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						Quality Contributions Report for March 2024
					

				


				

					

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This is the Quality Contributions Roundup. It showcases interesting and well-written comments and posts from the period covered. If you want to get an idea of what this community is about or how we want you to participate, look no further (except the rules maybe--those might be important too).


As a reminder, you can nominate Quality Contributions by hitting the report button and selecting the "Actually A Quality Contribution!" option. Additionally, links to all of the roundups can be found in the wiki of /r/theThread which can be found here. For a list of other great community content, see here.


These are mostly chronologically ordered, but I have in some cases tried to cluster comments by topic so if there is something you are looking for (or trying to avoid), this might be helpful.




Contributions to the Main Motte


@Kinoite:



@JTarrou:



@felis-parenthesis:



@George_E_Hale:



@self_made_human:



@Stefferi:



@Rov_Scam:



Contributions for the week of February 26, 2024


Health Scare


@self_made_human:



@ControlsFreak:



Affirmative Faction


@CrispyFriedBarnacles:



@Stefferi:



Why Not Both?


@RandomRanger:



Contributions for the week of March 4, 2024


@guesswho:



@ArmedTooHeavily:



@MaximumCuddles:



@07mk:



@ArjinFerman:



@popocatepetl:



Let's Talk About Us


@FCfromSSC:



@WestphalianPeace:



Contributions for the week of March 11, 2024


@Folamh3:



@Capital_Room:



@RandomRanger:



@hydroacetylene:



What is a Man?


@BaronVSS:



@100ProofTollBooth:



@WhiningCoil:



@naraburns:



Contributions for the week of March 18, 2024


@fauji:



@blooblyblobl:



@urquan:



@FiveHourMarathon:



@PyotrVerkhovensky:



Free as in Software


@Walterodim:



@WhiningCoil:



@ControlsFreak:



Contributions for the week of March 25, 2024


@Walterodim:



@07mk:



@PierreMenard:



		

	

	







	
		
		
		
	

	
		
	

	

	


		


			
				

					

					


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This is the Quality Contributions Roundup. It showcases interesting and well-written comments and posts from the period covered. If you want to get an idea of what this community is about or how we want you to participate, look no further (except the rules maybe--those might be important too).


As a reminder, you can nominate Quality Contributions by hitting the report button and selecting the "Actually A Quality Contribution!" option. Additionally, links to all of the roundups can be found in the wiki of /r/theThread which can be found here. For a list of other great community content, see here.


These are mostly chronologically ordered, but I have in some cases tried to cluster comments by topic so if there is something you are looking for (or trying to avoid), this might be helpful.


We also had the problem with the database earlier this month, so some of these comments aren't available in their original context.  However I am reposting the comments themselves below; it's not a perfect solution, but in various ways it beats the alternatives I could think of.  That said, if you find any errors in need of correction (misattributed comments, for example) please feel free to @ me.  The number of copy/paste errors I made in the process of trying to put this together is... not small.




Contributions Outside the Main Motte


@gattsuru:



Contributions for the week of January 29, 2024


@Southkraut:



@Rov_Scam:



Contributions for the week of February 5, 2024


@TitaniumButterfly:



@Folamh3:



@FCfromSSC:



@RandomRanger:



@mitigatedchaos:



@felis-parenthesis:



@100ProofTollBooth:



@FarNearEverywhere:



Contributions for the week of February 19, 2024


@BoneDrained:



@ZRslashRIFLE:



@curious_straight_ca:



@Capital_Room:



@fishtwanger:



@cjet79:



@SecureSignals:



@RandomRanger:



@WhiningCoil:



@SlowBoy:



Contributions for the week of February 14, 2024


@cjet79:



@FCfromSSC:



@HlynkaCG:



@Walterodim:



@SaltCheck:



@screye:



@Shrike:



Contributions for the week of February 26, 2024


@DTulpa:



@Spookykou:



@ControlsFreak:



@gattsuru:



@Chrisprattalpharaptr:



@100ProofTollBooth:



		

	

	







	
		
		
		
	

	
		
	

	

	


		


			
				

					

					


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						Quality Contributions Report for January 2024
					

				


				

					

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This is the Quality Contributions Roundup. It showcases interesting and well-written comments and posts from the period covered. If you want to get an idea of what this community is about or how we want you to participate, look no further (except the rules maybe--those might be important too).


