[PSA/Article]Sub Update

As is obvious, we have gained control back of the sub!

Astrid messaged me in the middle of the night with an apology that I will pass along to the appropriate parties and admitted he was out of line and went off the deep end. He gave me access to both accounts and I removed them from modding and added myself.

I have sent out invites to the other mods. I assume they are still sound asleep or just haven't checked back. I almost didn't check back this morning since its so much drama. Once things settle, we will probably end up re-arranging the top mod spot. I think there is an obvious person but will first discuss.

Thanks for all the support. I am thankful that Astrid didn't make this really difficult and gave up control to us. I feared he would either give it to a random party or just dig in his position.

We are back! Sorry for the brevity. Its early. And wanted to keep everyone updated ASAP.

Update 1: Most of hte mods have not yet been on Reddit I guess to accept the invite. A couple have. I assume most are taking it slow after the shitstorm. But we should have our mod team back sometime today I assume.

Update 2: I verified -lobali as the one and only Lobali. If I'm not trusted, the other mods can chime in to verify this is indeed the one and the same. I only say that b/c I figure there will be mad conspiracy theories.


Comments


[26 Points] sobulbous:

Thanks Astrid. For giving the sub back and the drama.


[23 Points] None:

Regarding the top mod, I know that everyone wants Gwern but after the subpoena carry on he may not feel comfortable. I'm sure Lobali is trusted just as much, but after the dox threat she may not feel comfortable either.


[21 Points] DancingWindAway:

So all of this because of a bag of weed that never showed ? Glad I'm not like astrid else I would have burned down my whole neighborhood by now.


[14 Points] None:

I offer my most profound thanks, Theeconomist1, and all the other mods. Astrid, people get high and do fucked up things, I know I have and I forgive you and thank you for giving the sub back. I'm just so glad we didn't lose all that information, I think it's time to start doing a backup of /r/DNM post history.


[7 Points] geronimoah:

Come on, tell us more about what Astrid said. I buttered it and everything, baby.


[9 Points] Trappy_Pandora:

Hey Astrid if you're reading this, thanks for not making this worse. You made a mistake but you didn't do anything irreversible.


[8 Points] Deafcunt:

So what was up with those weird usernames? Was that just Astrid having fun?


[5 Points] I_Just_Want_A_Friend:

Praise Jesus gwern we're back!


[8 Points] ShulginsCat:

Did we at least hit SRD?


[4 Points] MLP_is_my_OPSEC:

Well... I'm glad he said he's getting help at least.


[4 Points] heyfreshhhhh:

So Astrid was a he pretending to be a she all this time? LOL


[6 Points] J0NJ0NES:

What about the issue with mods shilling for vendors? I have seen some of the mods, back before this event, take some astounding positions for people who are supposed to be objective and balanced.

Take for example the ridiculousness of that 'vendor blacklist', which I can no longer find. Out of the inumerable number of bad vendors, it had only about a half dozen names on it. And one of those names was/is one of the most reliable vendors on the DNMs. I hesitate to name the mod who was responsible for that, but he clearly had a personal axe to grind and simply wanted to try to damage the reputation of that vendor. This sort of stuff was not uncommon. Will something be done??


[3 Points] None:

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[2 Points] None:

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[3 Points] memorelapse:

So tired of the dnm bullshit. Between sketchy markets and fucked up diva egos....I'm done.


[3 Points] Buckets_O_Dank:

Man you are one eloquent mother fucker! I loved the way you wrote the past two updates and congrats on getting the sub back!


[3 Points] obsidianchao:

So like... Bailey Jay can still be our spirit animal, right?


[2 Points] CheekyDive:

Good job


[2 Points] _popcorn_time_:

You are the man TheEconomist1. Glad the sub is intact.


[2 Points] octomarvel:

So happy y'all are back. Dark times were had.


[2 Points] Sronmor:

And there i was thinking and telling people astrid was a she....

Uff.


[1 Points] throwahooawayyfoe:

Aaaaaaaaand... We're back!


[1 Points] orimdoom:

So anyone got the full story? This post is the first ive seen about any drama, but I clearly dont look at this sub very often....


[1 Points] misterchef1245:

Hahaha I remember I was so let down that this sub was made private, it was my go to if I had questions about the dn at all.

Thankfully Astrid was mature and made a good call, at least he went out on a good end.


[1 Points] sharpshooter789:

You forgot to add me as a mod.


[0 Points] Thulleturntup:

Lmao i chewed my nails all the way back because of the suspense! So glad everything worked out!


[0 Points] dilirio25:

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What is this?


[-4 Points] None:

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[-14 Points] dnmtwawy77:

I'm sorry, you expected what from that drug addled faggot? I mean, did you really think that someone with that much time to obsess over some freak was reliable?

Regardless, some of the folks here are right. A new start for DNM would be a great idea. I suggest a focus on class and professionalism. Make the sub look nice. No pictures of freaks or dildos or whatever it was that Astrid did with it's spare time.