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Announcements Aug 4, 2016 at 5:24 PM

Adding r/olympics as a default community

Posted by redtaboo

The 2016 Olympics is getting underway in Rio tomorrow. Because this is a topical event with a global audience, we've added r/olympics to the [default communities set](http://listnookblog.blogspot.com/2014/05/whats-that-lassie-old-defaults-fell.html) for the duration of the Olympics. This will mean that posts from r/olympics will appear on the front page for logged out users. We've chatted to the r/olympics moderators in advance, and they are happy to welcome you all to their community. If you already have an account and want to follow along and join the discussion you should visit r/olympics and subscribe, that way it'll appear on your frontpage too.
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somedave Aug 4, 2016 +13868
Sure you don't want to just add r/apocalympics2016? Edit: apparently this is now private and you can go to r/Apocalympicsrio instead.
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therealdarkcirc Aug 4, 2016 +2317
> /r/apocalympics2016 Wow. Subbed. Edit: Holy shit, look at that sub count go!
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +1591
Lets make it more popular than /r/olympics
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Quravin Aug 4, 2016 +377
Currently ~6,000 subscriber difference between the two, with /r/olympics in the lead. Maybe we can make this its own event?
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +254
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Terakahn Aug 4, 2016 +393
I seriously hate every default sub.
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TheGreatZiegfeld Aug 4, 2016 +179
/r/movies mod here. :(
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[deleted] Aug 5, 2016 +112
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ofthe5thkind Aug 5, 2016 +87
It's so they can add "Default sublistnook mod" under "Cheetos destroyer" on the business cards they hand out to babes
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TheGreatZiegfeld Aug 5, 2016 +47
Hey, I'm a very active, fun-loving, positive human being! ----- *^^^disclaimer: ^^^i ^^^hate ^^^my ^^^life*
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soundslikeponies Aug 5, 2016 +8
Have you heard about our lord and Savior *Moon (2009)*?
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +87
So many garbage ones like news and 2x
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +53
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djg1224 Aug 4, 2016 +57
Yeah, they defaulted it a couple years ago. You probably never noticed because new defaults only show up on new accounts or when you are not logged in.
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[deleted] Aug 5, 2016 +76
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cye604 Aug 4, 2016 +77
Comment overwritten, RIP RIF.
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u38cg2 Aug 4, 2016 +42
Um, welcome to like 2013.
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HungJurror Aug 4, 2016 +30
Closer to 5,000 now
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +45
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +51
I subscribed to both, then got to this comment chain and promptly unsubscribed from /r/olympics.
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No_shelter_here Aug 4, 2016 +18
Oh shit. Quick thinking.
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sveitthrone Aug 4, 2016 +59
> /r/olympics 41,794 subscribers > r/apocalympics2016 36,272 subscribers *Time Stamp* - 3:35 EST --------------------- > /r/olympics 42,512 subscribers > r/apocalympics2016 37,111 subscribers *Time Stamp* - 3:45 EST --------------------- > /r/olympics 43,068 subscribers > r/apocalympics2016 37,759 subscribers *Time Stamp* - 3:55 EST --------------------- > /r/olympics 43,656 subscribers > r/apocalympics2016 38,398 subscribers *Time Stamp* - 4:08 EST
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naphini Aug 4, 2016 +12
http://jetbalsa.com/newskill/get.php?url=apocalympics2016 http://jetbalsa.com/newskill/get.php?url=olympics I calculated earlier that they should intersect at about 5:45pm central time (6:45 eastern, an hour and a half or so from now) somewhere around 54,000 subscribers. That assumed that the rates stayed constant. It looks like /r/apocalympics2016 has started slowing down ever so slightly, but it gives us a ballpark. Edit: well guys, it's been stuck about 3,300 behind /r/olympics for a few hours now. It's still keeping pace, but it's not closing anymore.
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Rooonaldooo99 Aug 4, 2016 +351
This is why I love Listnook.
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lerussianspy Aug 4, 2016 +536
This is why the people who run it hate it
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Rooonaldooo99 Aug 4, 2016 +346
Well, f*** em. ^^^^^^^^jk ^^^^^^^^pls ^^^^^^^^no ^^^^^^^^ban
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IronElephant Aug 4, 2016 +138
You have been banned from r/olympics
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askmeforbunnypics Aug 4, 2016 +184
You have become moderator of /r/apocalympics2016
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +71
You have been introduced to r/ohlympics <--NSFW Bunny pic pls
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askmeforbunnypics Aug 4, 2016 +99
[Bunny :3](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/a4/41/a0/a441a032bed4dbf785484b696327ba02.jpg)
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Administrator_Shard Aug 4, 2016 +53
Hand over the keys Spez
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +81
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +43
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simjanes2k Aug 4, 2016 +230
Nothing brings us together faster than hating the admins and mods! edit: wait, why do i have you tagged as "goat f*****"
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Crespyl Aug 4, 2016 +28
You have him tagged as "goat f*****" because he [fucks goats](https://www.listnook.com/r/gaming/comments/370uvj/found_this_as_a_review_on_tera/crivk2e).
