Boards is better than Reddit

Was that the r/irishleft subredit. I got banned from there. I had never posted anything and barely visited it but subscribed to a lot of Irish threads (as you do when first joining Reddit) including that one. Got a ban a few weeks after joining because it seems one of the mods went through what subreddits new members follow and deemed me not leftist enough to be left in their subreddit.

Combined with the bad reports about mods on the likes of r/Ireland and r/Irishpolitics I wonder if other countries have as bad an experience with anonymous mods on their subreddits or is it just Ireland.

This was a large, non political UK subreddit and I suspect its because I posted in Irish ones - but I'll never know because they don't respond to modmail. Don't touch the politics subreddits there.

askbrits?

I don't recall ever coming across any Irish right wing subs on Reddit. I presume as in society they exist so I did search just now for subs using the term Ireland and Irish. I see quite a few left leaning titles but no obviously right leaning ones (and a disturbing amount of NSFW subs which seems to be the main driver of traffic on Reddit these days). I would also say that the main Irish sub r/Ireland is very left dominated. So perhaps it's that Reddit is a leftist site and the right hang out somewhere else.

same here

It's a commonly held ignorant belief. Hardly worthy of a ban though.

Well over half come from non EU or UK countries which means they need a visa. To get a visa you need qualifications.

The handful of asylum seekers I presume is the issue.

Who gives a shit what it looks like. It function that matters. Reddit is a train wreck in comparison.

Frankly, Reddit looks bloody awful, it's functionality is dreck and I don't give a toss about monetisation of websites. That's for the owners to worry about.

For an actual, ongoing, discussion Boards' look and feel is light years ahead of Reddit. It's a much simpler and clearer platform where nothing is hidden or rated so the prevailing opinion rises to the top of the page, which is terrible way to discuss any topic.

Reddit has it's uses, in that it can be good to get answers to straightforward questions. But as a discussion site it's rubbish.

In addition, while Boards has its issues with moderation, it is far, far, more balanced than what goes on over on Reddit. FFS, there's some evidence that Ghislaine Maxwell was mod on a sub over there. That says it all.

If someone wants to ADHD their way through a couple of posts and then move onto something else then, sure, head to Reddit.

If you're interested in an actual in-depth conversation that takes a little time and effort, the Boards is going to win out all day long.

With reddit its more if you want to learn stuff about the world its a better place.

See my post above- I’d probably have written similar to you a year ago- but I actually think it’s improved over the last year - I post in Current Affairs but also other forums- there’s some great posters hanging in here and also, moderation has vastly improved too - if you’ve stopped posting over the last year, give it a try again would be my advice- I feel confident now that if someone is out to troll me- which they have in the past- and if I report it - action will be taken before it escalates

(From someone who’s had their fair share of stupid unfair bans)

Having a good read of Reddit Ireland, it's a great indicator of how paranoid and anxious a lot of Irish society has become and very American.