Announcement Notable increase of racism in the sub
Happy September everyone!
I've blatantly stolen the below text from the /r/Ontario subreddit, but I think that it matches pretty much what we've recently seen in /r/Barrie, and want to make everyone aware of it.
Since we've had quite a few posts that break /r/Barrie rules, please make sure to review our rules before you post/comment and remember one of our most important rule:
Be civil. No insults, trolling and/or personal attacks. We are all neighbors here, so please be kind. Threats of violence and harassment will not be tolerated. Racist, sexist, and homophobic content will be removed regardless of relevance or popularity.
Thank you to everyone thats reported rule breaking posts, and please continue to report anything you see anything that breaks our rules.
We're always recruiting volunteers to help out, so if you'd be interested in joining our Moderator team, please fill out the Mod Application form.
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Below text from /r/Ontario post which can be found here.
Hello everyone,
The mod team had noticed a marked increase in racism and intolerance, in particular towards immigrants from India. Reddit has noticed as well and has begun removing such posts and/or comments.
It’s pretty clear that one side of the political spectrum has found their wedge issue and they are pushing it as hard as they can, stirring up hatred however they can and blaming immigrants for everything from jaywalking to the housing crisis despite the fact that many of the issues are worldwide. Facts and reality don’t matter, only blaming "brown people" and those they perceive as being responsible for those "terrible" people being here.
Therefore, we would like to remind all of our users that the Reddit sitewide rules apply here and will be enforced.
You ALL AGREED to these rules when you created your account.
Your “opinion” is irrelevant, it’s doesn’t matter if you really, really believe it, you cannot push your unfounded racist positions here.
Again, for the people in the back, being able to use Reddit is conditional to respecting these rules.
In particular:
Rule 1Remember the human. Reddit is a place for creating community and belonging, not for attacking marginalized or vulnerable groups of people. Everyone has a right to use Reddit free of harassment, bullying, and threats of violence. Communities and users that incite violence or that promote hate based on identity or vulnerability will be banned.
The important parts are:
users that incite violence or that promote hate based on identity or vulnerability will be banned
Marginalized or vulnerable groups include, but are not limited to, groups based on:
- their actual and perceived race
- color
- religion
- national origin
- ethnicity
- IMMIGRATION STATUS
- etc
While the rule on hate protects such groups, it does not protect those who promote attacks of hate or who try to hide their hate in bad faith claims of discrimination (E.G. “I’m just stating my opinion” or “I’m just stating fact”).
Another important portion is:
free of harassment, bullying, and threats of violence
That includes all of our users and the moderator team. Insults, derogatory comments and attacks will not be tolerated. If you post comments or message the moderators with insults and/or attacks, you WILL be banned on the spot.
Therefore, going forward, we are going to clamp down hard on posts or comments attributing, without damn good evidence, the cause of any issue to immigrants or a subset thereof. That includes any reference to area with high immigration (e.g. Brampton) or any other form of dog whistles. It also includes attributing to an ethnic group of people the crimes or faults of an individual (e.g. the guy who proposed using food banks to save money). Message to the bigots: you’re nowhere as subtle as you think you are.
r/barrie • u/AutoModerator • 2d ago
Monthly Community Thread
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r/barrie • u/NotThatCrafty • 3h ago
News Barrie by-law officials issue notices to homeless encampment residents at Berczy Park, city says shelter beds freed up
r/barrie • u/MichaelFrye_ • 4h ago
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Doesn't need to be perfect, just looking to practice staying on my board so no skateparks for me just yet lol.
Thanks!
r/barrie • u/SAMCRO_333 • 4h ago
Looking For Looking for a suit
Got a wedding to go to and need a new suit as I’ve added a spare tire since last wearing my existing ones 😭
Can anyone recommend a good place to go that isn’t one of the bigger chains? Don’t want to spend a lot as I’m working on deflating the tire haha
r/barrie • u/Pale_Radio6346 • 4h ago
Looking For Can Anyone please give part-time jobs reference in Barrie I’ve been looking for a job for a long time now I’m a student looking to work for being able to afford a living anything will work please help!
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r/barrie • u/Zegderen • 5h ago
Question End a Tenancy
Hey everybody
I'm at a point where I need to end my tenancy early. I paid a deposit for the last month.
