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patrice

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2. I've noticed that reddit is pretty strange about accepting/rejecting a post. The text parsing

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Sun Feb 10, 2013, 01:24 PM

Feb 2013

algorithms seem skewed to me.

Really.

I've given up on it, so others have probably given up on it too, so it's probably getting more extreme and less relevant.

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William Shatner calls out Reddit for racism and hate mongering [View all] The Straight Story Feb 2013 OP

Kudos to Mr. Shatner. Smilo Feb 2013 #1

Agreed! gtar100 Feb 2013 #10

I've noticed that reddit is pretty strange about accepting/rejecting a post. The text parsing patrice Feb 2013 #2

I've never visited Reddit, but it's probably no worse than comments posted on YouTube or 4Chan. SayWut Feb 2013 #3

It shouldn't matter that you can't distinguish between trolls and actual racists. Salviati Feb 2013 #7

Put facebook in that same category Coolest Ranger Feb 2013 #4

I had no idea upi402 Feb 2013 #6

I Consider Facebook An Antisocial Network DallasNE Feb 2013 #8

"What mainstream sites do you think are more racist?” Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #5

You tube does not have moderators Coolest Ranger Feb 2013 #11

You have to admit that the troll user names are a crackup sometimes. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #12

Oh yea I'm with you on that one. Coolest Ranger Feb 2013 #13

Good for Mr. Shatner. His face just happened to be on my TV screen when ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2013 #9

posts that are just ignored hkgaur Aug 2013 #14

What are you on about? cyberswede Aug 2013 #15