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +62
PAO right in the kisser!
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +30
A blast from the past.
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +16
r/ohlympics ^nsfw
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ilinamorato Aug 4, 2016 +19
It's well on its way. Only about 6,000 subs away.
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Charles_Skyline Aug 4, 2016 +269
How is [this picture](http://i.imgur.com/FApqk3D.jpg) from /u/Nephelus not the banner for /r/apocalympics2016
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MINthree Aug 4, 2016 +107
its at the bottom of the sublistnook, it is also the second most popular post on the sublistnook. The current logo is a parody of the official RIO Olympic logo and shows 2 guys robbing the third one.
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justSFWthings Aug 4, 2016 +14
I found it yesterday by searching listnook for a one stop Olympics disaster shop. Found it!
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Bossman1086 Aug 4, 2016 +12
Well, I know what's going to be trending tomorrow...
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nav13eh Aug 4, 2016 +194
I'd say it's equally topical.
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SonicFrost Aug 4, 2016 +111
Yes, but is it equally tropical?
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not_a_moogle Aug 4, 2016 +78
equatorly
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pmMeYourBoxOfCables Aug 4, 2016 +207
Or /r/Ohlympics. EDIT - NSFW
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SomeOtherNeb Aug 4, 2016 +143
> - Volleyball athlete > - Volleyball athlete > - Volleyball athlete > - Volleyball athlete > - Basketball athlete > - Volleyball athlete Sounds about right.
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CrateDane Aug 4, 2016 +33
Needs more handball. http://i.imgur.com/7IYDvXg.png https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58Igq9OEkz4
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addman1405 Aug 4, 2016 +16
I appreciate this sub. O_O
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duckvimes_ Aug 4, 2016 +60
Cutting out the middleman, I like it.
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camel_sinuses Aug 4, 2016 +7
Send him for a swim.
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mayamruga Aug 4, 2016 +64
You just caused r/apocalympics2016 to make into tomorrow's sublistnook trending list!
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ponyhumper420 Aug 4, 2016 +70
You only have to read two tablespoons of these comments to contract a stomach virus.
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toscerocles Aug 4, 2016 +90
Hopefully it will bring as much attention as possible to this catastrophe and the situation in Brazil.
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ribnag Aug 5, 2016 +57
Hopefully it will bring as much attention as possible to the corruption and wake-of-destruction of the IOC in general. Some of you whipper-snappers may not remember this, but this happens **every** four years - Host cities effectively suspend human rights (as *required* by their contract with the IOC), the whole stadium/village ends up incomplete and with about as much structural integrity as a Hollywood movie set; media outlets around the world get sued for daring to talk about the Olympics™ (and BTW, I very much doubt Listnook bought the rights to use that word, so expect the just-announced sub to vanish within the next week). Then over the next year or two after the Olympics leave town, their host cities slowly go bankrupt, those "majestic" art-deco nightmares they call a "stadium" turn into municipal storage facilities, and the rest of the world goes back to forgetting about them entirely.
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XavierVE Aug 5, 2016 +24
> those "majestic" art-deco nightmares they call a "stadium" turn into municipal storage facilities Heh, the lucky ones. Check out the 2004 Athens facilities: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/gallery/2014/aug/13/abandoned-athens-olympic-2004-venues-10-years-on-in-pictures They wish they were useful municipal storage facilities, really.
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +17
I like that your comment has more points (2882) than the submission (961). It just happens that I found this to be a stupid idea so I downvoted the submission before I read the comments and then I came here and upvoted you. It looks like I'm not the only one by far.
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Gonzobot Aug 4, 2016 +206
I'd rather have uninformed people see that than yet another form of media trying to make us think Olympics are relevant, interesting, or in any way *not a clusterfuck that destroys cities.*
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ilinamorato Aug 4, 2016 +77
It *has destroyed some cities*, but to say that that is all that it does would be a gross exaggeration. London, Atlanta, LA, Calgary, Vancouver...from what I've read, they all have had great results from hosting. Even Athens might have done better had they not begun the slide toward economic downturn right after signing the papers to host.
