Purge is the company's alleged disregard for replaced mods' expertise. The swift, contentious nature of the mod replacements meant that old mods often didn't share advice with new mods. Meanwhile, the users Reddit chose to replace protesting mods may not have been properly vetted.
Here's the link to the Ars commentator's comments https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/are-reddits-replacement-mods-fit-to-fight-misinformation/?comments=1
HOMEWORK - Give me a tally on the number of times you see the word enshitifcation
tldr : The people who told you Threads was going to behead Musk are now, well still, over the great de-modding on Reddit
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I can't believe reddit is the only source of information on this "Botulism" phenomena and if it weren't for their efforts thousands of people would have died to contaminated canned goods. THANKS REDDIT
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But do your so called sources tell you how important masks are in preventing botulism
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I literally learned about botulism in school lmao
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step 1: dont eat dirt
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no one died from the vax
meds, now
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I'm talking about Fauci trusting one of our geopolitical enemies (China) enough to fund one of their biological warfare projects (Covid)
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Anyone with less than 15 boosters will die, get YOUR meds now
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I love how these people treat jannying like a real job.
He can't be on 24/7, that would be insane. And he's not responsible for people failing to do basic research about canning. Such sad c*nts.
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Also how fricking r-slurred are you that you can't figure out if a recipe is unsafe by giving a cursory glance? "Oh I'll just mix the bleach and ammonia in this pot to really add that umami touch to my ramen!"
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Doesn't 13% of the US bleach their chicken before eating it?
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It's convincing them to ammonia their chicken that's the hard part.
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Maybe, just maybe, people should double-read and seriously going through their recipes before they commit themselves to it.
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This is literally the point of downvoting and comments
[-21] How to make shitty recipe
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nooo what would we do w/o jannies
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Lol. Lmao even. He used the phrase!
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!sd subject matter expert
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subject matter expert
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!sd marsey holding a sniper rifle
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Marsey holding a sniper rifle
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I love the first one, almost got the "subject exptert" right
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seeing a lot of "I left reddit after API charges but I'm back for this reason" from redditors. lmao Just like their twitter exodus. They are all hot air, and corporations would do best to let them whine for a few months. They always come back.
Krayon sexually assaulted his sister.
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similar to the 'im moving to canada if trump wins'.
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Omg they didn't consult a licensed Subject Matter Expert!
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God I wish
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I can already see it:
The 2023 Reddit Botulism outbreak
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!sd Redditor marsey dying
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Redditor Marsey dying
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IRL canning enthusiasts are mostly alt right, but on reddit all you'll find are commies
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Which is why reddit moderators are heavily needed. They are instrumental in suppressing the canner to alt-right pipeline
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Preppers are alt right conspiracy theorist morons
but also preppers are heckin wholesome internet janitors, saving people from botulism
thanks media
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This has to be the most niche of niche jannicide examples possible lmao.
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How did grandmas can before the Internet
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Maybe they shouldn't have protested if it will cause people to die, but I bet they didn't care.
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It should be mandatory to disclose if you have a MS or MA when you say you have a masters. MAs don't count.
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Janny POV:
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Social sciences don't count. Also I know a shit ton of people with their MS, they aren't that smart.
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Snapshots:
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https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/are-reddits-replacement-mods-fit-to-fight-misinformation/?comments=1:
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yup
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!sd two birds one stone
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two birds one stone
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Aww
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!sd two girls one cup
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two girls one cup
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Awe lol
Follower of Christ Tech lover, IT Admin, heckin pupper lover and occasionally troll. I hold back feelings or opinions, right or wrong because I dislike conflict.
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The one in the bottom middle is accurate, she is handing the other girl a cup in which she has just taken a shit.
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The first mistake was reading butt technica
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What a bullshit article.
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GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD
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