r/onebag • u/redtaboo • Jun 29 '18
Mod call!
Final edit: your new modteam is ensconced, all of whom have been active in the community in the past, enjoy rebuilding your space together! :)
ETA: Thanks so much to everyone that's applied! We'll round up the best of you and have a new team installed by the end of today. :)
Hey Everyone!
It seems you've become rudderless, the 
We're using this post to ask for volunteers that would like to take over the moderation here. Please comment here if you’re interested, and we’ll go through the comments in a few days and select some people who have been previously active in the community to moderate. Once that team is in place, I'll step off the mod team and let the new team take over.
If you want to nominate another user that's fine, but they'll need to accept that nomination in order to be considered.
Thank you all for hanging in there while we figure this out, I'm excited to see this community come back together in the near future!
Cheers!
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u/LoopholeTravel Jun 29 '18
I've been un-banned! Thanks u/redtaboo.
Hi! I'm the current moderator and creator of r/onebagging. I created that sub in response to the lack of leadership at r/onebag, and it has grown to nearly 8,000 subscribers. I would like to throw my name in the hat here. I've already got a great mod team in place that could move over to this sub. Take a look at that subreddit to see what r/onebag could be under new leadership. Thanks for the consideration.
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u/TeebsGaming Jun 29 '18
merging /r/onebagging back in to this sub would be ideal.
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u/_-_happycamper_-_ Jun 29 '18
Yes for merging! I mean, what kinda onebagers would we be if we continue to carry two subreddits when one would do.
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u/does_thou_even_hoist Jun 29 '18
Unless we could find a purpose for the other sub? But either way I love this idea.
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u/_-_happycamper_-_ Jun 29 '18
Any ideas for what it would be? I’m just tired of checking both subs back to back to see if one had a post that the other didn’t. I’ve kinda had a secret hope that this would all turn out this way.
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u/Megatron_McLargeHuge Jun 29 '18
Every post there is automatically removed after 24 hours. It becomes our daypack.
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u/Addyct Jun 30 '18
I GOT IT
Assuming we don't want to just merge and redirect it here, /r/onebagging can be a subreddit dedicated to the actual act of traveling with only one bag. Simple stuff like travel photos, or discussions about travel destinations. Something like that?
Honestly I would prefer just merging them, but if we're gonna keep them both alive, I think this might be a good idea. and it'll finally be a place for all the "MEH, GEAR POSTS ARE DUMB" folks to go, lol.
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u/_-_happycamper_-_ Jun 30 '18
The ultimate irony of that idea is that r/onebag would actually become a full on gear sub and r/onebagging would lack the consumerist stuff.
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u/HyperbolicInvective Jun 30 '18
I don't know. I for one like onebagging as a concept but I'm not that dedicated to the community that I would check both regularly. When I am on the sub I want it to be the one place I need to go for fun community stuff and serious gear discussion.
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Jun 29 '18 edited Sep 17 '18
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u/Kilbourne Jun 29 '18
You can auto-direct (or have a link) from an empty sub to an active one; that might be the best way to catch those who will miss all of this and be disappointed by one or the other sub being 'empty'.
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u/amanforallsaisons Jun 30 '18
Use the other sub for posts about travel/trips/stories about onebagging, and this sub for discussing the actual gear/theory etc?
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u/newvitabuyer Jun 29 '18
Since you're the new mod here basically, I wanted to ask a few things of you... things I asked the old moderator before he trolled me into being temporarily banned, told me straight up "no" because he's selfish, and basically made me leave the subreddit because it was becoming too much of a negative place.
What I'd like to ask you is to make a sticky thread asking the community what they want in terms of rules, from the moderation team, what posts they want removed, etc. You're doing a great job with stuff in the onebagging sub, but I think it's worth asking the bigger user base here what they'd like, too.
Now that the old mod is gone, the only way is up, so I don't think you'll need to take that much into consideration to make this a better sub. Hell, you could do nothing at all and it would be much better.
