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mayaxs 09-Aug-21 05:16 PM
maybe we create a group email (modsatreddit or some shit) and contact everyone through that instead of personal emails?
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NoahBM 09-Aug-21 05:19 PM
Isn't there the redditmods.com thing
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TheSebtacular 09-Aug-21 05:31 PM
I think twitter may be the best idea
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dooodaaad 10-Aug-21 01:00 PM
If you guys give me a list of 3-4 media people to contact I can write a statement and then send it off
Just find some articles about reddit and then send me the about page for the person who wrote it
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JackieSus 10-Aug-21 01:03 PM
I know a guy who would probably write an article (not personally I just know of him) but heā€™s a writer from ifl science and they donā€™t exactly write the best content.
Itā€™s not very reputable but itā€™s still an article.
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NoahBM 10-Aug-21 04:45 PM
might be able to get boredpanda
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dio 10-Aug-21 06:21 PM
we could surely get boredpanda
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Isn't there the redditmods.com thing
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annoyingrain5 21-Aug-21 10:35 AM
They ran out of emails a while ago
Email addresses
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 06:02 AM
Ok, media
We need to do this
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rnz 25-Aug-21 06:19 AM
what media outlets do we want contacted (at least as priority)?
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 06:37 AM
I donā€™t really know any. I only remember bored panda
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rnz 25-Aug-21 06:40 AM
ok, should i send from my email the letter to those NYT, Guardian, WaPo? where else? i'm fine if someone else wants to, ofc
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Lauren_ev 25-Aug-21 07:59 AM
Maybe explain about how itā€™s moderators of various subreddits organizing it
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N8theGr8 25-Aug-21 08:45 AM
vice might be interested.
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 08:45 AM
Iā€™ll @ them on Twitter
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dubteedub 25-Aug-21 09:50 AM
reach out to Daily Dot, Daily Beast
any outlet that covered the r/NoNewNormal quarantine
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dubteedub 25-Aug-21 11:16 AM
Seb, can you list which journos you reached out to or plan to?
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Seb, can you list which journos you reached out to or plan to?
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 11:16 AM
Iā€™ve directly reached out to Vice and BoredPanda
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dubteedub 25-Aug-21 11:17 AM
Which reporters
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 11:17 AM
We heard back from 1 but Iā€™m not sure if itā€™s a good idea to send it publicly
Honestly I just @ed their Twitter
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dubteedub 25-Aug-21 11:17 AM
:pls:
Bro
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 11:17 AM
Dms
Wait
@dubteedub Iā€™ll hold off for a bit. It may be an abundance of caution but we do have multiple rats here
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dubteedub 25-Aug-21 11:19 AM
Ah yeah thats fair
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__dawn__amber__ 25-Aug-21 11:23 AM
Who added the reddit trolls here in the first place
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 11:23 AM
We don't even know who they are
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__dawn__amber__ 25-Aug-21 11:24 AM
Elne is pretty well known troll
I'm not blaming them
But most of the trolls are never on one side
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 11:25 AM
I do have a reason to believe it's not them but I'm still not entirely sure (edited)
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__dawn__amber__ 25-Aug-21 11:26 AM
There's another one too here
Carlamoni or some shit
Average rebbitor
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dubteedub 25-Aug-21 11:37 AM
you have several current/former r/drama mods and r/averageredditor folks here for some reason
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you have several current/former r/drama mods and r/averageredditor folks here for some reason
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 11:38 AM
A lot of them were auto invited
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conalfisher 25-Aug-21 11:38 AM
Is this a private channel or something? Or are we just pointing fingers lol
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 11:39 AM
Pointing fingers
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rnz 25-Aug-21 01:01 PM
we keep wasting time with these "among us" games. move on pls
we are hindering our own efforts. if people are not impeding actual work and organizing - then this is as good as it gets.
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conalfisher 25-Aug-21 01:11 PM
amogus
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BuckRowdy 25-Aug-21 01:46 PM
I reached out to Colleen Hagerty. https://twitter.com/colleenhagerty
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She has written about reddit before.
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rnz 25-Aug-21 01:49 PM
reached out to: https://twitter.com/sloumarsh (Guardian)
(so many journalists not accepting DMs lol)
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kewlbro 25-Aug-21 01:55 PM
Wanter of what I canā€™t have / peanut butter enthusiast. Also @guardian reporter. Insta: sarah_marsh_journalist PGP key: http://theguardian.com/pgp/PublicKeys
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reached out to: https://twitter.com/sloumarsh (Guardian)
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kewlbro 25-Aug-21 01:56 PM
oh just noticed we reached out to the same person šŸ˜…
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rnz 25-Aug-21 01:56 PM
ouch šŸ˜„
im gonna move on to NYT journalists, you stay with guardian?
