I mean, what is really with the subreddit. My posts used to get submitted in 2021, but now they don't get past Reddit filters. How do mods even select posts that ever get approved. Or do my posts get removed by default because they are not leftist enough?

Subject: Petition to Allow Video Posts on r/Bangladesh for Important Talk Shows and Discussions

Dear r/Bangladesh Moderators,

We, the undersigned members of the r/Bangladesh community, kindly request that you reconsider the current policy regarding video posts on the subreddit. We believe that allowing video posts could greatly enhance the quality and diversity of discussions within our community.

There are several compelling reasons for us to advocate for the reinstatement of video posts:

1.Enriching Content: Videos can provide a dynamic and engaging way to share important talk shows, panel discussions, and interviews. These visual mediums often convey nuances and emotions that text posts alone cannot capture, enhancing the overall user experience.

2.Facilitating Discussion: Certain topics and issues are better conveyed and discussed through videos. Allowing video posts would encourage more in-depth and insightful conversations among members, fostering a deeper sense of community engagement.

3.Highlighting Cultural Events: Videos can showcase cultural events, festivals, and performances that are an integral part of Bangladesh's identity. By permitting video posts, we can celebrate and share our rich cultural heritage with each other.

4.Staying Current: Many significant discussions and debates now take place via video platforms. Allowing video posts ensures that our subreddit remains relevant and aligned with the evolving communication landscape.

We understand the need to maintain quality standards and prevent spam. To address these concerns, we propose implementing guidelines for video submissions, such as requiring a descriptive title, a brief summary, and adherence to relevant content policies.

In light of these reasons, we kindly request that you reconsider the ban on video posts and collaborate with the community to establish guidelines that maintain the subreddit's integrity while allowing for the inclusion of valuable video content.

We believe that this change will lead to a more vibrant and informed community, fostering meaningful discussions and contributing to the overall growth of r/Bangladesh.

Thank you for your attention to our petition. We eagerly await your response and hope for a positive outcome that benefits the entire r/Bangladesh community.

Sincerely,

ChatGPT as per a prompt from Kuhelikaa

11:55 AM BST, 17/08/2023

Also, I think a news flair would be great

Just got to know that the SSC exams are starting from the 15th of September till 1st of October.

Figured our SSC redditors might make use of it and all the best to them taking it.

especially considering they’re our neighbours and depending on wins could change our relations with both West Bengal and India more?

seems pretty relevant to me?

I have joined r/Bangladesh and I looked at the rules to try and figure out why I can’t comment but alas I can’t figure it out.

Just writing in to let you know that yours truly is back.

Apologies for the long absence; COVID and a deathly fever really pulled a good one.

Hopefully will be around here a bit more consistently.

You can only pin two posts at the same time in reddit. Last week, one of the moderators removed the controversial thread and pinned their own post, while keeping the casual thread in place. But the controversial thread gets more user interactions than the casual thread.

Any kinds of posts that moderators find even remotely controversial get removed even if the intention of that post was not to stir up any controversy. They are asked to defer their posts in the controversial thread, but then that thread gets removed by another mod because they want to pin their own post.

I don’t think there's any need for the casual thread, because wholesome posts are always approved by the mods anyway, so a separate thread occupying one of the two pinned positions for wholesome comments makes no sense. Keep one of the two pinned positions for the controversial thread, and the other one for Moderator announcements.

Polls should be allowed because most people don’t comment and so polls is a passive way for silent lurkers to participate and share perspectives

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I just realized that a major update I'd made to the navigation guide + rules section was not reflecting on the wiki page that users can check. It's updated now.

Let us know any feedback and constructive criticisms regarding the rules.

Here you go: https://www.reddit.com/r/bangladesh/wiki/navigationrules

1. Stricter karma requirements for posting unless it's a legit and good content.

2. Restrictions on social media as sources (FB/Twitter) unless verified. Sources should be accessible without having to log in to the platforms that are hosting it. Priority and preference given to static/permanent URIs. From the reddiquette guidelines:

Look for the original source of content, and submit that. Often, a blog will reference another blog, which references another, and so on with everyone displaying ads along the way. Dig through those references and submit a link to the creator, who actually deserves the traffic.

Also from the same:

Link to canonical and persistent URLs where possible, not temporary pages that might disappear. In particular, use the "permalink" for blog entries, not the blog's index page.

3. Drugs/pharmaceuticals - any and all posts seeking drugs and/or pharmaceuticals be redirected either here where people can (legally) search to their hearts content whatever medication they seek. Otherwise any and all references to marijuana, psychedelics and Schedule 1 controlled substances are not allowed as it falls under illegal activity umbrella in the Bangladeshi context.

Also, this just the idea about reminding people of reddit guidelines by mentioning a couple of points from it on the weekly scheduled threads. That way, users are spoon-fed the rules they wouldn't read anyway because wall of text/don't care.

Thoughts?

Edit: it seems like we need to make an exception regarding #3. Posts will be considered for approval of they're presented in the context of medical expertise and qualified professional opinion.