But one thing I would ask, is to permanently ban the old moderator and delete a lot of his old mod posts (like the dumb commerce threads). I'm not saying this out of complete resentment, and I don't accept giving him another chance out of the need to be the bigger guy here or not hold grudges.
Objectively, he's been the worst thing to happen to this sub, going as far as admitting he will spam if he wants to, delete decent things if he wants to, telling other people to go kill themselves and even banning you for no reason. His posts have been awful at best, insulting and acidic at worst. He's literally brought nothing to this sub and clearly has issues and liked to throw his weight around as a moderator... and now that his sub has been taken from him and that power, I don't think he's going to bring anything here at all except spam, abuse and jealousy.
People have been banned for less, and there was a reason he was removed as a moderator by the admins. Telling people to kill themselves is crossing an equator sized line, and he's done nothing but prove himself poisonous here.
I do believe in second chances, but he's been given hundreds of those, to the point you had to create another subreddit so people had a safe place to talk about their passion for all this. A passion he wanted to snuff out.
We're getting a chance at a fresh start here, and I don't think throwing the baby out with the bathwater in this instance is something anyone will regret.
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u/LoopholeTravel Jun 30 '18
I concur with everything you said there. Also, still 99% sure he was that MUFFIN PENGUIN character...
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u/newvitabuyer Jun 30 '18
He most definitely was. Even in light of him saying he gave up his mod status and voting you in, I still think its best to get rid of him and permanently ban him. Finally letting go of his egotistical stranglehold of such a big community was decent, but a troll is still a troll and he just fans the flames too much I think. Its better to move on and start over without that.
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Jun 30 '18
I agree /u/LoopholeTravel should definitely ban /u/read_harder. That guy fucking sucks man.
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u/newvitabuyer Jun 30 '18
Considering you banned him from participating in this subreddit and an admin had to get him back in... yeah, you do suck. /u/LoopholeTravel isn't going to take much convincing from you.
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u/onedo_baggins Jun 30 '18
I second being able to suggest/give input/vote on rules. The rules as written now are useless. While the original mod crusaded a bit, he wasn't wrong about parties that will take advantage of the sub for advertisements. I'd love to make a rule prohibiting blatant ads (looking at you, Evergoods post that's 5th on the list of posts right now).
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u/newvitabuyer Jun 30 '18
I agree with removing blatant ads. I know Tortuga is really bad for whoring out their name and products here, and I know a lot of advertisers would froth at the mouth of paying loophole for special treatment, or send him free stuff to have it on the sub or on his website. I wouldn't want that or loophole to misuse this sub and his new mod status to further his own agenda like that... So I think we should agree that won't be done, or have a moderator who is unbiased enough to stop something like that happening. Just in case
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u/Megatron_McLargeHuge Jun 30 '18
/u/redtaboo Did reddit admins forcibly remove /u/read_harder or did he quit voluntarily? I assume the other mod was his alt account.
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Jun 30 '18
I decided to leave.
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u/redtaboo Jun 30 '18
Can confirm, we didn't come on the scene until after the fact.
Thanks for everything you've done for the community, read_harder!
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Jun 30 '18
No problem. I only wish I could have done better. People have pointed out to me that my mental illness - autism - is not quite conducive to the type of wholesome serious pg/pc image that the users had wanted from the sub. It had become hard for me to accept that the idea of living out of a backpack full time had become larger than myself and I had to accept that I did not have the ability to define what it meant anymore.
I do sincerely apologize for my outburst of "please die [people who disagree with me]". I had thought it would be taken with thicker skin.
I am very impressed with the level of professionalism and haste that your people have reacted with the events of my subreddit. I warn you that part of the issue here was that some faction in the sub is owned by advertisers with alot of money, and now this will be your problem and not mine :).
I think what I'll do is create my own little subreddit that is about whatever I want where I am dictator and make up the rules as I go. I'll try to be funny and silly and edgy and get a cult following of people who idealize my own way of thinking. I will be slightly along the lines of /r/milliondollarextreme or /r/circlejerk or some such. Something much less serious and lighthearted than this sort of thing.
Good luck and please keep the idea of living out of a backpack alive.