@kewlbro
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woofwoofpack 25-Aug-21 01:57 PM
I know a couple NYT journalists but unfortunately they are not internet pop culture types
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rnz 25-Aug-21 02:00 PM
give it a shot tbh
ok, i move on to WaPo
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im gonna move on to NYT journalists, you stay with guardian?
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kewlbro 25-Aug-21 02:01 PM
Yea sure
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Moving on the next one now
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I know a couple NYT journalists but unfortunately they are not internet pop culture types
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BuckRowdy 25-Aug-21 02:06 PM
I like Kevin Roose
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rnz 25-Aug-21 02:23 PM
Reporter for @washingtonpost, formerly at @starsandstripes. Iraq veteran. DM for Signal.
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sooz 25-Aug-21 02:38 PM
ask gb
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BuckRowdy 25-Aug-21 02:38 PM
Reached out to Ben Collins of NBC and Adi Robertson of the Verge, and Will Sommer of the Daily Beast. (edited)
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NoahBM 25-Aug-21 02:42 PM
hey dude i can find an email to reach out to them but if you want better results let me know what the story is to vet it before we send it
@Merari01 @TheSebtacular do we have some text ready I can send him
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SecretAgentIceBat 25-Aug-21 02:44 PM
Emma Betuel
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Merari01 25-Aug-21 02:44 PM
Not right now. You can tell them its the current top post on reddit. Link to it. You can tell them to contact me, say Im one of the organisers
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kewlbro 25-Aug-21 02:44 PM
Freelance journalist. Reporter @RISJ_oxford. Co-founder @freelancesoc. Recently: audience growth, Vogue Int. Formers: @Guardian @journalismnews Views my own
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Merari01 25-Aug-21 02:44 PM
I can atm best be reached on twitter or discord. Contact me privately if you need contact info (edited)
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Emma Betuel
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SecretAgentIceBat 25-Aug-21 02:44 PM
Inverse/TechCrunch/Rewire
And then that one NPR podcast all about Reddit. Infinite Scroll?
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Not right now. You can tell them its the current top post on reddit. Link to it. You can tell them to contact me, say Im one of the organisers
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NoahBM 25-Aug-21 02:45 PM
Well you know him yourself, its gb
Idk his current social status among reddit mods
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Merari01 25-Aug-21 02:45 PM
Tell him to DM me on twitter
He has my deets
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And then that one NPR podcast all about Reddit. Infinite Scroll?
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SecretAgentIceBat 25-Aug-21 02:45 PM
Endless Thread lol
The /r/C mods talked to them a while ago
We got at least half an hour with them
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NoahBM 25-Aug-21 02:46 PM
@Merari01 I'm not sure he really wants to get involved that much - he mentioned recently being very busy
I think he just wanted to take a look and pass it on
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SecretAgentIceBat 25-Aug-21 02:47 PM
Of actual, released recording I mean. And I honestly think we got a full hour. Would highly recommend.
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NoahBM 25-Aug-21 02:47 PM
I can give you contact info if he sends me any
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Merari01 25-Aug-21 02:47 PM
Yes thats fine.
contact me privately if so
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NoahBM 25-Aug-21 02:48 PM
slack?
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SecretAgentIceBat 25-Aug-21 02:48 PM
PBS and NBC have covered misinfo on Reddit, too. (edited)
I'd have to dig up the PBS guy but the NBC people were Olivia Solon and April Glaser
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Lauren_ev 25-Aug-21 02:49 PM
Do y'all need any help with emailing?
Or finding journalist to contact?
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rnz 25-Aug-21 02:57 PM
"Nothing of substance has been done aside from quarantining a medium sized subreddit," the moderators wrote.
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mirandaniel 25-Aug-21 03:04 PM
You think we can post this to r/News? (edited)
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kewlbro 25-Aug-21 03:04 PM
holy shit
business insider.... (edited)
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rnz 25-Aug-21 03:04 PM
id say it is relevant enough
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mirandaniel 25-Aug-21 03:04 PM
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kewlbro 25-Aug-21 03:05 PM
this is gonna get resolved soon
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rnz 25-Aug-21 03:05 PM
fuck yeah
whoever is the sis or bro that managed the business insider contact - grats to you
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Lauren_ev 25-Aug-21 03:05 PM
Holy shit it's working
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 03:06 PM
Contact them
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You think we can post this to r/News? (edited)
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__dawn__amber__ 25-Aug-21 03:07 PM
Paywall
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mirandaniel 25-Aug-21 03:08 PM
Where?
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Lauren_ev 25-Aug-21 03:12 PM
Its also on Markets insider
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NatoBoram 25-Aug-21 04:05 PM
It would be nice if they said that it was a site-wide community effort and not just "moderators" in one "pro-vaccine" "Reddit page" (edited)
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 04:12 PM
Weā€™re talking to one person now
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Tech Support 25-Aug-21 04:12 PM
Media contact
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dooodaaad 25-Aug-21 04:12 PM
who?
