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Add r/TrueVirgin

I think this subreddit is controversial Ambndms (talk) 00:42, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Ambndms: Are there reliable sources that verify this though? - Aoidh (talk) 01:01, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Aoidh I can't find any non-reddit sources to support this yet. The subreddit itself is self-explanatorily controversial (though I know this doesn't help my case). I'll keep this on my radar in case something manifests. Thank you!

- Ambndms (talk) 01:39, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I dont expect that sub to stay up for long. Trade (talk) 21:40, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Welp its gone now Trade (talk) 12:24, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Add r/Sino

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same reasons as r/Russia 2604:2D80:B509:2A00:59F2:B897:448B:71DC (talk) 15:08, 21 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cannolis (talk) 22:23, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned references in Controversial Reddit communities

I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Controversial Reddit communities's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "WaPo":

From Gamergate (harassment campaign): Kaplan, Sarah (September 12, 2014). "With #GamerGate, the video-game industry's growing pains go viral". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
From Snark subreddits: Lorenz, Taylor (December 1, 2023). "News outlets turn to Reddit as Musk's X descends into chaos". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. Feel free to remove this comment after fixing the refs. AnomieBOT ⚡ 12:48, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

add r/sino

same hate as r/genzedong and full of pro ccp propaganda

source: https://time.com/6121915/reddit-international-hate-speech/ Rynoip (talk) 23:59, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

r/politics r/whitepeopletwitter r/palestine etc

There should be a section for major subreddits cosplaying as normative while spewing Nazi Muslim Palestinian propaganda. The fact that reddit doesn't take care of them nor ban clearly racist and antisemite users speaks volume of what entities are currently controlling the reddit moderation. 174.91.170.198 (talk) 20:07, 20 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]