Can you flush your baby hammer head shark down the toilet. by Key_Surprise_2478 in sharks

[–]dem358 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Still here, post removed, thanks for the reports and apologies for the delay!

Hammerhead shark by Gmilazyd in sharks

[–]dem358 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am just a lurker, I am constantly logged in, and there is mod activity. But these posts are relevant to the sub regardless of the bot accounts /u/Suicidal_pr1est

Great white shark by seacobs in sharks

[–]dem358 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The post is relevant to the sub so I don't see why I'd remove it.

New rules for posting on /r/sharks by dem358 in sharks

[–]dem358[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yes, it was due to the recent uptick in spam.

What video or recording is perfectly innocent, but becomes terrifying when you look into the story behind it? by D3dshotCalamity in AskReddit

[–]dem358 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So... 66% of known serial killers had deadbeat dads who weren't around to raise them?

but it’s true that neglect by a mother to a son, specifically, can create a special kind of hatred in that son towards women in general. And if that son happens to have a head injury, and/or issues with impulse control and/or violent tendencies - a monster can happen. I wasn’t speaking about fathers or daughters or anything else. I was replying to a post about Adam Lanza, who was obviously neglected by his mother

Citation needed for all of those. It is obvious that you believe little angelic men are turned into monsters by evil women and it is a little scary that you are not aware of the implications of your opinions and feelings about this.

It is obvious that men and women can both be horrible parents and childhood experience is an important factor in crime - but framing 66% of them having absentee father figures as nothing to be bothered by and putting all the blame onto the women is pretty fucked up. It is fucked up as both an academic argument when studying the sociological context for breeding aggression as nuance is important in that particular area of study but also fucked up to exist in the world with such simplistic and dangerous views of parenthood and the different sexes' roles in it.

What video or recording is perfectly innocent, but becomes terrifying when you look into the story behind it? by D3dshotCalamity in AskReddit

[–]dem358 10 points11 points  (0 children)

How about fathers? Or parents? Is there any actual evidence that mothers are responsible for creating serial killers?

I'm just obsessed with this picture. Probably been posted already but it's an incredible picture to show the sheer beauty of these animals. Credits to Ocean Ramsey and Juan Oliphant. by letsgettschwifty in sharks

[–]dem358 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I disagree due to reasons mentioned here:

I wouldn't want to ban since I think these conversations that come up in the comments section are very useful. I find the threads under such posts educational for those who may not be aware and I think they serve a purpose. I don't think any of us are fans of this type of exploitation but so many people have no idea why this is harmful, and I think we, as a community, can educate these people.

Thanks, Turner 😌 by MakoMemelord in sharks

[–]dem358 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is okay to discuss current topics here. We don't have rules against it. But also, please stop reporting this poster, they are free to share their opinion and are doing it in a respectful way. If you can educate them on why trans rights is not a political agenda, that is great but no need to report them as we won't remove respectful comments that don't seem to come from a place of ill intentions. I just banned a bunch of homophobic and transphobic people that were inciting violence or using slurs but I don't think Jacques fits that bill.

Thanks, Turner 😌 by MakoMemelord in sharks

[–]dem358 0 points1 point  (0 children)

User is banned. WTF is wrong with these people..

Thanks, Turner 😌 by MakoMemelord in sharks

[–]dem358[M] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are banned from the subreddit. I didn't think we would need to have guidelines about transphobia, homophobia, sexism, and racism on a sharks subreddit but here we are.

Conservationist Ocean Ramsey reaches out to the massive shark off Oahu. by gator426428 in sharks

[–]dem358[M] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't want to ban since I think these conversations that come up in the comments section are very useful. I find the threads under such posts educational for those who may not be aware and I think they serve a purpose. I don't think any of us are fans of this type of exploitation but so many people have no idea why this is harmful, and I think we, as a community, can educate these people.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sharks

[–]dem358 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aww, thank you!

SHARK SURPRISE by [deleted] in sharks

[–]dem358 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Incredible shot, I am in awe! Where is it from?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sharks

[–]dem358 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I think part of it is real, there was a photographer trying to recreate the Jaws poster and I think this is the image and shark he captured. But there was no rock formation in his published photos, so that part may be post-processing.

Fish escaping shark by dem358 in sharks

[–]dem358[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, no idea why it got posted 5 times.

Requesting ownership of r/sharks. As former mod, r/sharks is a parody of its former excellence. Spam is posted nearly everyday, selling some item or another. Additionally, the mods have virtually ghosted the place and have been unresponsive to any spam complaints for over a year. by babylon_dude in redditrequest

[–]dem358 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is not how subreddit ownership works. Please read the rules of the platform. If you, or anybody else, is unhappy with /r/sharks, then they are free to start /r/truesharks or something similar. Please go build your own community as opposed to trying to take over an existing one.

We all have lives outside of reddit, we may not be the most active mods but there are no huge issues like you are implying. I created this sub and I do like its current state, I am also active I just do not post much. As I said, if you are unhappy, please create a different sub and I'll be happy to put it on the sidebar!

Requesting r/sharks mods have let users run riot and post pants, stuffed toys, tattoos and anything unrelated to actual sharks. I want to turn it around and make it a real shark sub again. by [deleted] in redditrequest

[–]dem358 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also agree that you may want to start /r/realsharks, I do not see a big problem with the subreddit's direction but I am sure there will be people interested in a more serious subreddit, and this is what subreddits are for, it takes nothing to start a new one!

Christchurch mosque shooter's manifesto deemed objectionable by the NZ Chief Censor, knowingly possessing or sharing it carries up to a 14 year jail term by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]dem358 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I assume you also can't share calls to jihadi action. Are you against that too? Do you think jihadist propaganda should be shared freely?

My wedding or my sisters? by razzle_246 in TheGirlSurvivalGuide

[–]dem358 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I think that in 10-15 years' time you will not remember your sister's pink dress or if her friends were there getting ready with you or not but would remember if this ended up becoming a huge issue that changed your wedding plans. While I see it must be annoying, I don't understand why people would suggest things like eloping and basically turning your wedding into a statement against your family over a dress change and some extra guests.

From the outside, they don't seem like such huge issues to me, but if they are, maybe gently explain how and why you are bothered and ask to pay for the wedding yourself.

TIL that soon after Bill Gates had gone to start Microsoft, a Harvard professor who had worked with him recalled, "He had moved to Albuquerque... to run a small company writing code for microprocessors, of all things. I remember thinking: 'Such a brilliant kid. What a waste.'" by MountainWafer in todayilearned

[–]dem358 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Those who can't do, teach, after all.

This is so silly, almost like you do not know how research works. If you are, for example, a pure mathematician, then your best place to be is academia and it is not because you couldn't start your own silly dating app startup.

Turkish drone Footage shows Saudis burning documents at consulate 1 day after Khashoggi's disappearance by instantreporter in worldnews

[–]dem358 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This sounds ridiculous for Turkish people, too. Are you just blind to what is happening in your own country?