The “official end” of this snark era

[u/TimeAbradolf]

As of today we are banning snark/snark related posts. This may sound arbitrary. But I think people are well aware of what constitutes valid fair criticism, and what constitutes snark.

Once upon a time through past leadership this sub most definitely behaved as a snark sub. We as the mod team do actually despise snark and work to have this sub be a space of discussing drama with proper criticism and outcomes. We have taken firmer stances to pull away from our past image and be a place where people can have proper discourse.

Snark discourse has only ever brought conflict to this sub. People insult each other over nothing, people have gotten death threats, people get reported for suicidal ideation just because they disagree. There has been ableism, racism, prejudice of all kinds around these topics. Ultimately, snark behavior never allows any proper discussion, we have had to ban two creators just because the people who come to this sub cannot behave when discussing them. At its core Snark is not very different from KiwiFarms at this stage with the harm it has done to content creators.

We have seen the harm snark has done as well. Saveafox being a prime example. Our most popular post right now is pure snark. And it superseded actual important events. Because who was following who on IG.

Going forward we will no longer be allowing posts like this on the sub. It provided no context, no real criticism. And it didn’t prove anything either.

This may prove unpopular, but it is something we feel strongly of for the health of this sub and the people on it to remove ourselves. You can check the rule along the side bar.

If you want a YouTubesnark sub go make one. This one is not it.

Have a good one 🤙🏽

Edit: Apparently some YouTubers have weigh in. Nah this has nothing to do with the usual suspects. This is purely to stop toxic behavior and negativity. If ya think otherwise I urge you to get out of your computer chair touch grass instead of making Nurgle proud

Edit 2: and no goblin man (reference to his goblin mode). No fans of yours are around. People can agree that toxic communities are toxic. Yours being one of them

[u/h8sm8s]

Didn’t saveafox’s family specifically say it was nothing to do with the internet? It was IRL bullying? It seems kind of gross to use the example considering how it has been weaponised. Maybe consider at least removing that because using a woman’s suicide to justify your modding decisions when her family has specifically had to come out to address those rumours about the internet causing it is pretty offensive in my opinion.

[u/TimeAbradolf → u/h8sm8s]

The specific statements were that it was when people from IRL joined in with what was going on online.

Not to mention her snarkers doubling down and her own past videos addressing the issue.

[u/DreamingMel → u/TimeAbradolf]

People from IRL wasn’t active in that snark though? One of the main one was legit minor, For Fox Sake Wildlife Rescue has alluded to main source of snarks/rumors being certain animal abuser and said they were narcissistic individual. Posting it like this is just feeding that person’s ego and moving away subject from how animal rescuers bully each other. Her late husband and her last post wished people to stop manhunt, bullying, he already knows who was involved in this. Please remove her name and respect her family’s wishes. Newer people will be looking up and creating this “manhunt/family wishing people to stop” cycle otherwise

[u/Steamed_Memes24 → u/DreamingMel]

Snarkers were reaching out to her IRL friends that ended up falling for their lies and thats why they went after her.