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[–][deleted] 5 points6 points

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I think AADworkin had a point when she said that SRD links to things that they don't like. Of course, SRS is the same way but they are open about it. SRD pretends to be neutral but most of there posts are about someone going crazy with mod power or an argument with someone defending a ridiculous opinion.

The title have gotten a lot better but if the title doesn't establish which side they are on, the comments will definitely do that.

[–]zahlman 3 points4 points

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SRD links to things that they don't like. Of course, SRS is the same way but they are open about it. SRD pretends to be neutral

The thing is that SRD isn't nearly as identifiable of a "they", as there is no ideological filter applied to the membership. SRSers, MRAs, etc. etc. etc. are all welcome as long as they follow the rules. This is part of the supposed "neutrality".

SRD likely does exhibit a strong bias towards submissions being links to things that the submitter doesn't like, certainly. We moderate for bias in submission headlines, but there is bias inherent to what is submitted that we can't really do anything about.

but most of there posts are about someone going crazy with mod power or an argument with someone defending a ridiculous opinion.

Well, yes; that's pretty much the stated purpose of the subreddit. Mod abuse is a dramatic event, as are arguments. And quite frankly, most internet arguments will have one party who's seen as clearly in the right by the general populace.

if the title doesn't establish which side they are on, the comments will definitely do that.

The comments frequently generate SRDD material instead. :P

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points

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There really is a filter. When you see two people having an argument you are making a judgement when you say, "This is ridiculous and belongs on SRD." Similarly, when you say "I want to see ridiculous things so I'll go to SRD" you already know what kind of things you will see there. There is no neutrality simply because of the name of the subreddit.

And quite frankly, most internet arguments will have one party who's seen as clearly in the right by the general populace.

You're on reddit. There is one party who is seen as clearly in the right due to the hivemind. It's why any attempt for moderators to actually moderate gets thrown on SRD.

I'm not saying there's anything you mods should do differently beause there's nothing you can do and what I've said about SRD isn't necessarily bad. It just comes with the territory of starting a community that links to stupid shit. I've seen it happen with other, similar forums outside of reddit.

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I disagree that SRD is inherently for "ridiculous" things. I think that SRD is for dramatic or interesting things. Very often drama involves someone acting ridiculous, but that isn't always the case. Sometimes it's just two people who feel very passionately about an issue, but the mob still picks one side over the other. Not every argument devolves into a slapfight.

I initially subscribed to SRD because I like to keep up to date on the happenings in other subreddits (particularly mod drama), and SRD helps me do that. /r/MetaHub is in that same vein, although there is certainly more emphasis on "interesting" as opposed to "drama" over there.
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