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u/redtaboo Jun 30 '18
I really appreciate this reply, it can be really tough managing a community on reddit at times. What you did obviously wasn't great, or even good, but it was good that you recognized it was time to move on and let someone else take the reins. So cheers for that, for all the good you've done for the community in the past, and good luck in the future!
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Jul 01 '18
You also deserve a thanks, for picking up the community for a while instead of letting it die.
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u/Megatron_McLargeHuge Jun 30 '18
Thanks for the explanation. I think you handled it the right way in the end and the community will live on.
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Jun 30 '18
I hope things work out how you want them to, my friend.
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Jul 17 '18
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Jul 19 '18
Ya I know. Oh well I am doing my own stuff that makes me happy now. Come to /r/unsingablesong and see if you like it.
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Jun 30 '18
I warn you that part of the issue here was that some faction in the sub is owned by advertisers with alot of money, and now this will be your problem and not mine :).
This is a legit data point u/LoopholeTravel
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u/LoopholeTravel Jun 30 '18
Absolutely. With the number of subscribers here, this will be something to keep an eye on. Bans would be handed out swiftly for ad spam.
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u/newvitabuyer Jun 30 '18
I am hoping though that you'll be impartial and not push your website or be prone to be accepting free stuff as bribery from manufacturers. Either way, this is why I think we need other mods who won't let that happen and can be seperated and objective enough to see it and not let it slide.
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u/Addyct Jun 30 '18
From experience, moderating a subreddit can be extremely emotionally taxing at times. Despite the way it ended, and whatever disagreements we all had, thank you for the work you did here.
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Jun 30 '18
It was an experience that taught me alot. I have definitely been changed by being in charge of such a big thing.
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u/MrsBagpuss Jun 30 '18
Hope things go well for you. Last year a group I started IRL began to deviate quite a lot from my original ‘vision’ (and control) which was extremely frustrating for me! I threw my teddy out of the pram in a slightly more low key way and just said that I’d had enough of running it and it was time for someone else to take over. I’m still an integral part of the group and sometimes need to bite my tongue because things aren’t being done in the way that I feel makes the most sense, but I still put my suggestions in and I’m enjoying not having the hassle of being in charge!
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u/archersonly Jun 29 '18
LoopholeTravel !!!
I'd like to help if needed, feel like I contribute regularly.
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u/rtowne Jun 29 '18
Hey all,
I am a big fan of this community and contribute where I can. I would be happy to be considered for the Mod team.
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u/newvitabuyer Jun 29 '18
I just want to say thank you for removing the previous moderator and giving the community here a chance to put someone else in place. This is such an amazing subreddit because of the community and users who are putting content into it. I love coming here every single day to see what's being posted, but for such a long time now it's been hampered by the old moderator being like some kind of cancer upon it. It was really going nowhere and never was going to go anywhere with him involved and pushing his agenda and trolling the community for negative attention.
I'm so glad that now the community can grow and become a billion times better, thrive and have some super awesome content, moderation, a new look and a safe and fun place for people to come together without being harassed, bullied or have their content deleted because a troubled person doesn't care about anyone but himself.
Things are looking very up now, and I can't wait to come back to this subreddit :)
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u/Kilbourne Jun 29 '18
I was going to offer, but as /u/LoopholeTravel has done such an excellent job with the alternate sub, and is offering as well, I hope they get it!
To /u/LoopholeTravel: if you would like another mod on the team with the increased user-base, I would be more than happy to help out.
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u/LoopholeTravel Jun 30 '18
Awesome! If elected, I'll be sure to poll for a mod team (including the group from /r/onebagging and take community suggestions. I'm sure you would be a welcome addition to the team.
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u/Kilbourne Jun 30 '18
Thanks, I'm looking forward to a new and positive direction. Let me know if you have any questions about my experience or interests, or what I think I can offer to the mod team and community.
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u/TheBlinja Jun 30 '18
Assuming he/she doesn't have anything better to do, I hear u/LoopholeTravel is a standup guy/gal.