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +26
Athens did well on the olympics and from an infrastructure point the city was better off afterwards. The only problem with 2004 olympics was their huge cost. Many say that it contributed to the actual shittening of our economy but others argue (eg: http://iobe.gr/docs/research/en/RES_05_F_15012015_REP_EN.pdf) that it was a net positive even economically.
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goombapoop Aug 5, 2016 +5
I thought sydney did well too!
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wachet Aug 4, 2016 +156
It doesn't have to destroy cities. Calgary came out way ahead for it, and we still use every bit of that infrastructure to this day. It was the push we needed to have a proper winter sports park within the city and a light rail line.
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katarh Aug 4, 2016 +78
Atlanta did pretty good too, despite getting bombed in the heart of downtown during it.
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xeonrage Aug 4, 2016 +37
Except that very few facilities are still in use.. as per the recent r/Atlanta thread. They said.. the park downtown is the most popular part remaining.
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +25
yam tan hobbies marvelous theory joke normal impolite society materialistic *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev/home)*
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dmar2 Aug 4, 2016 +5
Georgia Tech got the old Olympic Village for housing and an aquatics center out of it.
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +56
the olympics is great lad. im glad it happened here in london
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bunbunofdoom Aug 4, 2016 +3130
This announcement gave me Zika.
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sodypop Aug 4, 2016 +5764
Excellent to see that this post is going viral.
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HopeImNotAStalker Aug 4, 2016 +835
Don't let your head get too big.
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ThiefOfDens Aug 4, 2016 +257
These puns are pregnant with possibilities.
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Mr_Evil_MSc Aug 4, 2016 +90
The threads too small to head them off yet though.
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Adam9172 Aug 4, 2016 +70
Mosquitos are the primary vector of the Zika virus, indemnic in the South American continent.^^^amidoinitrite?
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +26
no.
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boomer478 Aug 4, 2016 +160
Who the f*** gives gold to listnook admins?
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President_Patata Aug 4, 2016 +534
Listnook gold is a rich mans upvote
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JoyousCacophony Aug 4, 2016 +70
Other listnook admins?
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AchievementUnlockd Aug 5, 2016 +96
Can confirm.
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Signe_ Aug 4, 2016 +70
ayy
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +165
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aalp234 Aug 4, 2016 +56
> Ayy limão I can get behind this
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Nebresto Aug 4, 2016 +18
papa bless
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +8
Bo's in the house!
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Jonthrei Aug 4, 2016 +66
Please don't add to default subs. Every single one rapidly becomes a cesspool. Let the current ones sit there and just let people know about other subs, don't force the trash into them.
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Madbrad200 Aug 4, 2016 +7
Blame the mods who agreed to it.
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +3025
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +921
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caskaziom Aug 4, 2016 +284
r/apocalympics2016 Ftfy
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actuallobster Aug 4, 2016 +81
Or, animated dead bodies randomly washing up in the sidebar?
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sqrrl101 Aug 4, 2016 +60
Maybe a [human rights abuse](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/08/rio-olympics-2016-human-rights-violations-report?CMP=twt_gu) counter too.
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +743
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0342narmak Aug 4, 2016 +195
[For anyone who cares, here's the rest of that comic](http://gunshowcomic.com/648)
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hfsh Aug 4, 2016 +295
[And here is the update the artist made yesterday.](https://thenib.com/this-is-not-fine)
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labortooth Aug 5, 2016 +107
I can't escape this goddamned gorilla
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D0ctorrWatts Aug 5, 2016 +88
Neither could the 3 year old
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thatgoat-guy Aug 5, 2016 +57
\#dicksout
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[deleted] Aug 5, 2016 +7
[And here's a link to the plushie kickstarter.](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kcgreen/this-is-fine-plush-dog)
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dakta Aug 4, 2016 +135
Time to jump ship to /r/apocalympics2016
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rctothefuture Aug 4, 2016 +1504
I vote for r/apocalympics2016
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ani625 Aug 4, 2016 +411
I've never heard of that sub in this thread!
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throwthisawayrightnw Aug 4, 2016 +203
Yes! This is thread! Welcome to thread!
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ani625 Aug 4, 2016 +70
https://imgur.com/VRslcsg.gifv
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SnakeEater14 Aug 4, 2016 +6
*the plastic bits at the end of your shoelaces are called aglets... and their true purpose... is sinister...*
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dp101428 Aug 4, 2016 +7
If you refresh that sub every 5 seconds, the sub count jumps by about 10 each time. It's insane.
