Submitted by FuzzAldrin36 t3_11y11c2 in massachusetts
Thank you, u/Ky1e. Just want you to know you have some serious appreciation from the members of this community.
We know you returned to a mess. We know it will take some time to sort out.
Thank you for handling this. You are appreciated.
Never thought I would be thanked by a real astronaut, thank you :)
you’re appreciated!
i missed out on the mess, but looks like it’s been crazy!
Nicely done Ky1e, I just rejoined sub.
Quiet please.
Putting a sign up.
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I'm glad you came back, ky1e. I'll admit to being a little appalled at the number of people here who so quickly acquiesced to the junta, though. Some of them even seemed eager to support the usurper!
I think it's a good lesson in the need for democracy on Reddit. And online in general, actually.
💯
Thank you! Cheers!
Seriously. I am not the most active but seeing what was happening really was disheartening. I love my local subs, and it would have sucked to lose this one.
Thank you!
If you use the dunkin app you can send yourself a gift card and PM it to him
I’d even buy him a large iced regular with a Boston cream donut
Thank you, ky1e!!
The BEST donut!
I just disagreed with /u/Ky1e on something, and he didn't block or ban me. This is good. I think it looks safe to put this drama behind us and focus on more more mundane Massachusetts topics.
I missed it but am enjoying all this spilled tea. Sounds like a wild time.
And in quick time, too! I barely even knew there was an issue before it was resolved. Good work.
It was. Even though it was kind of upsetting, I'm proud that I was banned. I'd have been ashamed if I had just meekly kept my head down and gone along to stay out of trouble with that loony.
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The Masshole way: kind, but not nice.
Good for you! Yeah, I had a weird situation with a mod on r/whitepeopletwitter earlier this week. I told my sister the world is on a fascist tilt... Even people I usually side with and consider myself part of (left leaning, liberal, inclusive and accepting) are losing their fucking minds. I'm glad you stood up, too! :)
I found one of their posts here and see they are from Western Mass, which is where I'm from. If they're in the Five College area (my home area)... My dad calls the Valley the "surrealistic pillow" for a reason. I love the place with all my heart, but the university bubble is a little hyper and out of touch sometimes. I read somewhere else that they haven't been in the state super long, so I'm wondering if they are a college student who hasn't grown up yet. ;)
Make March 21st a state holiday!
It’s like the Ides of March part II !
Wait, what’d I miss?
This day will be written in the history books
I honestly hope some of those people who were quick to support the mod were just oblivious.
Once I realized what was happening, I followed the drama as it spanned several posts and subreddits.
Due to the constant deleting and locking of comments and posts though, I don’t think a lot of people realized the scope of things. I saw several “What’s happening here?” posts that came and went within minutes.
Democracy is beautiful.
Ky1e is getting more karma and updoots than the previous mod got in their entire tenure here. Well deserved too.
There's a certain irony, though, that many here in r/Massachusetts so willingly bowed to their dictatorial new ruler. And then attacked anyone who questioned the leader, his arbitrary rules, and his capricious punishments. It would be nice to think that some of them might have a moment of honest reflection, and feel some shame.
...but I very much doubt that they will.
A new mod went on a ban bender after instituting a new colorblind policy "thou shalt not talk about race" commandment. A lot of his replies to dissenters were unhinged and seemed like vaguely racist dog-whistles. A POC asking if a certain area was safe to live in got banned, which enraged many members (rightfully so). The aforementioned mod went mod shopping in a separate sub and brought the drama they created here to a different sub; he still managed to hire another mod, then employed some weird bots (one was meant to block hentai, weirdly). They also took down very obviously MA related posts for being unrelated to MA. And lots more besides...
Ex mod is now publicly licking their wounds and complaining they've been thrown under the bus. Refusing to admit any wrongdoing and claiming that people were exploiting a Reddit bug to edit his posts or some such nonsense.
It was a real shit show, to say the least.
I vote to have u/ky1e to be next MBTA general manager
He probably is, which is why we don’t hear from him otr.
Same, I have no idea whats going on
It’s “lahje’ice regulah”
Surrealistic Pillow is the name of an old Jefferson Airplane album, but it does work well to describe the happy valley!
Better than “the people’s republic of Amherst”, which I’ve also heard :).
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There’s a 400-odd comment thread on subredditdrama sub that has a lot of details and peoples personal experiences if you want all the gory details.
👩🚀 🚀 👍🏼
I’ll scoot up to Cumbie’s and grab ‘em a pack-a Newpwots
The original Dunkin donut (with the handle) is the best donut.
What was going on with that banned "mod"?
I asked the same thing.
Thank you for this summary!
Ky1e a real one
Found it. Yikes.
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Shout out to /u/TheCozierDaemon for ringing the bell on this one on a few local subs a couple days ago and possibly starting the end of this whole thing.
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Thank you!
Welcome back. 😊
Nah, he ain’t responsible for the mess of MBTA. Kyle is a problem solver!
Linux was on a crazy power trip it was actually amazing to watch how quickly it escalated.
So weird to see a Facebook employee on censorious power trip. Good riddance!
I thought he was going to go full Massachusetts Puritan and start burning witches and hanging Quakers.
Was that what the post in Boston subreddit was all about?
He was an issue before that
Are we changing Ukraine profile pic?
Can we at least throw some appreciation to the jelly stick? So hard to find now.
Oh yeah.... I remember now. Makes sense. My dad is an older boomer who was big into the music scene in the 60s and 70s. When I was little, I used to ask him what his favorite color was (a favorite topic of all 4-7 year olds) and he always replied with "deep greens and blues are the colors I choose," so really, that's par for the course!
And yes, I agree it is better than "the people's republic of Amherst" 🤣
There was a lot of false equivalence going on with that new mod. He explained what he was doing in terms that wasn't the whole truth in order to stay rosy-looking.
When I first bumped into he drama, it looked like there was some reasonable cleaning going on. It only took a few moments of looking further to realize how over the top he was. He had a lace glove covering his iron fist.
If you make your way into the Springfield area, stop by and we'll hook you up with a board game, game book, CCG packs, or something. Just DM me before coming to make sure I've got a name to give to staff in case I'm not there that day.
Thanks for sticking by MA, we appreciate you.
I'm out of the loop. Was this because of the recent mod shit
Ready-Interview-9809 t1_jd5sdu7 wrote
Seriously. We’re not the best mannered state, but if anyone fucks with us hold my beer. I’d buy u/Ky1e a Dunkin’iced regular anytime, and I can’t imagine I’m alone in this.
HOLD my beer edit