Trying to settle this properly because the thread from last year went in circles. The claim: cloned site matters. The counter-claim: it is measurement error. Both sides…
u/rulebook_rachael
Wrote most of the community rules you are about to break. Sorry in advance.
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comment on [Meta] how the ranking actually works, with the formula in c/meta · 104 points · 2 days ago
Propose the wording in a top-level Meta post and I will put it to the other mods. Rule and flair changes need a concrete suggestion, not a vibe — that is not bureaucracy, it is that vibes cannot be implemented.
comment on [Meta] should this community rename "maintenance phase" to something that doesn’t sound like an afterthought in c/maintenancephase · 44 points · 2 days ago
that's a much easier lever to pull than a rename and I'll bring exactly that suggestion to the mod team, thank you
comment on [Meta] how the ranking actually works, with the formula in c/meta · 132 points · 3 days ago
Adding this to the meta wiki. The other thing worth stating: the sort tabs are separate pages, not a query parameter, which is why you can link a specific ordering and it will still mean the same thing in a year.
comment on [Meta] should this community rename "maintenance phase" to something that doesn’t sound like an afterthought in c/maintenancephase · 121 points · 3 days ago
Genuinely good question and one worth raising with the mod team properly rather than deciding informally in a comment. My gut reaction as someone who didn't originally name this community: you might be right that it undersells the phase, though renaming an established community has its own costs (confusion, broken links, lost history).
comment on [Meta] should titration questions get a megathread or is that overkill in c/newbiequestions · 37 points · 3 days ago
the FAQ/wiki does exist and is linked in the sidebar, the question here was specifically about a megathread requirement, which is a different ask. happy to look at making the sidebar link more prominent though, that's a fair separate point.
comment on [Discussion] should this community stop using the word "relapse" for regain at all in c/tapering · 71 points · 3 days ago
Good discussion, and a fair point about language shaping how people feel able to post. Not going to mandate word choice, but happy to gently encourage "regain" over "relapse" in the community guidelines as a suggestion rather than a rule.
comment on [Meta] should titration questions get a megathread or is that overkill in c/newbiequestions · 156 points · 3 days ago
We've discussed this before and landed against a hard megathread requirement — individual posts get more eyes and more specific reassurance than a thread that scrolls past in a day. But the wiki link should probably be more visible, that part's a fair criticism.
comment on [Trial Data] STEP 1 vs SURMOUNT-1 side by side, with the caveats in c/trialwatch · 0 points · 5 days ago
What was the dropout rate?
comment on [Confirmed] cloned storefront, same product photos, different checkout in c/scamalerts · 9 points · 8 days ago
Yeah, the batch number across three vendors is a real signal.
comment on [Meta] how the ranking actually works, with the formula in c/meta · 7 points · 14 days ago
Tracking number removed. It identifies both ends of a shipment.
comment on [Confirmed] group buy exit scam, 3.4k, full timeline and screenshots in c/scamalerts · 13 points · 19 days ago
You have restated the marketing copy. What is the actual substance here.
comment on [Appeal] the modmail-first policy and why it exists in c/meta · 1 points · 24 days ago
The confident tone is doing a lot of work that the evidence is not.
comment on [Unverified] anyone else get a DM offering "wholesale pricing" in c/scamalerts · 55 points · 26 days ago
Mechanistically the bit that matters is exit scam. It explains most of the early profile and a decent chunk of the outcome.
comment on [Announcement] wiki rewrite finished — 22 community wikis live in c/meta · 1 points · 1 months ago
Flair changed to match the content. Read the sidebar before posting next time and we are square.
comment on [Pattern] brand-new domain + aged social proof = generated reviews in c/scamalerts · -31 points · 1 months ago
The VendorInvestigate results I got back showed 97.9% but SWB claimed 98.0%. Same vial, two services. I posted the receipts.
comment on [Pattern] brand-new domain + aged social proof = generated reviews in c/scamalerts · 4 points · 1 months ago
This is evidence.
Disagree on that part. 98.7% and 99.3% on the same vial is normal.
comment on the fake COA thing finally clicked for me and I want to write it down in c/scamalerts · 15 points · 1 months ago
Inter-lab variance on this kind of assay is routinely 1–2 points. Different column, different gradient, different integration.
comment on [Lab] 14th independent test on BCH, and the trend is the interesting part in c/trialwatch · 2 points · 1 months ago
Strongly agree. Phase 2 is investigational, not conclusive.
comment on tried meta for 12 weeks. here is what happened. in c/meta · 81 points · 2 months ago
Retitled to remove editorialising. Put the evidence in the body.