Going to nuke my thousands of reddit comments with a saidit message. Need advice

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[–]LarrySwinger2 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (6 children)

I've been testing around a bit. It looks like comments get hidden when you explicitly include a hyperlink to Saidit, but you can still include the text "https://saidit.net". That will then automatically become a hyperlink. Better take advantage of this.

[–]Cindy[S] 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

This comment has been deleted in an effort to raise awareness for reddit's rampant censorship. Why?

Reddit has banned innocuous subreddits, and threatened to ban the sub dedicated to Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, all while protecting actually-dangerous subs that post violent rape pornography. Reddit has consistently demonstrated a disdain for free speech and a disregard for its users' safety.

What can I do about this?

Join saidit at https://saidit.net. It's an alternative to reddit that promotes civil discourse and freedom from censorship.

[–]LarrySwinger2 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

Actually, I made a small mistake. "https://saidit.net" will still get the comment removed. The trick is to simply include "saidit.net", and then Reddit will convert that into a hyperlink (and not remove the comment). Whatever text you go with in the end, be sure to test it under an alt and then logout to see if nothing goes wrong.

I don't think it's useful to mention specifics such as POS or rape pornography; it just makes it sound like something you personally disagree about. They also warrant links to further information, but including those would make the message less powerful. There's also a mass of people who are already aware of the censorship, but just don't have an alternative to turn to, so there's less of a need to lecture people. Aureus's version seems better. Alternatively, here's my take:

This comment has been deleted in protest of Reddit's rampant censorship. If you're looking for a site similar to Reddit but focused on civil discourse and freedom of expression, feel free to join me at saidit.net.

It's still not perfect. There's no hurry, right? If you wait a little longer, I can release my inner perfectionist on this.

[–]Cindy[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I've already done the deed with "https://saidit.net". Seems like the comments aren't being removed, because I've already been banned from 10 subs, which indicates they are visible

[–]LarrySwinger2 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Are they visible when you log out?

[–]Cindy[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yep

[–]LarrySwinger2 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Okay, that's reassuring. Good job. What tool did you use, by the way? I might just follow your lead.