I never realized just how obsessed AHS was with The_Donald

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I ran across a bot comment showing how a sub I made was #3 in their top posts of the last year, so I got curious and looked at their top posts of all time: https://archive.ph/W3tcu

Of the top 100, 72 of them are about T_D. The other 28 are either about other subs, or are ambiguous enough in their title and text that it could be other subs (right-leaning or otherwise).

The targeting of T_D goes on much further, I just picked an easy number to stop at.

Why aren't there any journalists, even the half-assed "I'm a reporter because I made a YouTube channel" people focusing on the culture of harassment and silencing that AHS is, and Reddit encourages? Why isn't anyone calling them out?

I've seen a few vague threats here-and-there, like when r/detrans got temp-banned or when r/FemaleDatingStrategy was close ... but those were specific subs fighting for themselves.

Why isn't there a deep dive into Reddit Admins, and their support of subs like AHS and mods/users, who are cultivating a culture of harassment against anyone they disagree with?

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[–]johnnybravo 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

You know, not banning the Donald was in the interest of Anti hate activists. If it's on reddit it can be controlled, censored etc. People tolerated that much more than you'd expect. AHS would've had a bone to chew on, and the 'trumptards' would've been neutered if they played their cards right.

Instead they went overboard, treating TD like a step child and then they made a .win now they can say all kinds of bad words and mean things and AHS can't do anything. It was in the interest of spez though, he sure as shit didn't want it on his website because he doesnt have many advertisers even now, and with negative media attention due to td, he would've had even fewer and couldn't have monetized the site.

[–]ISaidWhatISaid 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

I've seen a few vague threats here-and-there, like when r/detrans got temp-banned or when r/FemaleDatingStrategy was close ... but those were specific subs fighting for themselves.

When did AHS/Bardfinn target /r/FemaleDatingStrategy? Can you link me to something about this?

Why isn't there a deep dive into Reddit Admins, and their support of subs like AHS and mods/users, who are cultivating a culture of harassment against anyone they disagree with?

We already know who's behind bringing the League Trolls to Reddit and covering up for them. It's not one of the Admins, rather it's a Yale graduate by the name of "Nika Dyen" who is himself trans and is the "internal communications manager" at Reddit. You can look him up on Linkedin if you want. The League Trolls are protected by Reddit because of their association to Nika Dyen. There are pictures on Instagram and Twitter of Drewiepoodle at Reddit's HQ with Nika Dyen interviewing Drewiepoodle about his "activities" on the platform with the League Trolls.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

When did AHS/Bardfinn target /r/FemaleDatingStrategy? Can you link me to something about this?

There's too many, honestly. I did message the FDS mods a couple times in the past to let them know when AHS posted, before I realized they were already on top of it and monitoring. AHS revised their rules recently to pretend like they aren't so obsessed and focused on certain subs ... made it so users can only post about a sub a week and things like that. Here's a couple searches to help you start digging through all the past stuff though:

AHS really really really doesn't like how FDS mods have Reddit Admins by the balls. FDS has already expressed (on Twitter, if I remember right) that they have no qualms about going to the press the second they get banned, and they've had good press already. It infuriates AHS that they can't get FDS banned. And that delights me, even though I'm not an FDS user.

The League Trolls

LMAO. I call them "The Cabal" because of picking up the phrase from Reddit, but yours is more fun.

Nika Dyen

That's a name I haven't heard yet, thanks! I'll certainly go down the rabbit hole! I know about Drewie and others, didn't know this person is the ringleader though. Something about Nika's face looks familiar, I can't put my finger on it. Maybe I saw the photo of him and Drewie in the past, I dunno.

[–]ISaidWhatISaid 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It infuriates AHS that they can't get FDS banned.

Of course AHS hate FDS. All FDS does is warn women against dating mentally ill losers like the ones who populate AHS, but they just don't use the t-word, they say "scrotes" and include the AHS losers in that category by definition. It's genius really. Isn't Bardfinn the very definition of what FDS calls a "ZVM"? Of course he hates them and wants to shut them down. Not saying I agree with what gets posted on FDS, some of their dating advice is quite ridiculous - like telling 16-18 year old girls "If he doesn't propose marriage within a year of dating he's not for real so dump him", come on now - but I commend them for pissing off AHS.

LMAO. I call them "The Cabal" because of picking up the phrase from Reddit, but yours is more fun.

That's a term from this podcast, where they interviewed Bardfinn, Drewiepoodle and the late T_Dumbford.

Maybe I saw the photo of him and Drewie in the past, I dunno

Nika Dyen was the transwoman next to Drewiepoodle in those Instagram pictures of Drewiepoodle at Reddit's HQ. Nika Dyen is the one who brought the League Trolls to Reddit's attention, was the one who invited them to Reddit's HQ to talk about their censorship campaign and is most likely the one who has their backs behind the scenes, making sure the League Trolls never get banned no matter how brazenly they violate the ToS. Nika Dyen is the Internal Communications Manager at Reddit.

[–]ISaidWhatISaid 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I've seen a few vague threats here-and-there, like when r/detrans got temp-banned

All the times Bardfinn has been hate-mongering against /r/detrans

r/Detrans is operated by transmisics and platforms anti-science transmisic propaganda, as well as offering bad advice regarding the medical nature of detransition (Their advice should be limited to "Find a qualified physician and follow their guidance", while respecting the detransitioner's privacy).

https://www.reddit.com/r/AgainstHateSubreddits/comments/dbudfd/rhomophobes_is_banned/f26396e/

/u/Bardfinn and /r/GenderCynical are hating on /r/detrans once again:

TERFs: "I am feel uncomfortable when we are not about me?"

https://www.reddit.com/r/GenderCynical/comments/db85rv/someone_maybe_a_sub_for_detransitioning_should_be/

And another thing: AFAIK /r/detrans weren't "temp-banned", they were literally HIJACKED by Bardfinn while the moderators were asleep. He literally cyberstalked all their moderators to find out when they went to sleep and made his move during those specific hours. That's how obsessed of a creepy cyberstalker he is.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

/r/detrans weren't "temp-banned", they were literally HIJACKED by Bardfinn while the moderators were asleep. He literally cyberstalked all their moderators to find out when they went to sleep and made his move during those specific hours. That's how obsessed of a creepy cyberstalker he is.

They were temp-banned the same day/time my main sub was, LGBDropTheT, on July 10th 2020. One of my co-mods was keeping track: https://archive.ph/qN2tk.

EDIT: I started to type a sentence and give a link, and fucked it up while deleting and tryping, haha. Adding:

https://saidit.net/s/AgainstHateSubreddits/comments/5cb0/campaigns_to_get_subreddits_banned_for_hate_then/

He TRIED to hijack it during the few hours the other mods were asleep, but failed. Here's a post I made about it with some archives, if you're interested. I have no doubt that the only reason r/detrans was reinstated is because some very well-known and influential people on Twitter immediately started tweeting about it and nearly made it go viral within those few hours.

[–]ISaidWhatISaid 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Here's a post I made about it with some archives, if you're interested.

If you are referring to the Twitter thread by Helena, I've already read that one.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I started to type a sentence and give a link, and fucked it up while deleting and tryping, haha. Adding to my prior comment:

https://saidit.net/s/AgainstHateSubreddits/comments/5cb0/campaigns_to_get_subreddits_banned_for_hate_then/