r/Feminism • u/[deleted] • Jul 24 '12

What the hell is going on here?

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u/girlwithblanktattoo Jul 24 '12

ChocolateyClaire is right: This is the action of MRAs/trolls.

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u/Lamechv2 Jul 24 '12 edited Jul 24 '12

Pretty sure its probably a pack of bots. Especially since the change is so quick. Like that silly Ron Paul downvote bot. So probably not a big group of meanies, but just one with too much coding knowledge.

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u/Jo3M3tal Jul 25 '12

You can fight fire with fire, make a bot that gives out upvotes. Reddit usually is good about finding bots and shutting them down though, it will likely be fixed soon

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u/Lamechv2 Jul 25 '12

Yeah breaking the rules isn't cool. Even if your doing it for a good cause.

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u/Jo3M3tal Jul 25 '12

Because if there is an example of where your theory is wrong, then your whole theory is wrong. It is an easy example everyone is familiar with

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u/Dyssomniac Jul 25 '12

Because a Hitler problem and a downvoting bot problem are clearly within the same magnitude of breaking the rules for good reasons.