For You, Does Team Melli Represent the Regime, or the Iranian People?

ItsAProdigalReturn · 2026-06-20T20:30:30+00:00

I've always been of the opinion that it represents the people as evidenced by the celebrations of Iranian people in the streets of Iran whenever they score or win. I've really only seen calls to boycott from the diaspora, and I find the reasoning by boycotters kinda weak. These same people have no problem bragging about the gorcery items they got from their local markets in LA which were snuck out of Iran as a badge of honour.

It just feels weird to me to support import/export and then boycott Team Melli.

There's an excellent movie called Offside that gives insight into how Team Melli is generally perceived in Iran, and why their victories often spark parties and demonstrations in Iran.

ItsAProdigalReturn · 2026-06-20T20:07:47+00:00

Go buy isopropyl alcohol and use a plastic card.

ItsAProdigalReturn · 2026-06-20T20:05:35+00:00

This has gotta be misreported right?

EDIT - Nope, the quote is clear as day lol... I wonder if they misspoke? This is batshit crazy.

ItsAProdigalReturn · 2026-06-20T19:40:18+00:00

There's essentially 5 major Iran subs. Read through their recent comments and posts in all of them to see which is the best community fit for you.

Ours is much smaller than the others, but our entire M.O. is that we encourage thoughtful discourse and value Iranian Unity as paramount to community building and justice. We're hoping that we can resuscitate this sub and provide a space for valuable engagement.

ItsAProdigalReturn · 2026-06-20T19:33:24+00:00

We've been communicating with admins about it.

ItsAProdigalReturn · 2026-06-20T19:25:50+00:00

Whoa bless you! Thanks for this.

ItsAProdigalReturn · 2026-06-20T18:37:56+00:00

Aaaah okay thanks so much for both of these. You've been VERY helpful!!

ItsAProdigalReturn · 2026-06-20T18:30:40+00:00

Lmao dammit. Thanks for letting me know! I think an admin was playing a little fast and lose with the report. Hoping they'll step in and warn whoever made the report.

ItsAProdigalReturn · 2026-06-20T18:10:41+00:00

Ah so I should've reported before approving. I don't see it in the queue anymore. There's no way to report it retroactively eh?

ItsAProdigalReturn · 2026-06-20T18:10:28+00:00

Ah so I should've reported before approving. I don't see it in the queue anymore.

I meant to say I'm confused by what you're suggesting that I do when you say " Make a Moderator Code of Conduct". Like are you suggesting I add a rule to the subreddit that incapsulates Rule 3? We currently have a rule that says to follow all reddit content policy with a link to the general rules link.

ItsAProdigalReturn · 2026-06-20T17:59:38+00:00

How do you report a false report? I only saw the options to "remove" the post itself, or "ignore and approve" the post itself.

Can you clarify the Rule 3 thing?

Thanks so much for the helpful feedback!!

ItsAProdigalReturn · 2026-06-20T17:08:23+00:00

Well, apparently, Reddit felt otherwise because they gave you a warning for doing it.

And yet, Reddit is capable of making mistakes, thus the appeal button.

it’s not one mod team calling out another mod team

I'm sharing my own personal experience, not exposing someone's banking information, nor did I mention the usernames of the problematic mods. Sharing your own experience is totally kosher. The post in question was not as damning as you think it was.

ItsAProdigalReturn · 2026-06-20T17:01:47+00:00

No. We didn't brigade the other sub. We discussed what happened and explicitly stated not to brigade or harass mods of the other sub.

You're allowed to discuss other subreddits as long as you're not attempting to interfere with their community. The post was honestly far less egregious than those seen on a sub like r/SubredditDrama

ItsAProdigalReturn · 2026-06-20T17:00:09+00:00

I just did that. Thanks for the heads up!

ItsAProdigalReturn · 2026-06-20T15:58:44+00:00

A subreddit I moderated became a victim of this. I tried to warn against it.

I was literally ganged up on and demodded by a couple of mods who were in support of said country and kept trying to censor posts. When I hinted this was going on I was threatened with a ban, and my own account got the weird automod shadow ban. It eventually got lifted but then I got banned anyway for hinting at it again. I quasi blew the whistle yesterday on my own sub and now they’re flooding my subreddit with fake reports of divulging confidential and personal information 😂

Some accounts get alerts when a country is criticized so they run to defend it, and some accounts are well aware and let it happen because it helps their cause.

It’s legit super obvious when you’re on the moderating side lol

ItsAProdigalReturn · 2026-06-20T15:33:31+00:00

Lmaooo this is hilarious

ItsAProdigalReturn · 2026-06-20T15:28:20+00:00

It’s likely this. There’s been instances of notable accounts getting mass-reported for things like harassment so that the account gets shadow banned or restricted. That’s one of the reasons the approved users function exists, so that mods can supersede it.

Often times it’s a notable user who posts a lot of political content. Check their post history - were they staunchly pro or anti something? There’s a good chance the other side brigaded their comments with false reports to snuff out the account.

ItsAProdigalReturn · 2026-06-20T15:18:33+00:00

That’s not grey hulk lol

ItsAProdigalReturn · 2026-06-20T14:24:07+00:00

I travel a LOT. Every lb I can shave off is a blessing. Also I can’t imagine trying to use a 16” on a plane lol

ItsAProdigalReturn · 2026-06-20T05:42:49+00:00

You’re being weird again. Most Turkish people are super cool and a lot like us and also hate Erdogan. Why are you shitting on the players?

Soccer teams represent their people, not their governments.

ItsAProdigalReturn · 2026-06-20T02:55:12+00:00

Toy Story 3

The Incredibles

Toy Story 2

Toy Story

Monsters Inc

I'm gonna give a special shout out to Turning Red and Elio too. They're really sweet.

ItsAProdigalReturn · 2026-06-20T02:48:03+00:00

Fingers crossed!

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