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Reddit is ruled by fascist censors

They shadowban/ban/delete everyone, they dont like! Their nazi rules are Hitler's wet dream! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2003:DC:CF32:7200:AFD0:5C3D:DD47:8D0C (talk) 14:03, 9 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 04 August 2022

In the controversies section under 2022, the linked source (Link 347) leads to [page not found]. Unchecked mail (talk) 06:16, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Added archive URL; thanks for spotting! Felix QW (talk) 09:47, 2 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Reddit page is missing it’s political lean.

Reddit is a strongly liberal site. Page should be updated to reflect the lean of the site admins.

Disclaimer required that it’s not publicly admited. Redwikiwombat (talk) 01:32, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Reliable source noting this, otherwise your perspective isn't enough (and OMG you probably are only seeing a tiny bit of Reddit). --ZimZalaBim talk 01:54, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

What about the collectionable avatars?

Collectible avatars are NFTs, but in the form of a Reddit avatar. A lot of Reddit users didn't like this, so it could count as a controversy.

~~ MegaValenX (talk) 11:20, 7 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

UPDATE: about the collectionable avatars

I haven't seen that there was already information on them on this wiki page, so ignore everything I wrote up there.

MegaValenX (talk) 13:42, 8 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion

The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion:

Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 23:07, 25 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Is the word groomer actually banned on reddit?

The source article was removed and I see a lot of usage of the word on non-banned accounts. Here's an example of someone testing it: https://www.reddit.com/r/WEARESC_OT/comments/w25iem/is_the_word_groomer_banned_on_reddit/ . How else can we verify if this is correct or not? Cartossin (talk) 14:59, 26 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Academic publishing is a leap to far

"Data from Reddit can also be used to assess academic publications."

I think this is too broad a statement. Is this suggesting that Reddit can be used to replace peer review, (because that is quite a leap and I doubt it applies to many sections of science especially medicine)? It needs to be expanded into more detail or removed.

~~~~ Novomanias (talk) 17:20, 30 November 2022 (UTC) Novomanias (talk) 17:21, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sinophobia

Reddit is a sinophobic, racist hate site and this should be documented clearly on Wikipedia rather than censored like it is on Reddit. 97.90.41.3 (talk) 14:10, 8 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I think you mean "xenophobic" and if you have links to reputable sources that fit Wikipedia's policies, feel free to provide them. ASpacemanFalls (talk) 16:43, 8 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
There certainly seems to be some genuine sentiment (and less so, which I will detail elsewhere) on the site that Reddit is 'sinophopic'. Someone would need to provide some notable sources backing this up before it could be included, however. If so, maybe it could be mentioned in a paragraph relating to a perceived North American dominated worldview, which I suggested further down on the talk page. Llamageddon (talk) 10:51, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Replace "Nathan Allen"

Hi. My suggestion is to replace "Nathan Allen" in: "Nathan Allen speaks about the r/science community to the American Chemical Society" My suggestion is to replace it with "A forum moderator". The person is not notable, also not in this context; it's a forum moderator. Whose name happens to be Nathan Allen, yes, but the video itself already shows this information. For me personally, at least, the name added nothing. It just made me wonder if Nathan Allen is a famous person that I should know; and he's not. --2001:1C06:19C9:400:B2FF:CA0D:C1C3:53CB (talk) 19:48, 20 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This is a difficult case. He's more than Just a mod on r/science since in the video it says that he's also a chemist. Maybe other editors could weigh in on this? ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#6545 19:56, 20 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 13 April 2023

i want to expand the article, by adding what countries it is banned in. Boxorox1 (talk) 01:08, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: this is not the right page to request additional user rights. You may reopen this request with the specific changes to be made and someone may add them for you, or if you have an account, you can wait until you are autoconfirmed and edit the page yourself. Cannolis (talk) 01:23, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Jen Wong under "Key People" should be hyperlinked

Current COO of Reddit Jen Wong has a wikipedia page: Jen Wong

Their name should be listed as a clickable hyperlink in the "summary" box on the right hand side of the top of the page. Rbgamblin (talk) 03:19, 18 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Dexxor (talk) 05:37, 18 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Under "Site overview", "Other features", the paragraph that starts with "In 2019, Reddit tested a new feature which allowed users to tip others" ends with a textual reference to Mankind vs. The Undertaker. Rather than linking to three separately related articles, I think the textual reference should link to the article dedicated to the event. Stiiin (talk) 13:16, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Dominance of North American/Anglosphere woldview

The following is anecdotal, though it is such a common occurrence that I can't help feeling there must be some evidence and sources discussing this in one way or another. If you see a comment on Reddit saying something like "The world is not just the USA" you will more often than not see a dismissive reply adding something along the lines of "Reddit is an American site". At a higher level, a similar explanation is often offered when someone asks why a sub seems to only talk about North American issues and events, as a reason why moderators are not interested in trying to widen the scope of the sub, sometimes with the suggestion that user should make a new sub highlighting it is not just USA centric.

Does anyone think it is worth adding information about this with something like a paragraph to the community and culture summary? I notice this section already unintentionally demonstrates this problem on a minor level, with the only country mentioned in the context of statistics, being the US (so maybe ought to be addressed in terms of WP:CSB anyway). Does anyone have any references they could share, either discussing these assertions I have read in comments on Reddit, and/or more globally inclusive statistics on Reddit users and usage? Llamageddon (talk) 10:30, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Troll/click farms, astrotrufing and brigading

I can't find any reference to troll farms, click farms or astroturfing. Whether more than a brief mention is justified probably depends on either the convention across wikipedia social meida articles, or if it can be claimed that Reddit is particularly vulnerable/problematic in this context (though I think it is).

'Brigading' should definitely be mentioned IMO. AFAIK the term and concept originated on Reddit as they had to come up with a name for it to make rules against doing it. It is a continuing problem, as well as, arguably, being an element of a Reddit 'subculture'. As I can't see any reason to exclude any mention of these, I might just go ahead and add the bare minimum information to the article to justify their addition to the page, and link to the related wiki articles. If no one has any objection, or would like to offer some suggestions, references, or insight on this, I might write up something more comprehensive at a later date. Llamageddon (talk) 11:17, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Any thoughts on the best reference for brigading? I obviously wanted one of the many that, in this context, directly referenced its Reddit origins. Many are not very reputable or notable as sources, these are the best so far:

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