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u/rebbsitor Jun 29 '18
I love the concept of traveling with just a single bag and have been following the sub for a while (along with /r/onebagging) for ideas. I'd love to help out with modding the sub.
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u/-Nepherim Jun 30 '18
I'd like to be considered as a mod for this sub. Currently a mod for the alternate sub /r/onebagging.
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u/FlippinFlags Jun 30 '18 edited Jun 30 '18
I'd be interested in modding as well.
Now that the other mod has left this sub should run pretty smoothly except for the spam posts that get posted every day or so.
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u/FlippinFlags Jun 30 '18
This sub runs smoothly 100% except for the spam posts. Self promotion videos and links etc.
That's the only reason I'm throwing my name into the hat.
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u/FeebleOldMan ت Jun 30 '18
I can help deal with spam, so put me low on the totem pole if you need me to do so. The report spam button on this sub had quite a slow response and I'd like to help improve that.
I've posted frequently to /r/spam when it was active, and /r/TheseFuckingAccounts when appropriate. I've also DMed reddit admins to notify them of affiliate spambots.
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Jun 30 '18
Side note I had/have no idea how to deal with spam accounts now that r/spam is closed. Since we have an admin around can you offer any advice regarding community reporting options for spammers u/redtaboo? Not just here but across reddit.
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u/ShaneH7646 Jul 01 '18 edited Jul 01 '18
Hey red, I'm not part of the community here but I'd be interested in being and helping out to fight spam, setup some CSS and redesign styling.
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u/newvitabuyer Jul 01 '18
u/redtaboo I nominate this guy. I've never heard of him or seen him on this subreddit which is EXACTLY why I think it needs him. We need someone who will look at things objectively, with fresh eyes and without the bias of knowing others in the community. This subreddit is prone to advertisers and manufacturers making a lot of fake accounts to advertise their stuff, and /u/LoopholeTravel has his own website. Although I want to give the benefit of the doubt, I don't quite trust that he won't at least be tempted to use his inevitable moderator status to advertise his site, or get tempting offers from manufacturers and advertisers to get free stuff or money as a loophole(travel) to get around the rules, or give him content for his site.
The fact he's pushing for a team that's already on his other subreddit cements this; they're doing a good job over there I bet, but they've already got an established relationship with each other, so the above can still happen.
ShaneH7646 over here has no interest in any of that and isn't involved. He has no previous bias or relationship with anyone on here and from what it looks like, he has a TON of moderating experience. Without a shadow of a doubt, he's the most qualified person here to offer up his services, bar none. He has the least to gain out of anyone here to be a mod, but still kindly wants to give up his time.
Dare I say he should be given more moderator powers (if that's a thing) than anyone else who gets picked here. We really need these kinds of objective, experienced people here, not just the really involved ones who might have something to gain. People who can be fair above all else and do the right thing.
ShaneH7646 and u/redtaboo... since you've got a lot of experience with Reddit and I bet you know a lot of likewise people, could you possibly pick a few like-minded people out to apply here, too? We need more people like this, and although we've got a lot of well meaning people here saying they'll help moderate, I think we need a mixed bag of objective, experienced people to reign things in.
We've had a really bad history of mods, rules and everything in here, and it's a HUGE sub. One that's going to continue to grow massively. So I think this is the right thing to do.
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u/Addyct Jun 30 '18
I think loopholetravel would be the perfect mod for here, and I'd like to offer my help if he'd have me.
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u/drummmergeorge Jun 30 '18
We need to update the sidebar, add r/onebagging because this is a sinking ship! Damage control on a sinking titanic problem.
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u/MarcusBrody96 Jul 02 '18
I would love the chance to mod here. I would like to nominate myself.
I would also say that LoopholeTravel has been a good mod of /r/onebagging so I'd nominate him/her as well.
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u/servercobra Jun 29 '18
I'd nominate /u/LoopholeTravel. He/she's been a fantastic mod of /r/onebagging, which broke off from /r/onebag quite some time ago due to the way the previous mod (as I understand it) was running this sub. That sub has been rolling along wonderfully, so I think they'd make a great mod here.