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Lunariz Aug 4, 2016 +631
thanks, now I can filter it in advance
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orlandodad Aug 4, 2016 +97
Or just be logged in and not do anything...
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11181514 Aug 5, 2016 +47
I subbed just so I can filter it
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +710
You guys should just get rid of defaults altogether
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +166
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +592
/r/all
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +363
We can't have that. There could be anything in that queue!
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downloading_porn Aug 4, 2016 +353
God forbid people see what listnookors actually think about stuff instead of being told what to think
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dustinyo_ Aug 4, 2016 +357
Really though it would just be a whole lot of p***.
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +124
NSFW is hidden unless you're logged in
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ForceBlade Aug 5, 2016 +82
Shit like that is why I'd be okay with /r/all becoming listnook.com's front page. See what's happing on the internet RIGHT NOW instead of the cherry picked shitpost+facebook-quality posting defaults
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Erra0 Aug 4, 2016 +96
And circlejerks.
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LukeTheFisher Aug 4, 2016 +59
Because the current defaults are free of those. I'm happy that we have defaults though. They act as containment subs. Imagine the /r/funny user base instantly spilling out into the rest of listnook.
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bowawaythrow Aug 4, 2016 +29
I think he already said p***.
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downloading_porn Aug 4, 2016 +9
yeah, i definitely support an 18+ filter for actual adult content. (not just an NSFW filter that can be applied to unpopular subs).
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Dashdylan Aug 4, 2016 +66
Just a blank screen. Listnook will become the best kept secret on the internet
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Anomander Aug 4, 2016 +15
I think that boat sailed rather a while ago.
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +37
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Tux- Aug 4, 2016 +384
Are you going to do this to every topical event? Football world cup, basketball world cup, euro cups?
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yumyumpills Aug 4, 2016 +393
/r/NFL has declined everytime to be a default.
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bilbo_dragons Aug 4, 2016 +265
The mods don't even let it show up in /r/all. Making it a default would be a nightmare.
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ANDTHEMETSWIN Aug 4, 2016 +194
A LONG SNAPPER SIGNED, EVERYONE UPVOTE
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +51
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JoyousCacophony Aug 4, 2016 +15
Yeah, but let's talk about what Tim Tebow thinks.
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SirKeyboardCommando Aug 4, 2016 +17
Tebow's opinion results in Brady suspension.
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TAKEitTOrCIRCLEJERK Aug 4, 2016 +46
God, those memes are ruining [the sub.](http://i.imgur.com/Z5e8qn4.jpg)
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Kahzgul Aug 4, 2016 +17
I knew exactly what this would be, and I happily clicked it because IT'S FOOTBALL SEASON!!!
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lithedreamer Aug 4, 2016 +38
drab gaping vast person bear skirt unique correct soft cake -- mass edited with https://redact.dev/
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +65
My yu yu hakusho group is meeting next week. I think we need a default sub for it too.
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charden_sama Aug 4, 2016 +7
So stoked that they added every episode to the Funimation app
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +48
I hope /r/squaredcircle doesn't get defaulted for WrestleMania...
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CLint_FLicker Aug 4, 2016 +29
ARE WE F****** GOING OVER?
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +22
we're not a bad sub. We're not a good sub. We're THE sub.
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TVxStrange Aug 4, 2016 +33
I hope you get [DELETED]
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EpicSauceFTW Aug 4, 2016 +19
DELETE DELETE DELETE
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tankedout34 Aug 4, 2016 +11
OUR NAME IS Squared Circle, AND WE ARE CERTIFIDED G'S AND A BONIFIDE SUB, AND YOU CANT TEACH THAT
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marzipanzebra Aug 4, 2016 +14
Please no.
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Bohzee Aug 4, 2016 +197
I hope there won't be too much backlash when you don't do the same with /r/paralympics later on ;)
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IamAlso_u_grahvity Aug 4, 2016 +83
/r/apocaparalympics2016 "[There will be a fire truck on the runway](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KN5IFVxkIYs&t=47m20s)." *context
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ItsFunIfTheyRun Aug 4, 2016 +36
It's gonna be the world first olympics where an athlete participates in both the regular one and the paralympics after
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +717
> Because this is a topical event with a global audience, we've added r/olympics to the default communities set for the duration of the Olympics. What does this have to do with the event being tropical? Edit: I'm keeping it
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alschei Aug 4, 2016 +487
Not tropical, topical - the event is applied to the skin.