As a reminder, you can nominate Quality Contributions by hitting the report button and selecting the "Actually A Quality Contribution!" option. Additionally, links to all of the roundups can be found in the wiki of /r/theThread which can be found here. For a list of other great community content, see here.


These are mostly chronologically ordered, but I have in some cases tried to cluster comments by topic so if there is something you are looking for (or trying to avoid), this might be helpful.




Quality Contributions to the Main Motte


@MadMonzer:



@George_E_Hale:



@Meriadoc:



@LetsAllSitDown:



@themoosh:



@FarNearEverywhere:



Contributions for the week of January 1, 2024


@ymeskhout:



@FiveHourMarathon:



@100ProofTollBooth:



@firmamenti:



@Capital_Room:



@gog:



@George_E_Hale:



@gattsuru:



@To_Mandalay:



@papardus:



@Hoffmeister25:



Contributions for the week of January 8, 2024


@Folamh3:



@NullHypothesis:



@FiveHourMarathon:



@rayon:



@gattsuru:



@RandomRanger:



@ControlsFreak:



@Amadan:



Contributions for the week of January 15, 2024


@ymeskhout:



@doglatine:



@SSCReader:



@gattsuru:



@HlynkaCG:



@FiveHourMarathon:



Contributions for the week of January 22, 2024


@Martian_Expat:



@kopperfish:



@FiveHourMarathon:



@felis-parenthesis:



		

	

	







	
		
		
		
	

	
		
	

	

	


		


			
				

					

					


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						From Vexing Uncertainty to Intellectual Humility: A Philosophy Professor Reflects on Experiencing Schizophrenia
					

				


				

					

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This is a short first-person account of schizophrenia from a professional philosopher.  I thought it might be of interest to y'all, in part because of the way that the author thinks through his hallucinations.  His allusion to "hermeneutical justice" also seems worthy of reflection. It has long seemed to me that the most important thing anyone can have is a close and supportive family (==a network of unconditional long-term commitments to mutual well-being), and that some of the worst ideas in human history have been driven by people who lack a close and supportive family looking for ways to compensate.  To have spent 30 years as a successful academic in spite of brushes with "near-collapses," thanks primarily to the efforts of a wife and a close friend, is perhaps even more interesting than the first-person account of rationally managing hallucinations.


		

	

	







	
		
		
		
	

	
		
	

	

	


		


			
				

					

					


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This is the Quality Contributions Roundup. It showcases interesting and well-written comments and posts from the period covered. If you want to get an idea of what this community is about or how we want you to participate, look no further (except the rules maybe--those might be important too).


As a reminder, you can nominate Quality Contributions by hitting the report button and selecting the "Actually A Quality Contribution!" option. Additionally, links to all of the roundups can be found in the wiki of /r/theThread which can be found here. For a list of other great community content, see here.


These are mostly chronologically ordered, but I have in some cases tried to cluster comments by topic so if there is something you are looking for (or trying to avoid), this might be helpful.




Quality Contributions in the Main Motte


@DaseindustriesLtd:



@WhiningCoil:



@Fruck:



@aaa:



@Capital_Room:



@NullHypothesis:



Contributions for the week of November 27, 2023


@MadMonzer:



@TracingWoodgrains:



@gattsuru:



@CrispyFriedBarnacles:



Contributions for the week of December 4, 2023


@ControlsFreak:



@raggedy_anthem:



@ThisIsSin:



@Walterodim:



@FiveHourMarathon:



@MathWizard:



Contributions for the week of December 11, 2023


@FarNearEverywhere:



@satirizedoor:



@hydroacetylene:



@cjet79:



@gattsuru:



@ApplesauceIrishCream:



@Capital_Room:



@ControlsFreak:



@FiveHourMarathon:



Altruistic Effectivism


@TracingWoodgrains:



@FarNearEverywhere:



@naraburns:



Contributions for the week of December 18, 2023


@Dean:



@faul_sname:



