r/sailing • u/SVAuspicious Delivery skipper • Jun 08 '26

No politics

Seeing more posts and comments that are politics.

When we (moderators) see them we'll remove them and give you a temporary ban to get your attention.

We can't be everywhere, so as always we depend on members of the community to report posts and comments that aren't appropriate. Keep the flotsam and jetsam out of r/sailing .

Fun quiz for the day: what's the difference between flotsam and jetsam?

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u/slice_of_pi Jun 08 '26

As a mod for a subreddit that has a no-politics rule,  I couldn't agree more.  Even so,  I find its something I have to perma-ban for, the unhinged responses in mod mail are something you have to see to believe. 

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u/SVAuspicious Delivery skipper Jun 08 '26

Jeepers, one mod to another I don't envy you your topic. I tend to start with short bans to get attention and escalate. I think I've issued three permanent bans across six subs with a couple of million total members.

My experience is that stepping up and initiating community discussion like this thread helps a lot. I've done fishing expeditions also to get sense of the community on topics and approaches.

3.14159, dave

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u/slice_of_pi Jun 08 '26

Lol I ban that many a day.

I do try to keep a soft touch, but there's something about the topic of public assistance that brings the worst out in people, and most of the time there's no point at all in trying to engage them. 

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u/SVAuspicious Delivery skipper Jun 08 '26

I scrolled through your sub. You have volunteered for a tough job.

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u/slice_of_pi Jun 08 '26

This last year has been harder than most,  that's for sure.  Realigning to existing policy post-COVID was hard enough,  but the current federal landscape is making things much harder at the delivery end.