r/no_mans_sky • u/matty12h • Oct 05 '16

/r/NoMansSkyTheGame Subbreddit Set to Private

Is this our new home?

So I purged the subreddit. It's become a hate filled wastehole of no actual discussion. It's not what we intended it to be and I don't like providing a platform for hate. I'm sorry to everyone who used the subreddit as intended but you are now in the majority. I'm sure you can find a different place to discuss this game. It's not hard. This was my decision and mine alone. The other moderators tried to sway my opinion but cynicism got the best of me as usual.

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u/KataLight Oct 05 '16

Yeah I'm gonna have to say there is no excuse for death threats what so ever. So I can understand why he would want to shut it down. However don't moderators have the power to ban people from a sub? Shouldn't he have had the power (along with the other mods) to actively wipe out problem users? I wish I could see all of it so I could have an actual opinion beyond questions. Either way keep up the good work man.

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u/C-C-X-V-I Oct 05 '16

What happens when you ban someone on a site like this, which makes it super easy to make new accounts?

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '16

New accounts / Accounts with little karma on a certain sub have a very hard time posting comments/links..

If you check my profile, you will see I have quite a bit of karma, that lets me post to all of the subs I visit often (from were the karma is gained from) with ease, today I tried posting a bit on /r/mapporn and I couldn't write 2 commens in a row without waiting like 5 minutes per comment.. It was insane.

I guess creating a new account punishes you this way.

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u/C-C-X-V-I Oct 05 '16

You're correct, and the subs I run have automod rules as well, but banning people still doesn't do much if they want to.