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)

  • morte [she/her]
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    14 days ago

    The name change is fine (although gossip isnt really a great comm name tbh) but please please pleaaaaaaase reconsider honestly this just feels so dour and depressing. I dont care if it doesnt develop rhetoric or whatever it was at least a place that was a much welcomed sanity check against an increasingly hostile and terrifying world, something that i honestly feel is going to be even more important in the coming years

      • TheLepidopterists [he/him]
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        14 days ago

        Previously there was a no effort required celeb mocking comm and a no effort required non-celeb mocking comm.

        Now there is a no effort celeb mocking comm and an effort required non-celeb mocking comm.

        That's not just a name change.

        If it was just a name change the post would be "dunk tank content goes in X sub and dredge tank content goes in Y sub from now on."

          • REgon [they/them]
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            edit-2
            14 days ago

            Did you just learn this concept today? This is the second time you deploy it. It's honestly a weird and shitty way to engage with others. You're being very dismissive towards comrades.

          • TheLepidopterists [he/him]
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            14 days ago

            jesse-wtf

            I had to Google what this was and apparently it's some kind of marketing thing? I have no idea what you mean by it, but your earlier statement that it's just a name change was wrong.

              • REgon [they/them]
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                edit-2
                14 days ago

                I saw your post. Half-heartedly doing a reference to a decade-old movie when you don't have anything better to say isn't really a bit and it's not very avantgarde either, it's just being bad at having a conversation. You might want to work on being funny if you're gonna do bits

                  • REgon [they/them]
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                    edit-2
                    13 days ago

                    You've been doing the bit everywhere. You're also engaging in the useless debate, you're just deliberately making the vibe worse instead of doing it on accident. Feigning detached dismissiveness does not actually do it, you'd be better off just not engaging then.

                    I've been here since the chapo days

                    Wow! So cool, let me kiss your feet o wise one, you are very special, you know that?

                      • REgon [they/them]
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                        edit-2
                        13 days ago

                        disengage

                        That's not how the rule works dickhead. It's not a magic spell to get the last word, and using it like that actively damages it as a tool for the case it's actually meant to be used in.

                        Touch grass fella, deeply unserious

                        As opposed to the very serious leftist which you are being lol. It's funny how hexbear can accurately point out how "I depicted myself as a chad and you as a soyjack, therefore I win" is incredibly infantile, but the second someone disagrees with one of our resident contrarians they pull out ol' "I AM THE GRASS TOUCHER"

                        I'm not the one trying to feign some above-it-all-not-wasting-time-online-attitude. I am well aware that this is all a waste of time and effort, I've not been trying to claim that it's anything other than a treat. You're still continuing a pointless argument that you said you refused to get engaged in. That's you, you dweeb. I thought you were too good for this? I do it because I enjoy it at least.

                        edit: I'm also not the person getting mad people don't enjoy my shitty bit, desperately attempting to spam a bunch of comms with a movie clip that I think makes my halfassed attempt at comedy work.

                        doubleedit: Absolutely pathetic

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                  • Ram_The_Manparts [he/him]
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                    13 days ago

                    I don’t think it’s worth getting into useless debates

                    You should have just stopped here.

          • morte [she/her]
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            14 days ago

            downbear even if i understood wtf that means youre just being shitty and dismissive