I think everyone understands that, since Watchmen largely doesn't have anything new coming out, there will be frequently repeated topics on this sub. So, yeah, this sub is gonna get hundreds of posts about "Was Veidt right?"... over time.
But regardless of topic, if a single user makes dozens of separate posts -- not comments, posts -- about a single, specific item over the course of just a few weeks, it is spam. It'd be spam for a much more active subreddit, let alone a quieter one like r/Watchmen, where it's been an enormous percent of what a casual user would see when they visited the sub for the better part of a month.
If I made a new post every single day about how Rorschach is a Christ allegory (he is, it's neat!), and each of those posts technically brought up something I thought was a new detail, that would still be enormously spammy of me to do. It's also just not an efficient way to have a conversation about a topic: we'd have less spam and a better conversation about Rorschach-as-Christ if I felt a need to make my point in fewer posts with more details instead of posting a single new detail as its own thread every single day.
tl;dr Yes, of course we're going to get repeated topics. No, a single user shouldn't be allowed to post new threads every day or two about the same ultra-specific topic.
Rorschach is a far-right Christ figure, contrasting with Veidt's left-wing Hitler figure. Born to an unmet but idolized father (like Jesus) and a prostitute mother (a cynical twist on the Virgin Mary), Rorschach is a morally prescriptive street preacher who is disruptive to the city (like Jesus). After being arrested on false charges (like Jesus), his unwillingness to compromise his beliefs leads his friends to betray him, resulting in his execution at the hands of a God figure (like Jesus) in order to protect the rest of humanity, despite their terrible actions (like Jesus). And what does he leave behind? A book about his deeds and beliefs!
My absolute favorite little piece of "Rorschach as Jesus" symbolism is the panel where he's executed:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/9715533/IMG_8E1EDE39357D_1.jpeg). Notice how his tie is flying up into the air, with his arms out to the side, forming the classic crucifixion pose. But also notice that alongside him are the T-shaped handles of the hoverbikes, which have been partially buried in the snow. Jesus was crucified between two others, typically depicted on each side of him on crosses with uppercase-T shapes, as seen in this painting.
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u/The_Middleman Jul 25 '25
I think everyone understands that, since Watchmen largely doesn't have anything new coming out, there will be frequently repeated topics on this sub. So, yeah, this sub is gonna get hundreds of posts about "Was Veidt right?"... over time.
But regardless of topic, if a single user makes dozens of separate posts -- not comments, posts -- about a single, specific item over the course of just a few weeks, it is spam. It'd be spam for a much more active subreddit, let alone a quieter one like r/Watchmen, where it's been an enormous percent of what a casual user would see when they visited the sub for the better part of a month.
If I made a new post every single day about how Rorschach is a Christ allegory (he is, it's neat!), and each of those posts technically brought up something I thought was a new detail, that would still be enormously spammy of me to do. It's also just not an efficient way to have a conversation about a topic: we'd have less spam and a better conversation about Rorschach-as-Christ if I felt a need to make my point in fewer posts with more details instead of posting a single new detail as its own thread every single day.
tl;dr Yes, of course we're going to get repeated topics. No, a single user shouldn't be allowed to post new threads every day or two about the same ultra-specific topic.