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 04:12 PM
We should form a media team though. Small, maybe 3-4
Daily dot
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dooodaaad 25-Aug-21 04:12 PM
hm okay
well i volunteer as tribute
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Lauren_ev 25-Aug-21 04:12 PM
I volunteer
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NateArcher 25-Aug-21 04:13 PM
I volunteer I donā€™t want to just sit here doing nothing (edited)
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dooodaaad 25-Aug-21 04:13 PM
could it be worth inviting reporters into this discord?
giving them limited access to some channels?
like general and updates
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giving them limited access to some channels?
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 04:13 PM
Already sorted
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dooodaaad 25-Aug-21 04:13 PM
oh?
so we can prove we're the real ppl
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 04:14 PM
Itā€™s not super hard to do that
We all have our accounts linked to our Reddit (edited)
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Lauren_ev 25-Aug-21 04:17 PM
Yeah
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dooodaaad 25-Aug-21 04:18 PM
Hi Azmi, I'm one of the Reddit mods who was working on the anti-misinformation protest. I saw your article and figured I would reach out to you to see if you have any questions or wanted more information. I am going to share any emails I receive or write about this with the rest of the team to make sure any statement we release reflects the group sentiment. Looking forward to hearing from you, Dash u/dooodaaad on reddit
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good?
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dooodaaad 25-Aug-21 04:29 PM
hmmm should I add some general info on this?
like how many people, how long, etc
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SecretAgentIceBat 25-Aug-21 05:20 PM
Iā€™ve got NPR
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Whose contact info am I supposed to be sending
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Iā€™ve got NPR
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 05:21 PM
Oh shit
Can they join the Discord?
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SecretAgentIceBat 25-Aug-21 05:21 PM
No, itā€™s a podcast
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 05:21 PM
I know
Did you get a person?
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SecretAgentIceBat 25-Aug-21 05:21 PM
I donā€™t think so anyway, she only wants to talk to a few people.
Yeah, sheā€™s the same person who did the /r/C podcast
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 05:22 PM
Yeah, send them the Discord
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SecretAgentIceBat 25-Aug-21 05:22 PM
I donā€™t think she would want to join a Discord full of people
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dooodaaad 25-Aug-21 05:22 PM
make a special role with a bright red color that doesnt give them access to this channel
for any media in future
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 05:22 PM
Theyā€™re in a different chat
We have that handled
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dooodaaad 25-Aug-21 05:22 PM
oh huh
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 05:22 PM
And itā€™s orange
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dooodaaad 25-Aug-21 05:22 PM
good enough lol
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SecretAgentIceBat 25-Aug-21 05:23 PM
Okay, well, I donā€™t know how else to say that she just wants contact info for a few people
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dooodaaad 25-Aug-21 05:23 PM
i can talk to her but seb might have a different person in mind
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 05:23 PM
I think someone else might be better, no offense
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dooodaaad 25-Aug-21 05:23 PM
yeah no worries lol
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 05:24 PM
If she doesnā€™t want to join Discord would Reddit or Twitter work?
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dooodaaad 25-Aug-21 05:24 PM
or email?
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 05:24 PM
She would be in a different chat on the Discord
Email could work
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dooodaaad 25-Aug-21 05:24 PM
i think email is best tbh
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SecretAgentIceBat 25-Aug-21 05:24 PM
I can try
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dooodaaad 25-Aug-21 05:24 PM
gives us time to write statements
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SecretAgentIceBat 25-Aug-21 05:24 PM
The whole podcast is an interview
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dooodaaad 25-Aug-21 05:24 PM
and we cant get misquoted
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 05:24 PM
Oh
I see
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dooodaaad 25-Aug-21 05:25 PM
ohhhhh fuck
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SecretAgentIceBat 25-Aug-21 05:25 PM
Yeah I guess I should have clarified that
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 05:25 PM
Yeah thatā€™s a different thing. Discord would work so much better then
Or slack
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dooodaaad 25-Aug-21 05:25 PM
who would she talk to
ew slack
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 05:25 PM
Something with noice
Voice
Iā€™m so good at English
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SecretAgentIceBat 25-Aug-21 05:25 PM
Yeah, you would just need to make a group DM for it rather than her joining the server
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 05:25 PM
Can do
Whatā€™s her name?
