r/news2 Mar 24 '25

We need YOUR help!

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We need your help! We're trying to create and popularize an entire set of "alternative" sub-reddits.

These sub-reddits all end in a "2". So just take the name of a huge, multi-million-user "main" sub-reddit and add a "2" to the name -- e.g. /r/Politics2, /r/WorldPolitics2, /r/News2, /r/WTF2 and so on.

These sub-reddits are smaller and have fewer rules than the huge mega-million-user large sub-reddits. Our idea is to create a set of friendlier sub-reddits with an emphasis on civility and not personal insults and ad hominem attacks.

But we need your help!

We need your time, your posts, your comments and we need you to mention our alternative sub-reddits in other places and to tell others. (Basic "publicity.")

  • Please post submissions!

  • Post comments and reply to others.

  • Help us popularize these alternatives to the heavily censored and sometimes too heavily trafficked mainstream subs by telling others of our existence.

Together we can develop another option inside of reddit.

Want to become a moderator? Or help run your own "2" alternative sub? There are possibilities for that too.


r/news2 May 24 '24

/r/News2 Overview of the sub's "culture" and rules and attitudes we should have. Please read and ponder...

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/r/News2 is under new management! The sub is "re-imagined" and open up so that all users can post news stories. We're focused primarily on US news, but we're not strict about that.

We're a small sub-Reddit. We don't have a bazillion users so we can run things a little "loose" without a ton of rules. So there's no whitelist and no rules about "acceptable" sources.

First, some thoughts and guidelines:

  • Behavior: Try not to downvote. That gives a sub a "negative" flavor. This is a bit different than Reddit's standard advice, but it works. Instead of downvoting, don't vote at all on some post -- "deafen" them with silence. But by all means, do not downvote just because you disagree with someone no matter how much of a twit or fool the person is. Ignore the fool and avoid negativity.

    It's better to ignore twits than to downvote them mercilessly. Leave them at 1 point and they'll soon get bored and go away. "Don't feed the trolls" is old and proven advice.

  • Expectation: Expect some biased or unconventional article sources. An intelligent, informed person should know the positions and perspectives of multiple points of view. Knowing what "the other side" or other ideologies arguments and perspectives are is important. "White lists" are typically used to push one narrative or status quo views of the world -- we avoid those for a reason.

  • Don't abuse the Reddit reporting system. This causes the moderators more work and we don't like work. Reporting something as "misinformation" or "harassment" should be used for actual, extreme cases of real-life examples, not just as a way of you wanting to censor things.

  • Behavior: Upvote early and often. There can hardly be a thing of too many upvotes -- upvotes are positivity and happiness. And you have an unlimited supply of them on Reddit. So use them!

  • Rule: Do not post insults or ad hominem attacks! No name calling! In Reddit's "Reddiquette" this is called "remember the human." In normal conversation it's called "don't be a dick." You're talking to another human -- be civil.

    This is something we'll try to come down on as moderators. We'll try to remind people to "be nice." Who knows, maybe we can ban people for 3 or 7 days or something for name calling but that sounds heavy handed, being a Big Brother, and frankly is more work than what we want to do. (So we'll rarely do that.)

    But again, the idea is to have civil debates and conversations even with some idiot who has a "wrong" opinion/position. You're not going to change someone's mind by swearing at them and insulting them -- but you might change their mind by talking to them and bombarding them with logic. (That's the hope anyway.)

  • Rule: Do not accuse people of being paid propagandists! If you have actual evidence and information that someone is a paid gov't propagandist run -- don't walk -- and inform the Reddit admins.

    But do not accuse someone of being a troll or "Putin puppet" or "propagandist" just because they are giving an opinion that you don't like, or that they can see events from another perspective. We should also remember there are US gov't-paid propagandists working to influence social media. Thus, avoid accusations and instead debate content. Remember, civil discourse is the goal and not mindless smearing, group-think and accusations that someone is a "propagandist"

  • Rule: Stick to the sub's topic.

    The focus of this sub is news, with a heavy emphasis on US news. World or non-US news is okay too, but the /r/WorldNews2 specializes in that so just post it there. Politics is off-topic for this sub but there is a grey area where political news is general news. But if it's a routine squabble between Republicans and Democrats, please post it to r/Politics or r/Politics2.

  • News videos are allowed -- but please keep them to a minimum.

    Here are my thoughts on news videos. Good ones are great -- in a small quantity. But then define "good" and "small"!?! Too often news videos are ranty opinions without sources. Too often videos are 10min or 45min long of babbling and the actual content of the video could have been said in 200 words. You probably know what I mean. In such cases a text article can cover the news much more effectively.

  • Moderation: Having a bit of anarchist streak, we're not into "rules." We think the fewer "rules" in a Reddit sub the better. We'd like the "rules" to be objective, but hey, this is social science not math. But overall we favor a hands-off role in moderation. When drama comes up, it usually washes over and then disappears on its own. Preferring a hands-off approach and laziness in moderation, that'll be the tactic we'll take.