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whitest_man_on_earth Aug 4, 2016 +219
Letting the Rio olympics touch your skin seems like a really bad idea
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jcarlson08 Aug 4, 2016 +66
Not topical, optical - the event is viewed with your eyes.
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6t7y8u Aug 4, 2016 +44
Not optical, optimal - the event is the best event
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Pit-trout Aug 4, 2016 +33
Not optimal, *potable* — the water is safe to drink.
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ygkflyboy Aug 4, 2016 +43
Oh now we all know that one is the least right...
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duckvimes_ Aug 4, 2016 +115
> /u/just-signed-up > listnookor for 9 months /r/quityourbullshit
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throwthisawayrightnw Aug 4, 2016 +18
Not all throwaways are throwaways.
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redtaboo Aug 4, 2016 +130
http://imgur.com/an0v8lg
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hiyaninja Aug 4, 2016 +739
ok
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xcalibre Aug 4, 2016 +563
Hi, have you heard of /r/apocalympics2016 ? Hardly anyone mentions it.
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +221
Good afternoon, do you have a minute to talk about your personal relationship with /r/apocalympics2016, through which you can achieve eternal salvation?
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Dr_Ben Aug 4, 2016 +34
Alright alright I'll sub. Calm down Listnook.
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Wingdings2 Aug 4, 2016 +94
Me too thanks.
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sicklyslick Aug 4, 2016 +772
Would the sub be censored to remove negative articles regarding the conditions of the Rio Olympic?
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xcalibre Aug 4, 2016 +368
If it is, there's r/apocalympics2016
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +157
Thats up to the sublistnook moderators.
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +156
Who moderates the moderators?
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +145
No one!
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ecafyelims Aug 4, 2016 +94
Looking over the sub right now, it looks confirmed they do censor negative articles.
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StabbyDMcStabberson Aug 4, 2016 +34
So yes?
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Buttstache Aug 4, 2016 +70
Ive been subbed to it for months and it's mostly been articles about how bad the olympics are right now. Calm your paranoia.
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SheSaidSheWas12 Aug 4, 2016 +35
Seriously, and would it be so bad to have a sub about the Olympics that is actually about the games and their results. I get Rio is a shit show but I still really want to see M&F Basketball, Usain Bolt prove he's the best in world still, and Michael Phelps go out on top.
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +99
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DavenportCabinet Aug 4, 2016 +289
No thanks.
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smarvin6689 Aug 4, 2016 +77
Well if that doesn't interest you, maybe you'll be more entertained by the often forgotten /r/apocalympics2016.
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KingdomHearts3 Aug 4, 2016 +58
Wasnt there talk a while back of removing the concept of defaults?
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ArdentStoic Aug 4, 2016 +53
Is temporary defaults a new concept for this? Are you planning on doing that for any other events like this? It's an interesting idea, at least. I wonder where it sits on the path to the goal of getting rid of default subs?
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Madbrad200 Aug 4, 2016 +20
Pretty certain they've done it before.
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +31
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5in1K Aug 4, 2016 +138
F*** Spez ` this message was mass deleted/edited with redact.dev `
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +17
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ChunkyLaFunga Aug 4, 2016 +34
Listnook Is Fun. The app. All kinds of filtering. Makes tolerable now.
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vividboarder Aug 5, 2016 +5
But you have a user account... You can just unsubscribe.
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its-tom Aug 4, 2016 +40
how much did they pay you?
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iHeartCandicePatton Aug 4, 2016 +98
Another sub to avoid
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +168
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xcalibre Aug 4, 2016 +69
Find out more at r/apocalympics2016
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +35
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +50
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Poem_for_some_tard Aug 4, 2016 +158
Given the daily problems in general, don't you think it would be more appropriate to add /r/apocalympics2016?
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throwthisawayrightnw Aug 4, 2016 +120
Yeah but that's not a very good place for sponsored content.
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CPCTC133 Aug 4, 2016 +205
no
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NoMoMoneyNoMoHoney Aug 4, 2016 +36
Can we ban the Russian sublistnooks for the set duration of the Olympics? It only makes sense.
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irishspice Aug 4, 2016 +8
How about adding r/paralympics when it opens? These guys need support too.
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +81
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[deleted] Aug 4, 2016 +8
Who do we need to talk to in order to get them to change their banner to the updated [biohazard](http://i.imgur.com/FApqk3D.jpg) one? (Courtesy of /u/nephelus, [here](https://www.listnook.com/r/funny/comments/4vq7rj/due_to_all_the_health_hazards_surrounding_the_rio/))
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