@NullHypothesis:



@Highlandclearances:



@Glassnoser:



@FarNearEverywhere:



@Felagund:



@ymeskhout:



Contributions for the week of December 25, 2023


@FCfromSSC:



@FarNearEverywhere:



@satirizedoor:



@nomenym:



		

	

	







	
		
		
		
	

	
		
	

	

	


		


			
				

					

					


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						Transnational Thursday for December 21, 2023
					

				


				

					

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After thirty weeks as @Soriek's passion project, Transnational Thursday is getting added to the auto-post bot.  But it hasn't been added to the bot yet, I think, so I'm posting it this week, with apologies to anyone whose plans I've mussed!


Transnational Thursday is a thread for people to discuss international news, foreign policy or international relations history. Feel free as well to drop in with coverage of countries you’re interested in, talk about ongoing dynamics like the wars in Israel or Ukraine, or even just whatever you’re reading.


		

	

	







	
		
		
		
	

	
		
	

	

	


		


			
				

					

					


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						Quality Contributions Report for November 2023
					

				


				

					

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This is the Quality Contributions Roundup. It showcases interesting and well-written comments and posts from the period covered. If you want to get an idea of what this community is about or how we want you to participate, look no further (except the rules maybe--those might be important too).


As a reminder, you can nominate Quality Contributions by hitting the report button and selecting the "Actually A Quality Contribution!" option. Additionally, links to all of the roundups can be found in the wiki of /r/theThread which can be found here. For a list of other great community content, see here.


These are mostly chronologically ordered, but I have in some cases tried to cluster comments by topic so if there is something you are looking for (or trying to avoid), this might be helpful.




Quality Contributions to the Main Motte


@ymeskhout:



@Borzivoj:



@FCfromSSC:



@Dean:



Contributions for the week of October 30, 2023


@Southkraut:



@vorpa-glavo:



@cjet79:



@Folamh3:



@ControlsFreak:



@dovetailing:



@AshLael:



Contributions for the week of November 6, 2023


@WhiningCoil:



@raggedy_anthem:



@Folamh3:



Contributions for the week of November 13, 2023


@Dean:



@WhiningCoil:



@VoxelVexillologist:



@OliveTapenade:



Contributions for the week of November 20, 2023


@ArjinFerman:



@gattsuru:



@Cirrus:



@TheBookOfAllan:



@screye:



@Folamh3:



@felis-parenthesis:



Contributions for the week of November 27, 2023


@HelmedHorror:



@OliveTapenade:



@IGI-111:



@FCfromSSC:



@Dean:



@FiveHourMarathon:



@hydroacetylene:



		

	

	







	
		
		
		
	

	
		
	

	

	


		


			
				

					

					


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						ACT: Hardball Questions For The Next Debate
					

				


				

					

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I'd guess the vast majority of you read Astral Codex Ten regardless of whether it gets posted here, but Scott's latest culture war (adjacent) post is not to be missed.


		

	

	







	
		
		
		
	

	
		
	

	

	


		


			
				

					

					


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This is the Quality Contributions Roundup. It showcases interesting and well-written comments and posts from the period covered. If you want to get an idea of what this community is about or how we want you to participate, look no further (except the rules maybe--those might be important too).


As a reminder, you can nominate Quality Contributions by hitting the report button and selecting the "Actually A Quality Contribution!" option. Additionally, links to all of the roundups can be found in the wiki of /r/theThread which can be found here. For a list of other great community content, see here.


These are mostly chronologically ordered, but I have in some cases tried to cluster comments by topic so if there is something you are looking for (or trying to avoid), this might be helpful.