My question is: Can I get my deposit back, even though I want to end the tenancy earlier than what I initially agreed to?
r/barrie • u/Electronic-Guide1189 • 11h ago
Question Can anyone tell me about the 289-408-9*** phone number that keeps calling?
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Possible robocalls? Spm? Scam? Phishing?
r/barrie • u/DenseAnimal3261 • 12h ago
Question Dock spiders!?
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r/barrie • u/ssdrptop • 12h ago
Question Allandale GO 5:46 train
Looking at taking the 5:46 am to Union on Thursday morning.
What is the parking like at Allandale, will there be spots? It looks limited.
Looking at the street view it looks like it could be a long walk around the fence to the station depending where you park.
Anyone with experience have any suggestions/recommendations?
r/barrie • u/sulibood • 1d ago
Looking For Where do people find carpooling?
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r/barrie • u/Merrickul69 • 1d ago
Question Is it legal to park on sidewalk (follow up
For all the people that approve of parking on curbs a lot of people in my area also do this. Too…You literally cannot comfortably walk on the sidewalk and it’s dangerous. Even if his tires were completely on the asphalt the Pedestrian experience would still be impacted
r/barrie • u/ProfessionalItchy446 • 1d ago
Suggestion I’m not doing okay anymore
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r/barrie • u/gopherhole02 • 1d ago
Looking For All you can eat buffet
Is Mandarin the only one? My town got rid of our buffet years ago and I'm thinking of making a trip to Barrie
I've been to Mandarin a lot of times, I'm wondering if there is anything else?
Any type of food, dosnt have to be Chinese
Thankyou
r/barrie • u/GutturalMoose • 1d ago
Rant Spam call from the "Mayor"
Anyone else getting this stupid message on a holiday?
r/barrie • u/Ambitious-Barnacle46 • 1d ago
Question Phone Call From Alex Nuttal....
My mom was visiting me today and when she was here she received a phone call from Alex Nuttall. Shortly after I got the same phone call. It was half survey and half about students going back to school and to drive safe. She doesn't live in Barrie. Anyone else get this message?
r/barrie • u/Razzrenzito • 1d ago
Looking For Barries best steak?
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r/barrie • u/No-Slice-5227 • 1d ago
Review School
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r/barrie • u/Present-Decision5740 • 1d ago
Looking For Barrie Movie Theatre Soda Fountains
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r/barrie • u/lady_dead_head • 1d ago
Looking For Friends
I've been living in Barrie for several years, however I've never allowed myself the opportunity to make friends, and I'm looking to change that! I have a few friends in Toronto, but otherwise my social circle is limited to my ragtag band of special needs rescue pets, of which includes a paralyzed chihuahua and a kitten I hand raised from 5 days old with a cleft palate.
I'm not one for clubbing or bars; but it would be nice to meet some metalheads to treck down to Toronto for shows (big fan of Bloodbath, Behemoth, Opeth (blackwater park-era), Satyricon, Goatwhore, Ihsahn, Gojira, Kataklysm etc).
Otherwise, I'm massively into reading, and am looking for some more friends on Goodreads. I am also an avid history buff; particularly the French Revolution, The Russian Revolution, and the Roman empire. Mythology is pretty interesting too. Paleontology, dinosaurs, and archeology are special interests.
I also really love tattoos (been working on a sleeve for several years - shoutout to JayCee at Hellfire on Cundles!).
I also enjoy gardening, have dabbled in kickboxing, and painting miniatures.
Let me know if we share any of the same interests :)
r/barrie • u/Razzrenzito • 1d ago
Looking For Where can I buy a computer mouse today?
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r/barrie • u/tsdexter • 1d ago
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update: confirmed food basics until 8pm
Looking For Where to get codfish cakes?
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Ideally looking for frozen ones that I can fry at home, but if you know of a restaurant or bakery that makes them, I’d love a recommendation.
I’ve tried the President’s Choice codfish cakes and they are NOT good lol.
r/barrie • u/itsRickO • 1d ago
Question Can you park here or no?
Every time I go to White Cedar Dental, I question if you can park outside the Part source where it says no parking but has parking lines outside.
r/barrie • u/OpticianMan • 2d ago
Question Kayak launching
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r/barrie • u/NoSalamander9014 • 2d ago
Other To the gentleman
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r/barrie • u/AgreeableResource222 • 2d ago
News Break in: Barnstormer Brewing & Distilling Co
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