Happy birthday to us! Hard to believe we've been the Internet's leading (possibly only?) independent user-funded (ad-free!) open political speech forum for two whole years. @ZorbaTHut, what a remarkable framework you've constructed; everyone else, what remarkable things you've constructed on that framework. Thanks for hanging out with us and getting into very kind, respectful, politely-worded fistfights about anything and everything under the sun.
As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
(Proverbs 27:17)
This is the Quality Contributions Roundup. It showcases interesting and well-written comments and posts from the period covered. If you want to get an idea of what this community is about or how we want you to participate, look no further (except the rules maybe--those might be important too).
As a reminder, you can nominate Quality Contributions by hitting the report button and selecting the "Actually A Quality Contribution!" option. Additionally, links to all of the roundups can be found in the wiki of /r/theThread which can be found here. For a list of other great community content, see here.
These are mostly chronologically ordered, but I have in some cases tried to cluster comments by topic so if there is something you are looking for (or trying to avoid), this might be helpful.
Quality Contributions to the Main Motte
Contributions for the week of July 29, 2024
Contributions for the week of August 5, 2024
Contributions for the week of August 12, 2024
Contributions for the week of August 19, 2024
- Several nominated posts on the intertwining of activist politics and medical practice
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Notes -
I accept my AAQC award with the full backing of my Motte-poster syndrome. Not quite involved or insightful enough to stand on its own AAQC merits. Yet it provides a decent enough platform for someone like @Throwaway05 to show up and share some actually interesting perspective. That's the good stuff.
Happy birthday to the Motte! May the terrible twos lead to a less terrible threes.
A drink to the contributors of today. Many of you have entertained me, educated me, and challenged my thinking as a bystander. I hope you continue to contribute to this strange, intentional game of epistemic gut punching-- and to continue to try to punch with humility, understanding, and as politely as required.
Another drink for the fallen heroes of yesterday. Flamed out, rage quit, opened a substack, or quietly got on in life. For on their shoulders the pillars were chiseled, crafted, and raised. Without them this would be a redundant space. May their final contributions not be their last.
Lastly, a drink to the jannies. Whose sweat and toil allows us to call this place something special. Whose actions so often offend some while greatly offending others. Controversial mod actions could inspire a theatrical comedy. I hope you all keep good humor when dealing with janny work. Without your effort handling Code Red online forum crises all would be lost. They do it for free!
No matter if it has gone down hill, up hill, right hill, or around the hill I consider this project a success. However frequently you believe this place lives up to its ideals, or fails to, I believe it has earned the right to be called special. I could be on the toilet or hiding from in-laws. You all so often give this lurker context and voice I would not otherwise find. Kudos, and carry on
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