Quality Contributions in the Main Motte


@FiveHourMarathon:



@Londondare:



@firmamenti:



@JTarrou:



@naraburns:



@ymeskhout:



@Folamh3:



@orthoxerox:



Contributions for the week of October 2, 2023


@dr_analog:



@Incanto:



@gorge:



@ymeskhout:



@Soriek:



@WestphalianPeace:



@MadMonzer:



Contributions for the week of October 9, 2023


@BurdensomeCountTheWhite:



@grendel-khan:



@ThisIsSin:



@magic9mushroom:



Contributions for the week of October 16, 2023


@Dean:



@Soriek:



@Glassnoser:



@Chrisprattalpharaptr:



@cjet79:



@raggedy_anthem:



@PyotrVerkhovensky:



Contributions for the week of October 23, 2023


@ymeskhout:



@FiveHourMarathon:



@WhiningCoil:



@FarNearEverywhere:



@rallycar-jepsen and @KMC:



@raggedy_anthem:



@FCfromSSC:



Contributions for the week of October 30, 2023


@Supah_Schmendrick:



Some People Did Something (Israel Edition)


@Pasha:



@SecureSignals:



@JulianRota:



@Kinoite:



@SSCReader:



@anatoly on:



@screye on:



		

	

	







	
		
		
		
	

	
		
	

	

	


		


			
				

					

					


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						Israel-Gaza Megathread #3
					

				


				

					

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This is a refreshed megathread for any posts on the conflict between (so far, and so far as I know) Hamas and the Israeli government, as well as related geopolitics. Culture War thread rules apply.


		

	

	







	
		
		
		
	

	
		
	

	

	


		


			
				

					

					


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						Quality Contributions Report for September 2023
					

				


				

					

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This is the Quality Contributions Roundup. It showcases interesting and well-written comments and posts from the period covered. If you want to get an idea of what this community is about or how we want you to participate, look no further (except the rules maybe--those might be important too).


As a reminder, you can nominate Quality Contributions by hitting the report button and selecting the "Actually A Quality Contribution!" option. Additionally, links to all of the roundups can be found in the wiki of /r/theThread which can be found here. For a list of other great community content, see here.


These are mostly chronologically ordered, but I have in some cases tried to cluster comments by topic so if there is something you are looking for (or trying to avoid), this might be helpful.




Quality Contributions in the Main Motte


@Fruck:



@ymeskhout:



@DaseindustriesLtd:



@cjet79:



@Londondare:



@self_made_human:



@FiveHourMarathon:



@raggedy_anthem:



Contributions for the week of August 28, 2023


@jimm:



@RandomRanger:



Contributions for the week of September 4, 2023


@ToaKraka:



@coffee_enjoyer:



@TracingWoodgrains:



@jeroboam:



@SSCReader:



All Moderators Are Bastards


@ymeskhout:



@Amadan:



@cjet79:



The Aliens Have Landed Gentry


@RobertLiguori:



@raggedy_anthem:



@hydroacetylene:



@ebrso:



Contributions for the week of September 11, 2023


@zeke5123:



@roystgnr:



@cjet79:



@screye:



Will the Real America Please Stand Up?


@satirizedoor:



@WhiningCoil:



@MathWizard:



Contributions for the week of September 18, 2023


@CanIHaveASong:



@FiveHourMarathon:



@Lizzardspawn:



@Soriek:



The Best Offence is a Good Defense


@Pulpachair:



@WhiningCoil:



@ymeskhout:



Who's Cheating Whom?


@MadMonzer:



@FCfromSSC:



@Meriadoc:



Contributions for the week of September 25, 2023


@JulianRota:



@kurwakatyn:



@functor:



@gattsuru:



		

	

	







	
		
		
		
	

	
		
	

	

	


		


			
				

					

					


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						Quality Contributions Report for August 2023
					

				


				

					

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This is the Quality Contributions Roundup. It showcases interesting and well-written comments and posts from the period covered. If you want to get an idea of what this community is about or how we want you to participate, look no further (except the rules maybe--those might be important too).


As a reminder, you can nominate Quality Contributions by hitting the report button and selecting the "Actually A Quality Contribution!" option. Additionally, links to all of the roundups can be found in the wiki of /r/theThread which can be found here. For a list of other great community content, see here.