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dooodaaad 25-Aug-21 05:27 PM
we should prepare talking points
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Lauren_ev 25-Aug-21 05:28 PM
Iā€™ll help any way I can
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dooodaaad 25-Aug-21 05:28 PM
specific things we want to touch on, statements we want to say, etc
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SecretAgentIceBat 25-Aug-21 05:28 PM
Yeah, get a little group together
There are like 100+ people in this server
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 05:29 PM
Iā€™ll discuss with the server mods
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dooodaaad 25-Aug-21 05:29 PM
i can do a mock interview with someone
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 05:29 PM
I think 4 will be a good size
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dooodaaad 25-Aug-21 05:46 PM
gonna reach out to the forbes lady rn
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dooodaaad 25-Aug-21 05:59 PM
found her email
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 06:04 PM
@dooodaaad Can you ask her if she wants to speak to us?
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dooodaaad 25-Aug-21 06:04 PM
yeah i sent the same email as i did to the other guy
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 06:05 PM
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 06:32 PM
@SecretAgentIceBat Know when they will be able to record? (edited)
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mayaxs 25-Aug-21 06:37 PM
Off the clock now, I can help if needed
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SecretAgentIceBat 25-Aug-21 06:47 PM
Within the next few days
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 06:47 PM
@Merari01 Sleep
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Merari01 25-Aug-21 06:48 PM
brushing teefies
robo_pepesleep 1
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dooodaaad 25-Aug-21 06:51 PM
bruh im just sitting around waiting for these journos to email me back
i have homework i really should do
meh
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conalfisher 25-Aug-21 06:55 PM
Academic accomplishment is temporary, being a really cool internet janitor is forever
That's what I tell myself every night at least
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Lauren_ev 25-Aug-21 06:56 PM
I have AP Lit work but Reddit is more important
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I have AP Lit work but Reddit is more important
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kewlbro 25-Aug-21 07:04 PM
on the right track i see!
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dooodaaad 25-Aug-21 07:11 PM
Questions we should have answers for before an interview: 1. What made you decide to start a covid protest? 2. How rapidly did the movement grow 3. How would you best describe the message you're trying to put out 4. What else have you tried? 5. How many people are involved with this? 6. How geographically spread out is everyone? (edited)
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I have AP Lit work but Reddit is more important
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mayaxs 25-Aug-21 07:11 PM
Agree- someone who got a 5 on AP lit when I took it
Memorize Frankenstein and pull ā€œepistolary formā€ out of your ass and you will be fine
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Questions we should have answers for before an interview: 1. What made you decide to start a covid protest? 2. How rapidly did the movement grow 3. How would you best describe the message you're trying to put out 4. What else have you tried? 5. How many people are involved with this? 6. How geographically spread out is everyone? (edited)
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Lauren_ev 25-Aug-21 07:12 PM
I can write super formally if I try
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dooodaaad 25-Aug-21 07:13 PM
whoever's doing the NPR podcast shouldnt sound super formal
cause it sounds bad if you're just reading from a script
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Lauren_ev 25-Aug-21 07:13 PM
Hold up weā€™re doing the npr podcast
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dooodaaad 25-Aug-21 07:13 PM
apparently
someone is
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SecretAgentIceBat 25-Aug-21 07:33 PM
Okay do yā€™all have a group of people together?
Just like 2-3 people. That is all.
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dooodaaad 25-Aug-21 07:34 PM
@TheSebtacular
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SecretAgentIceBat 25-Aug-21 07:34 PM
I assumed @TheSebtacular , @Merari01 , a third? There doesnā€™t have to be one
@N8theGr8 ?
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 07:49 PM
I think me and N8 make the most sense
The third would be Mer or Houst
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hwhouston517 25-Aug-21 07:50 PM
I can answer
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 07:50 PM
Talk it over with Mer, unless they can have a third
Or did you mean like answer as in decide now?
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hwhouston517 25-Aug-21 07:51 PM
I think Mer might be asleep.
Oh wait this is a voice call?
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 07:52 PM
Yes
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hwhouston517 25-Aug-21 07:52 PM
Nvm fuck this
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dooodaaad 25-Aug-21 07:52 PM
lmao
when you decide whos gonna do it ping me and we can do a mock interview
for practice
should i email the journos i contacted and tell them its gonna happen at 9pm est?
i havent gotten a response
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Merari01 25-Aug-21 08:00 PM
Me
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should i email the journos i contacted and tell them its gonna happen at 9pm est?
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Lauren_ev 25-Aug-21 08:01 PM
No
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dooodaaad 25-Aug-21 08:01 PM
it would build trust
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Merari01 25-Aug-21 08:01 PM
But it will have to wait until tomorrow
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hwhouston517 25-Aug-21 08:01 PM
Not me pls
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it would build trust
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dubteedub 25-Aug-21 08:06 PM
not if we dont go through with it
most subs that signed the letter are not in here
it takes a lot of time to organize this and someone will need to message every single subreddit that signed on to coordinate
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TheSebtacular 25-Aug-21 10:46 PM
@ZombieMrRogers Saw your pm (edited)
This is the media channel
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