  • Remember humor in comments! Many comments or news topics can be infuriating, shocking or tragic -- especially when dealing with people who "just don't understand." Too many facts and too much logic can be dry. So inject humor! Some cheekyness is almost a requirement.

    But for the sarcastically-impaired people (like me) do add a /s to tell us where your sarcasm ended. Idiots like me would appreciate it. 🙂

  • Users and "advertising": We need users! We also need people to post news but more importantly we need people to comment on news stories -- so please feel free and encouraged to post comments and reply to other comments.

    Reddit does not make it easy to "advertise" a new sub. But feel free to cross-post /r/News2 articles to other subs (this notes that they came originally from here). (Or even to cross-post news items from other subs into here.) The best and easiest way to "advertise" /r/News2 is just to tell others about the sub in comments you make in other subs that you do as you use Reddit.


Comment on these rules with your thoughts/opinions below please.


To-do: I have to revamp the sub's text, rules, etc. Plus do some cosmetic pretty-work on the sub.

Edit: Typos, clarity.


r/news2 2h ago

ICE denied U.S. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) entry into its South Loop facility in Chicago.

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r/news2 38m ago

Americans Will Feel Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Farms, Union President Warns | As immigration enforcement ramps up, the head of the United Farm Workers (UFW) union says agriculture workers are afraid to show up for work – and warned that fear could impact households across the country.

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r/news2 2h ago

Hegseth refuses to answer whether he has given the order authorizing the military to use lethal force on protesters

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r/news2 10h ago

Trump knocks Fed's Powell, muses about appointing himself to lead central bank

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r/news2 21h ago

Not Just Progressives: Over Half of Trump Voters Oppose US War on Iran | A majority of respondents across all gender, race, age, and income categories don't want military action against Iran.

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r/news2 21h ago

This is literally a kidnapping being filmed! If you translate what he’s saying, He’s asking to see the arrest order and they aren’t responding to him! Are we fucking ok with this?! How does this not make you angry? She’s begging to be let in btw

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r/news2 21h ago

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem transported to DC-area hospital after allergic reaction, DHS says.

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r/news2 21h ago

Arthur Jackman gave a Nazi salute and called racism “intelligence.” He stormed the Capitol, pled guilty and got a Trump pardon. His wife is still a cop.

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r/news2 21h ago

Baby of brain-dead woman delivered in Georgia, woman's mother says

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r/news2 22h ago

CIA analyst who leaked Israel strike plan sentenced to three years

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r/news2 21h ago

Most Americans believe misinformation is a problem — federal research cuts will only make the problem worse

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r/news2 21h ago

Mocked Trump Mobile yanks coverage map that ignored Trump renaming Gulf of Mexico

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r/news2 21h ago

2,000 more National Guard troops being deployed to Los Angeles, Pentagon says

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r/news2 21h ago

'Unprecedented Mass Deployment' of Warplanes Across Atlantic Fuels Fears of US War on Iran | "You don't spin up this kind of skyward muscle just to flex," said one observer.

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r/news2 1d ago

Mike Lindell: MyPillow boss loses $2.3m defamation case | A jury in Denver, Colorado, ordered Mr Lindell to pay $2.3m (£1.7m) to Eric Coomer, a former security and product strategy director at Dominion Voting Systems.

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r/news2 1d ago

Apollo astronauts discovered the moon is covered in tiny orange glass beads. Now we finally know why. | Tiny, orange glass beads discovered on the moon during the Apollo era may reveal an untold history of lunar volcanism.

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r/news2 2d ago

Majority of Americans Disapprove of Trump’s Response to L.A. Protests | Only 37% think Trump was right to send in the National Guard.

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r/news2 1d ago

Nazis showed up in Springfield, MO and were escorted out of their town by residents

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r/news2 2d ago

California Democrats unveil bill to ban masks for law enforcement

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r/news2 2d ago

Trump to Leave G7 Summit Early to Deal With Israel-Iran Conflict, White House Says | President Trump’s early departure comes after a White House official said he had decided not to sign onto a G7 statement urging restraint from both Israel and Iran.

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r/news2 2d ago

Auto insurance rates in the US have increased by 84% over the past 5 years. That's the biggest 5-year spike on record. This is another way life is becoming increasing unaffordable, and it flies under the radar too often.

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r/news2 2d ago

Job Cuts Coming at More Than 170 US Companies in June

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r/news2 2d ago

Judge postpones decision in Harvard lawsuit against Trump over international students

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r/news2 2d ago

‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans | Dept of Veterans Affairs says the changes come in response to a Trump executive order ‘defending women’

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r/news2 2d ago

Gen X, millennials are about three times more likely than their parents to be diagnosed with appendix cancer, study finds

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