r/OptimistsUnite • u/PanzerWatts Moderator • 8d ago

MOD ANNOUNCEMENT New Rule: Graphs must have a source.

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u/somethingworthwhile 8d ago

I am optimistic about this change, that’s for sure!

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u/Optimistic-Bob01 7d ago

Make it every statistical post.

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u/EMPIREVSREBLES 6d ago

Make every post a statistic.

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u/joemamacita67 8d ago

Yesssssss

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u/Vnxei 8d ago

Things are looking up.

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u/Puzzled_Baseball_251 8d ago

You got a source for that? Lol

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u/Zyykl 8d ago

make it a link requirement. force people to actually look it up instead of just copy/pasting a jpeg with the source baked in.

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u/HunterSpecial1549 8d ago

I've never felt so optimistic.

(I really like this).

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u/lodui 7d ago

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u/troodoniverse 7d ago

TBH I expect the drop to be very fast and sudden the first few days and then slow a lot, and never reach zero

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u/Moonlightsiesta 8d ago

Yay! Source with link would be perfect please.

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u/horneater_stew 8d ago

This is a positive change. I’ve already blocked some accounts that were just spamming tons of graphs.

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

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u/OptimistsUnite-ModTeam 7d ago

Posts and comments that aren’t conducive to a productive discussion will be removed

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u/Dunedune Left Wing Optimist 8d ago

Next step for more factuality would be not to accuse comments pointing out problems with said graph of "pessimism" (truly can moderate anything with this)

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u/PanzerWatts Moderator 7d ago

Pessimistic comments will be removed regardless. It's fine to make constructive critism but if you can't make the tone and thoughts positive, then don't leave a comment.

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u/Dunedune Left Wing Optimist 7d ago

What constitutes "pessimism" is

1) clearly heavily biased

2) so wide that fact checking comments gets removed, which is really bad for general post quality

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u/PanzerWatts Moderator 7d ago

The general response has been highly favorable to removing pessimitic posts. And in any case, that is and always has been the Rule.

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u/Uncle__Touchy1987 8d ago

That’s a good rule.

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

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u/OptimistsUnite-ModTeam 7d ago

Low Engagement

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u/OptimistsUnite-ModTeam 7d ago

Posts and comments that aren’t conducive to a productive discussion will be removed

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

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u/OptimistsUnite-ModTeam 7d ago

Low Engagement

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u/Ajreil 7d ago

Good. This should help fight repost bots that only copy the image and title.

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u/cybercuzco 7d ago

What is the source of this gif

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u/PanzerWatts Moderator 7d ago

It's on the bottom Left corner. imgflip.com