Hey guys, this one's a doozy! I thought this story was worthy of being told. I already feel better having written it all out.
But if long-winded diatribes aren't your cup of tea, I won't be offended if you skip this one. ngl though, it's got some juicy bits. I'd love to know how all of this jives with the experiences and observations of many of you out there.
I dunno about all of this, but one thing you left out on the Donald being on the front page is they started maliciously gaming the systems. The mods started stickying posts getting everyone to vote for the post, then unstickying it and putting up another, rinse and repeat. They were getting 4-5K upvotes in a small amount of time and flooded r/all when it existed with Donald posts. It was coordinated, planned and called for by them.
Now, can you say in good faith that there should have been no repercussions for this? Forget the other shit. Whatever. Just this scenario, which you left out. It's well documented.