Quality Contributions in the Main Motte


@Hoffmeister25:



@lemongrab:



@cjet79:



@ControlsFreak:



Contributions for the week of July 31, 2023


@naraburns:



@ChestertonsMeme:



@pro_sprond:



@raggedy_anthem:



@satirizedoor:



@CrispyFriedBarnacles:



Contributions for the week of August 7, 2023


@charles:



@ymeskhout:



@iprayiam3:



@FCfromSSC:



Contributions for the week of August 14, 2023


@IGI-111:



@hydroacetylene:



@roystgnr:



@Hoffmeister25:



@Soriek:



@ryandv:



@iprayiam3:



@FCfromSSC:



@sodiummuffin:



Contributions for the week of August 21, 2023


@satirizedoor:



@CrispyFriedBarnacles:



@ryandv:



@naraburns:



Contributions for the week of August 28, 2023


@hbtz:



@raggedy_anthem:



@problem_redditor:



		

	

	







	
		
		
		
	

	
		
	

	

	


		


			
				

					

					


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This is the Quality Contributions Roundup. It showcases interesting and well-written comments and posts from the period covered. If you want to get an idea of what this community is about or how we want you to participate, look no further (except the rules maybe--those might be important too).


As a reminder, you can nominate Quality Contributions by hitting the report button and selecting the "Actually A Quality Contribution!" option. Additionally, links to all of the roundups can be found in the wiki of /r/theThread which can be found here. For a list of other great community content, see here.


These are mostly chronologically ordered, but I have in some cases tried to cluster comments by topic so if there is something you are looking for (or trying to avoid), this might be helpful. Also, @Soriek's "Transnational Thursdays" have continued to garner AAQC reports:



Here are the rest:




Quality Contributions in the Main Motte


@FarNearEverywhere:



@George_E_Hale:



@RandomRanger:



Contributions for the week of July 3, 2023


@DoktorGlas:



@Primaprimaprima:



@self_made_human:



Contributions for the week of July 10, 2023


@huadpe:



@screye:



Race and Ethnicity


@TracingWoodgrains:



@Soriek:



@naraburns:



@DaseindustriesLtd:



@Lewyn:



@solowingpixy:



Sex and Gender


@Folamh3:



@RenOS:



@raggedy_anthem:



@MaiqTheTrue:



Religion and Irreligion


@To_Mandalay:



Contributions for the week of July 17, 2023


@FCfromSSC:



@IGI-111:



@naraburns:



@fauji:



Contributions for the week of July 24, 2023


@gattsuru:



@raggedy_anthem:



@Soriek:



@InfoTeddy:



@TheDag:



@coffee_enjoyer:



@problem_redditor:



Contributions for the week of July 31, 2023


@ZorbaTHut:



		

	

	







	
		
		
		
	

	
		
	

	

	


		


			
				

					

					


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						Quality Contributions Report for June 2023
					

				


				

					

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This is the Quality Contributions Roundup. It showcases interesting and well-written comments and posts from the period covered. If you want to get an idea of what this community is about or how we want you to participate, look no further (except the rules maybe--those might be important too).


As a reminder, you can nominate Quality Contributions by hitting the report button and selecting the "Actually A Quality Contribution!" option. Additionally, links to all of the roundups can be found in the wiki of /r/theThread which can be found here. For a list of other great community content, see here.


These are mostly chronologically ordered, but I have in some cases tried to cluster comments by topic so if there is something you are looking for (or trying to avoid), this might be helpful. But first, we have a special AAQC recognition this month!  If you caught last month's quality contribution report, you may have seen @Soriek's first "International Update."  Well, there were five Thursdays in June this year, and Soriek didn't miss one.  Pulling multiple Quality Contribution reports on a regular "feature" of the Culture War thread is impressive and bespeaks substantial community appreciation of this user's efforts.  Bravo, @Soriek!



We now return to your regularly scheduled programming!




Quality Contributions in the Main Motte


@urquan:



@George_E_Hale:



Gex and Sender


@George_E_Hale:



@ymeskhout:



@5434a:



@raggedy_anthem:



@Sloot:



Contributions for the week of May 29, 2023


@raggedy_anthem:



@HlynkaCG:



Identity Politics


@naraburns:



@Ecgtheow:



@Sloot:



Contributions for the week of June 5, 2023


@iprayiam3:



@raakaa:



@RandomRanger:



@HlynkaCG:



Identity Politics


@Soriek:



@problem_redditor:



@FarNearEverywhere:



Contributions for the week of June 12, 2023


@ApplesauceIrishCream:



@faceh:



@Corvos:



@SlowBoy:



Contributions for the week of June 19, 2023


@felis-parenthesis:



Identity Politics


@CriticalDuty:



@problem_redditor:



@5434a:



@FCfromSSC:



@jake:



@raakaa:



Contributions for the week of June 26, 2023


@CrispyFriedBarnacles:



@Walterodim:



@naraburns:



Islamic Exegesis


@ymeskhout:



@Tanista:



		

	

	







	
		
		
		
	

	
		
	

	

	


		


			
				

					

					


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This is the Quality Contributions Roundup. It showcases interesting and well-written comments and posts from the period covered. If you want to get an idea of what this community is about or how we want you to participate, look no further (except the rules maybe--those might be important too).


As a reminder, you can nominate Quality Contributions by hitting the report button and selecting the "Actually A Quality Contribution!" option. Additionally, links to all of the roundups can be found in the wiki of /r/theThread which can be found here. For a list of other great community content, see here.


These are mostly chronologically ordered. Here we go:




Quality Contributions in the Main Motte


@ControlsFreak:



@OracleOutlook:



@DaseindustriesLtd:



@Ethan:



@gattsuru:



@Unsaying:



@netstack:



@ymeskhout:



Contributions for the week of May 1, 2023


@Quantumfreakonomics:



@ApplesauceIrishCream:



@FiveHourMarathon:



@RandomRanger:



@Primaprimaprima:



@raggedy_anthem:



@Goodguy:



@Felipe:



@coffee_enjoyer:



Contributions for the week of May 8, 2023


@self_made_human:



@Folamh3:



@naraburns:



@FiveHourMarathon:



@MadMonzer:



@ymeskhout:



@cjet79:



Contributions for the week of May 15, 2023


@Pasha:



@huadpe:



@Primaprimaprima:



@Soriek:



@FCfromSSC:



@FarNearEverywhere:



@raggedy_anthem:



Contributions for the week of May 22, 2023


@ymeskhout:



@cjet79:



@DaseindustriesLtd:



@SecureSignals:



@Soriek:



@hydroacetylene:



@urquan:



@erwgv3g34:



@felis-parenthesis:



@HlynkaCG:



@FCfromSSC:



Contributions for the week of May 29, 2023


@ryandv:



		

	

	







	
		
		
		
	

	
		
	

	

	


		


			
				

					

					


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This is the Quality Contributions Roundup. It showcases interesting and well-written comments and posts from the period covered. If you want to get an idea of what this community is about or how we want you to participate, look no further (except the rules maybe--those might be important too).


As a reminder, you can nominate Quality Contributions by hitting the report button and selecting the "Actually A Quality Contribution!" option. Additionally, links to all of the roundups can be found in the wiki of /r/theThread which can be found here. For a list of other great community content, see here.


These are mostly chronologically ordered, but I have in some cases tried to cluster comments by topic so if there is something you are looking for (or trying to avoid), this might be helpful. Here we go:




Quality Contributions to the Main Motte


@ymeskhout:



@gattsuru:



@johnfabian:



Contributions for the week of April 3, 2023


@Soriek:



@FiveHourMarathon:



@grendel-khan:



@ymeskhout:



Recognition Diplomacy


@naraburns:



@07mk:



@FiveHourMarathon:



Contributions for the week of April 10, 2023


@HlynkaCG:



@TracingWoodgrains:



@FlyingLionWithABook:



@Soriek:



@RandomRanger:



Transitive Reasoning


@Lewyn:



@self_made_human:



@roystgnr:



@RandomRanger:



@TracingWoodgrains:



Contributions for the week of April 17, 2023


@gattsuru:



@ControlsFreak:



@faul_sname:



Identity Politics


@throwawaygendertheorist:



@RenOS:



@SophisticatedHillbilly:



@FCfromSSC:



Contributions for the week of April 24, 2023


@naraburns:



@faul_sname:



@Dean:



@self_made_human:



Discriminating Taste


@RenOS:



@Unsaying:



@Esperanza:



@FCfromSSC:



@MonkeyWithAMachinegun:



@laxam:



@DaseindustriesLtd:



		

	

	







	
		
		
		
	

	
		
	

	

	


		


			
				

					

					


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Do you have a dumb question that you're kind of embarrassed to ask in the main thread? Is there something you're just not sure about?


