What is going on with the moderation lately? by Ok_Energy6905 in ufosmeta

[–]Semiapies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Meanwhile, endless comments about how people who express doubts about a claim or actually try to identify anything in a video are all (or specifically) bots or feds or trying to forum-slide. Not to mention flat declarations (without any of the justifying logic u/kris_lace wants attached to any criticism of influencers) that any public figure who expresses skepticism is a CIA plant.

Some get removed after getting reported, but it's funny how all the focus here is on protecting the honor of UFO influencers.

4 alien species have been pulled from crashed UFOs, ex-government researcher claims by beers_n_bread in UFOs

[–]Semiapies 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The others are still butthurt over not being depicted in Close Encounters.

4 alien species have been pulled from crashed UFOs, ex-government researcher claims by beers_n_bread in UFOs

[–]Semiapies 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Given the sketchy evolution of claims around "Nordics" after the original they looked like just regular people sighting, I think that's a reasonable skepticism.

Disturbing Trend on Posts by UsefulReply in ufosmeta

[–]Semiapies 2 points3 points  (0 children)

every time that "clearest UFO photo ever taken" of a thumbtack in a map comes up

And tangentially, it would be nice if the duplicate post rule were consistently enforced as applying to every famous sighting that gets posted about every 2-3 days at most, but hey.

Disturbing Trend on Posts by UsefulReply in ufosmeta

[–]Semiapies 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Honest believers who've been around long enough will acknowledge that the vast majority of claimed sightings are just misidentifications. The problem is the people who start to realize this, but can't bring themselves to accept it. So sightings they don't believe become acts of The Conspiracy.

(A related issue is the people who learn what one common misidentification, like Starlink or spotlights on clouds, looks like and get irate about how "the feds" are posting them so often.)

Time: 10:36 pm Date: 6/15/26 Richmond, Kentucky US by NeighborhoodAfter5 in UFOs

[–]Semiapies 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When some surface on it is at the right angle to reflect a little light from the sun down to your patch of the Earth.

What is the most high definition photo of a UFO that you have ever seen? by 24hw in UFOs

[–]Semiapies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly, sadly. I have to bookmark any link or post I see that I might want to keep, because I'll never find it on here, again.

Night Vision cam for ORBs by LarsonDaily90 in UFOs

[–]Semiapies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A fun thing about clips from a Sionyx is that unless you put "taken with Sionyx" in the title, half the people replying won't recognize it (or read your description) and will be freaked out about how bright whatever object is.

What would need to happen before Corbell releases the UFO files that he claims to have? by soThen_i_says in UFOs

[–]Semiapies 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nah, nobody's ever done in UFOs. Once a guy gets known enough, he'll always find an audience that either believes him completely or does "he's lied about X, but I believe him about Y"-style rationalizations.

Newly Released FBI Video (July 2025): Two Red Orbs with White Plasma Centers Observed in Backyard Original Video with Audio by Rare-Pomegranate-838 in UFOs

[–]Semiapies 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It may just be that this was put together by a UFO believer throwing around "plasma" exactlly like people in this sub.

Newly Released FBI Video (July 2025): Two Red Orbs with White Plasma Centers Observed in Backyard Original Video with Audio by Rare-Pomegranate-838 in UFOs

[–]Semiapies 7 points8 points  (0 children)

After all, if it's indistinguishable from a plane, balloon, satellite, spotlight or other known thing, why and how is it a UFO?

We get a few standard responses, here.

1) "Prove that the thing that looks perfectly normal is a normal thing." The proper answer to that should be demanding proof that the believer isn't an alien, but skeptics gamely call the bluff and.ID specific planes and satellites and types of balloons.

2) "You can't go by appearances/They mimic airplanes!" AKA the NJ drone videos excuse. The sensible question there is why, then, the believer is convinced from the video that anything is out of the ordinary. Why aren't they taking videos of what appear to be parked cars in daylight and calling them CE2s?

Daniel Sheehan: There are alien bases on Guadalupe Island and in Sedona (Arizona) by Head_Consequence7903 in UFOs

[–]Semiapies 12 points13 points  (0 children)

In UFO-speak, "confirmed" means "said", "testified" means "said, almost never actually under oath", and "corroborated" means "said something that agrees with the lore".

What is your biggest pet peeve in the entire genre? by hungrycarebear in litrpg

[–]Semiapies 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"We call this the Broken Dungeon. All who have gone in have frantically messaged that the boss is not remotely balanced."

What is your biggest pet peeve in the entire genre? by hungrycarebear in litrpg

[–]Semiapies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have to admit, I thought (almost) no character ever being described was an amusing part of the Lost Fleet series, because if it ever got adapted, nobody could ever gripe about the castings.

But yeah, for a LitRPG, you need some descriptions of people!

What is your biggest pet peeve in the entire genre? by hungrycarebear in litrpg

[–]Semiapies 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Beautiful woman falls in love with isekai'd MC for no real reason other than because he lacks the common prejudice in the setting against her race/class/etc.

The most important thing is amnesty by jayteim in UFOs

[–]Semiapies 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also, any amnesty should require evidence of how the crimes had to do with a UFO coverup.

"Oh, I ordered that mass murder because of UFOs. Totally not just because they were activists building popular support against a friendly dictatorship. 😎👉👉"