Hello users of Hexbear, we wanted to inform you that we are going to be locking the_dunk_tank and dredge_tank communities. We have created two new communities /c/gossip and /c/counterpropaganda to serve a similar but clearly distinct purpose than the dunk/dredge tanks.
Not only is the dunk tank a term that has racist origins, but also many posts there were almost no effort and often times requiring later edits to show how they weren’t reactionary, not useful with regard to developing rhetoric and furthering dialectical analysis of that which we dunk upon.
To that end, we wish posts of reactionaries to be placed in !counterpropaganda@hexbear.net along with an accompanying explanation (as simple or complex as desired) with the intent of countering the reactionary propaganda in the post body, as of now comments are not subject to the same rhetorical rigor rule.
For the posts that are not "low-hanging fruit’ of notable people we ask that you use !gossip@hexbear.net .
These changes are mainly part of a continued effort to remove the racist and misogynistic elements from our community and grow.
Any moderators of the dunk tank or dredge tank that want to be a mod in the new communities let me know.
Any users with questions or comments please use this post, this change was made at the behest of the entire Hexbear mod and admin team. We will be looking for more moderators in an organized volunteer drive shortly, if you wish to submit an application you may send it to me via hexbear or matrix direct messages.
Use this post as a place for discussion to these changes. We will keep things as they are for 2 weeks and then reflect on the feedback, including this post: https://hexbear.net/post/3858346
As a personal addendum I am sorry if the closing of the tanks these changes removes a beloved space on the site and if you want to suggest a community to replace them you may do so at !commrequest@hexbear.net or submit a mod application to take a more active role in shaping the site.
Sitewide or community changes come from proposals put forth from the mod team, discussed, and voted on by the mod team.
Any users wanting to suggest a community to replace the tanks, may do so at !commrequest@hexbear.net current discussion is here https://hexbear.net/post/3858346 or submit a mod application to take a more active role in shaping the site.
You may also consider using !shitreactionariessay@lemmygrad.ml as a substitute for dunk/dredge tank posts as well
The mod statement can be found here: https://hexbear.net/comment/5613033
Application
What is your Hexbear username? Do you have any preferred pronouns? What are your thoughts on capitalism? What are your thoughts on imperialism? What are your thoughts on trans rights? What are your thoughts on racial justice? What do think about current and previous protests around the world? What are your thoughts on Veganism and Animal Liberation? Do you have any experience with other leftist online communities? What did those experiences teach you? What is your approach to moderation, and how do you work with teams? How do you deal with online drama and people who try to start things for the sake of it? What current comms would you be interested in moderating? Do you have any ideas for community engagement? What is your general time availability? (Time zone, amounts, common browsing times, etc)
Ulysses T deleted his acct a few days ago
Wtf happened?
Without trying to rewrite the post or misrepresent him I’ll simplify it as he wants to focus on building community connections in the area he’s moved to, since he was trying but may not have paid it enough attention as he’d liked or felt he should have.
Sad, but probably for the better. As soon as he returned, he was back to his old power-posting ways. I’ll miss his posts but it seems like he struggled regulating how much time he spent on here.
Id like to think he’s journeying to Hades to make sure is really there
I guess we figured out the plot to Hades 3 now.
Lmao honestly great idea for a game. Doing the doom meme of fighting your way into hell, just so you can kill Margaret Thatcher. Makes it even better with a roguelike, because you know you can’t kill them for good, so it is purely to inflict suffering upon them. Would do wonders I think. And for the finance ghouls - Think of the DLC! The Nazi DLC. The Warcrimes DLC. The Presidents’ DLC. The Royal Bastards DLC[1]. The Mythological “Heroes” DLC. The British DLC. The Billionaire DLC. The Corporate DLC.
Does not exclusively contain bastards, but it’s fun to call it that. Marketing cooked it up. ↩︎
I can relate to that
Ahh. Best of luck to him.
He made a post about feeling the need to touch grass and spend more time looking out for people around him.
damn i missed this. too much been going one i was about to make a post asking where he went
good for him though grass is good. i thought the election results really fucked him up or something
That was the subtext
damn. back to the woods or his bunker to plot again
first it was Kissinger i wonder whos next
If I stop posting you can assume that I’m at a CIA black site and the internet access is pretty spotty
continue the legacy
Is that the person who made the video of the people not paying the subway fares?
Nah, that person was Eugene_V_Dabs
UlyssesT was the head commissar of Anti-Treat Aktion
What an amazing name
I think that’s eugenedabs?? (before i joined hb/cth). Uly was our tech bro take slop hog and
Poster
Youre definitely right, sus they both left with the explanation 👁
Deep state got him. Dabs came back at o ne point, and he did leave with an explanation, though I don’t remember what it was
What the fuck is that rebus emoji?
Sorry idk:/
No need to apologise, I think I should’ve included lol
meant to say “lol what the fuck is that rebus emoji? completely incomprehensible, I love it”
All g makes sense!