This is your opportunity to ask questions. No question too simple or too silly.


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This weekly roundup thread is intended for all culture war posts. 'Culture war' is vaguely defined, but it basically means controversial issues that fall along set tribal lines. Arguments over culture war issues generate a lot of heat and little light, and few deeply entrenched people ever change their minds. This thread is for voicing opinions and analyzing the state of the discussion while trying to optimize for light over heat.


Optimistically, we think that engaging with people you disagree with is worth your time, and so is being nice! Pessimistically, there are many dynamics that can lead discussions on Culture War topics to become unproductive. There's a human tendency to divide along tribal lines, praising your ingroup and vilifying your outgroup - and if you think you find it easy to criticize your ingroup, then it may be that your outgroup is not who you think it is. Extremists with opposing positions can feed off each other, highlighting each other's worst points to justify their own angry rhetoric, which becomes in turn a new example of bad behavior for the other side to highlight.


We would like to avoid these negative dynamics. Accordingly, we ask that you do not use this thread for waging the Culture War. Examples of waging the Culture War:


    

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In general, you should argue to understand, not to win. This thread is not territory to be claimed by one group or another; indeed, the aim is to have many different viewpoints represented here. Thus, we also ask that you follow some guidelines:


    

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On an ad hoc basis, the mods will try to compile a list of the best posts/comments from the previous week, posted in Quality Contribution threads and archived at /r/TheThread. You may nominate a comment for this list by clicking on 'report' at the bottom of the post and typing 'Actually a quality contribution' as the report reason.


		

	

	







	
		
		
		
	

	
		
	

	

	


		


			
				

					

					


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Do you have a dumb question that you're kind of embarrassed to ask in the main thread? Is there something you're just not sure about?


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This is the Quality Contributions Roundup. It showcases interesting and well-written comments and posts from the period covered. If you want to get an idea of what this community is about or how we want you to participate, look no further (except the rules maybe--those might be important too).


As a reminder, you can nominate Quality Contributions by hitting the report button and selecting the "Actually A Quality Contribution!" option. Additionally, links to all of the roundups can be found in the wiki of /r/theThread which can be found here. For a list of other great community content, see here.


These are mostly chronologically ordered, but I have in some cases tried to cluster comments by topic so if there is something you are looking for (or trying to avoid), this might be helpful. Here we go:




Quality Contributions in the Main Motte


@DaseindustriesLtd:



@yofuckreddit:



@dovetailing:



@naraburns:



Contributions for the week of February 27, 2023


@magic9mushroom:



@Soriek:



@cjet79:



@LacklustreFriend:



Identity Politics


@FiveHourMarathon:



@SecureSignals:



Contributions for the week of March 6, 2023


@ymeskhout:



@HlynkaCG:



@Supah_Schmendrick:



Transform and Roll Out


@InfoTeddy:



@KolmogorovComplicity:



"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."


@RenOS:



@FarNearEverywhere:



Identity Politics


@Lewyn:



@urquan:



@DaseindustriesLtd:



Contributions for the week of March 13, 2023


@tikimixologist:



@Soriek:



@problem_redditor:



@ymeskhout:



Identity Politics


@raggedy_anthem:



@SubstantialFrivolity:



Contributions for the week of March 20, 2023


@Amadan:



@gattsuru:



@Folamh3:



@ymeskhout:



@screye:



FiveHourMarathon Gets a Hat Trick


@FiveHourMarathon:



Contributions for the week of March 27, 2023


@problem_redditor:



@Rov_Scam:



@FiveHourMarathon:



@NexusGlow:



@InfoTeddy:



@cjet79:



		

	

	







	
		
		
		
	

	
		
	

	

	


		


			
				

					

					


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Be advised: this thread is not for serious in-depth discussion of weighty topics (we have a link for that), this thread is not for anything Culture War related. This thread is for Fun. You got jokes? Share 'em. You got silly questions? Ask 'em.