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[–] 1 point 5 days ago (1 child)

The records appear to be fully intact on my side [...]

Cheers!

[the schtick]

What I've gathered is that the schtick is to find some really cringey/odd article from NYT bordering more on opinion rather than news, share it on /c/news, wait for people who stumble upon it not knowing the schtick to leave their serious comments, and then after 2 days lock the post (all posts do get locked after this period, are the ones you see more recent?) and tempban everyone who left a comment for some asinine reason (ex: "abbreviations").

My best guess is that it's absurdist commentary about the antics that some self-absorbed moderators get up to.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 days ago*

    Ahh, I see what you mean now after looking at the modlog.

    I think that's actually quite a funny idea, though I still have to question that particular material being chosen to bait in people, as ultimately it helps spread Israel's message (though it is probably unlikely to be terribly effective on lemmy) for the sake of some laughs with an inside joke.

    And as most people who stumble across it are likely to never know the context you just shared with me, it's fairly indistinguishable from the 'real thing', which means getting treated in the same way as the real thing (and that has clearly resulted in a not ideal outcome for Funhole, and some distress for its contributors).

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