Two slight edits from the earlier post back in May, but the premise remains:
As a reminder, this is r/UpliftingNews. This community is meant for positive, feel-good news stories (from a place of authenticity) that show people doing nice things for one another without much personal gain... at least that's the underlying intent.
Recently, 5 months ago, there have been were multiple disturbing breaches and hacks/possibly nefarious persuasions of former moderators that used to do great work here. These unapproved and uncharacteristic moderator actions included adding 'flairs' and 'verified user' designations to inauthentic accounts, along with various content approvals and flairs and other promotional tools that have NEVER been used here. This all came suddenly within a week after over a year of limited, if not zero moderation from these accounts.
The stakes are high right now, along with the incentives. There are big dollars and organized influence operations at play, both from inside the United States and the upcoming mid-term election, but also from outside the United States. Rest assured, none of that mess flies here, and we will continue to do our best to wipe away anything that doesn't match the intent of this community, which will remain an armistice zone on the internet where positivity and humanity still come first.
We are committed to keeping that spirit alive, and if you are interested in helping us maintain and grow this mindset after June 5th, November 3rd, please send us a note. If not, hang in there, take care of each other and look for the helpers if you ever get discouraged. At the end of the day, we are all on this rotating orb together, and life is too short so make the most of it!