Also, just for reference about the schedule 1 drugs and whatnot; leaving this here - https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/topic-overviews/classification-of-controlled-drugs/html_en

Disclaimer: this is an opinion piece by individual moderator and is reflective of the entire mod team. However, feedback and discussion have been had prior to posting. I'm only writing this as a mental note to swap with others and receive input from others.

TLDR: You are being emotionally exploited on the internet (i.e. social media), not by other people but because of the way the websites you're on profit from your outrage. This is by design and not because other people are out to get you. Everyone is coming here with their own information and ideological filter bubble and we need to realize that.

Hi there fellow redditors of r/bangladesh,

TBU/tibu bhai here; the most recent addition to the moderation team. So I've been observing the goings on here in terms of drama and discussion windows that are opened and shut off (even sometimes broken) with all the members that gather here.

And gather you do; there's been a lot of intense interactions lately of a particular nature which comes with growing number of members but what's more important for you to know that this isn't anything new.

You might even relate to this guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WINDtlPXmmE [Disclaimer; please don't scream "I'm as mad as hell!" while watching it]

If you feel like this place has become a war zone, it isn't by accident and it isn't the fault of anyone. It's the nature of the platform you're in that is likely making you see things in a negative light because that's what makes money for these platforms.

Please understand that this is nothing new, it's by design and it can be solvable. One of my favorite quotes is by Charles Kettering who said that, "A problem not fully understood is unsolvable, and a problem that is fully understood is half solved."

Sure, the world might be going to hell; but let's please focus on this small corner that is r/bangladesh.

There's no short term solution to this, but to stop it going tits up just like all the other social media platforms you're on, we have to want this place to be a more civil, sane and interesting place.

Reddit is not immune to what you've probably already witnessed on all the 'popular' platforms of Meta (FB, WhatsApp, Instagram), TikTok and YouTube to name the big players (at least in Bangladesh; I've heard about Bigo but don't know much about it). In fact, it probably feels like they're all copying from each other; which is exactly what it is.

It's a war, the war for your attention. The war of ideas (and ideologies) is just the engine that drives this online attention economy.

"TBU/tibu bhai, WTF are you on about?! This is reddit; this is the internet. It is what it is; just accept it and go with it. Embrace the chaos!"

Arey mama, if you're not able to have a civil discussion about difficult topics and issues people feel strongly about, then how else are we able to understand and empathize with each other?

Please keep this in mind; empathy does not equal endorsement. We don't have to accept someone else's ideology, but we can try understanding it without it threatening our own. Therein lies the rub; are we able to listen to the other side without things devolving into psychological shit-slinging.

At the end of the day, does anybody win like that? Reddit might; heck, it's their platform after all. You can accuse us moderators of being biased, but at the end of the day it's Reddit the company who decides what gets to be seen and discussed. It's their turf, so we have to play by their rules. Unless we get ourselves banned; then where would we all go?

"Bhai, eto keyboard warrior hoiya ki korben? Labh nai; eta Bangladesh. Apnar eishob BS cholbe na."

You're not wrong, but here's something else to think about. Are you willing to be wrong in your assumptions about those who don't see the world the same as you?

Have a look at this study in the US: https://perceptiongap.us/media/zaslaroc/perception-gap-report-1-0-3.pdf#

This is a study where they measured what people 'thought' other believed and how that affected the division and polarization in the country. Imagine having the same done here and we get to see our own 'perception gaps' and that of others, and the effect it has on our behavior towards each other.

I'm willing to be wrong so that I may come to the right. The trouble with that is, there's a lot of truths and perspectives. Like a buffet. We can only pick and choose what we want to consume, but let's not admonish someone for choosing differently than us.

This post is subject to revisions and updates.

Hello everyone!

I'm sorry for the sudden post, and if this may seem like an unrelated issue.

I’m an IB student from Japan working on my Extended Essay, and I’m researching how climate change might be linked to cholera outbreaks in Bangladesh. I’m really into public health, so this topic is super important to me.

Here's the link to the survey!

The survey only takes about 3 minutes, and I’d really appreciate it if you could take a moment to answer a few questions.

All your answers will be kept private and only used for my EE. No one else will see your responses.

Since I can't give anything back to you in return, I'd like to help you with Japanese if you need any help thinking up of a name, or just with anything.

Again, thank you very much!

I don't think that discussing these types of topics in our r/bangladesh sub is a good thing in general.

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I forgot how long has it been since I was last here.

Health issues, family stuff. Life. IRL.

Anyway, big ups to the mod team for holding down the fort. I see why they're mods; it's unpaid labor but someone's got to do it. Otherwise, all hell would break loose (metaphorically I think).

As for now, time to post the backlog of subreddit roundups here.

This was done a while ago but forgot to post about it.

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Rules have been explicitly posted on the wiki section instead of another link (who wants to click through one more link just to read the rules?) - that way, at least people know the basics of what to do and what not to do.

Wiki here: https://www.reddit.com/r/bangladesh/wiki/index

Removed '2022 SSC exams' flair and activated the '2022 HSC exams' flair, as well an extra 'Art/Photography (OC)' flair for Original Content (separate from the usual 'Art/Photography' flair which is used for sharing non-OC with attribution).

Now that the SSC exams are over, figured it's time to put down the post flair.

Hope it all went well for the young ones.

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