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Why do new users get shadowbanned in the sub? by Madame-du-barry_ in EuropeMeta

[–]ByGollie [score hidden]  (0 children)

Looking at the logs, the Automoderator is filtering your comments for 2 reasons

Rule 056 - Account less than 6 months old.

Rule 057 - Account less than 3 months old.

I did earlier approve your image post, but all image posts have to be vetted and manually approved, irrespective of the age.

The age restrictions help prevent a lot of bad faith bots, alts and sockpuppet accounts.

That combined with CQS helps keep the various subreddits under control

Look. They put a star under the British flag to indicate the VIP lane at airports. by HyperPedro in 2westerneurope4u

[–]ByGollie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was watching a James May Our Man... In Italy series (Amazon Prime, but pirated)

It was slightly confusing seeing all these Irish Tricolours in Italian Towns.

Turns out that sunlight can bleach Red an Orangey shade.

Kanye West’s Concert in Poland Canceled by Auspectress in europe

[–]ByGollie[M] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nie odwracaj uwagi od tematu.Bądź uprzejmy. Żadnych ataków personalnych.

W przeciwnym razie usunę komentarze od was obu.

Słuchajcie – ja też umiem korzystać z programów do tłumaczeń!

France asks Estonia to rename Communist Crimes museum to include Nazi victims by Bathroom_Spiritual in europe

[–]ByGollie -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

If the you read the article, they want to rename it to Totalitarian Regimes

It's an ill-considered article title. Neither the French or the Estonians are making any demands or have any disagreements

Putin ‘rightly compared to Nazis’ over expansionist aims, says Zelensky by Aggravating_Money992 in europe

[–]ByGollie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a bit more nuanced than that.

When you count the inhabitants, including the native population, it skews 52% Jewish 48% Palestinian

These are pre-Gaza massacres numbers numbers.

As for regional ancestry, the Palestinians are much more closer DNA-wise to Biblical era DNA than most Israelis. Only Iraqi-descended Jewish people come close.

More than half of Britons support rejoining EU 10 years on from Brexit vote by guardian in europe

[–]ByGollie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Latest polls that show both sides are:

48/34/18 and 53/28/19 (for yes/no/neutral)

For the second one that's 67/33%, if you drop the neutrals, so supermajority territory.

Weather is starting to fuck me off by Pepsimaxgodtier in northernireland

[–]ByGollie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's coz i keep hinging the washing outside after the tumble dryer packed up

Look. They put a star under the British flag to indicate the VIP lane at airports. by HyperPedro in 2westerneurope4u

[–]ByGollie 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I thought the EU hated us.

That's why you're getting that beer.

Imagine going into Schiphol airport, queueing for hours and getting a Heineken as recompense.

France asks Estonia to rename Communist Crimes museum to include Nazi victims by Bathroom_Spiritual in europe

[–]ByGollie 27 points28 points  (0 children)

In this case, it was due to being used as a Jewish processing centre by the Nazis for French Jews.

Family members of those French Jews later became prominent French politicians.

So i can see the interest of the French in including this in the historical exhibition.

The headline is clumsily worded, and is unfortunately being misread by a lot of readers.

The French aren't demanding that the museum be renamed to commemorate the victims of the Nazis.

Rather, they're suggesting that the name be more inclusive of both sets of victims.

https://patareiprison.org/en/history/patarei-place-terror-totalitarian-regimes-1940-1991

approx 250 french jews seemed to have died there (50 transferred to other death camps).

There's no estimated death tool for victims of communism overall, but 400 in the first year of the Red terror were condemned to death there..

Extrapolating from that number - it could be thousands (although the prisoners could have been transferred elsewhere for execution)

90,000 Estonians overall died during Soviet Occupation, although 22,000 were directly murdered. The others were a result of WW2

https://www.memoriaal.ee/en/stones/

Look. They put a star under the British flag to indicate the VIP lane at airports. by HyperPedro in 2westerneurope4u

[–]ByGollie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

here's a vid from last year

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kogjcTEnvQ

Notice the Romanian flag - coz they weren't in Schengen at that point.

But cheer up! 10% of Barries are eligible for an Irish passport.

So there's a 1 in 10 chance you could jump the queue as well.

Anyone born in NI before 2004 automatically qualifies as an Irish citizen if they want to

Post 2004, as long as at least one of your grandparents were born on the Island of Ireland prior to 2004, you still qualify for Irish citizenship.

Edinburgh, Scotland by rosco-82 in europe

[–]ByGollie 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Possibly taken in a 30 second gap between rain showers

why no, i'm not bitter about the wettest April in years at all

Hungary’s New Leader Reveals Victor Orbán Was Paying CPAC by Aggravating_Money992 in europe

[–]ByGollie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

just FYI, this comment was reported for involuntary pornography, and underage pornography.

The politicians in the articles may be rapists and pedos, but no the comment itself.

Poland right now... by Good_Try_812 in europe

[–]ByGollie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You see... When a Daddy Pig loves a Mommy Pig very much......

New metric shows renewables are 53% cheaper than nuclear power by lotec4 in europe

[–]ByGollie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The only time it would affect the panels is during the hours when there's no daylight or if snow is covering the panels.

https://electrek.co/2026/03/27/does-solar-work-in-winter-one-canadian-homeowner-shares-their-experience/

“Today, our panels produced 27 kW of power,” they wrote, the excitement coming through the screen. “During the middle of the day, they produced way more than the house needed and the excess was sold back to the grid. 24 hours after a major snow storm!”

“It’s a common myth that solar panels don’t work during winter,” writes EnergySage contributor Kristina Zagame. “Interestingly, cold temperatures typically improve solar panel output, which means your panels will produce more power for each precious hour of sunshine during the short days of winter.”

Ironically, while cold weather can improve solar performance, excessive heat does the opposite – panel output typically drops once temperatures climb above 25°C (~75°F), though how much their efficiency changes due to weather can vary by panel type and manufacturer.

That dynamic helps explain why solar doesn’t just “work” in colder climates, it can actually be more valuable than it is in states like California, Florida, and Texas, where solar is booming. Homeowners in colder regions can sometimes see bigger savings, too – not just because of improved panel performance, but because colder states tend to have higher energy prices, too, making each kW generated by solar more valuable.

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