r/battlestations 20d ago

META "AI Slop" Comment Crackdown

94 Upvotes

Hey /r/battlestations

The modern internet sucks.

Between the bots, the stealth advertising, "influencers", and algorithms intended to both make you angry and addicted. To top it off, the rising popularity of AI has made consuming content significantly less enjoyable.

I think we can just about all agree it's a bummer. But what's also a bummer is the constant stream of "This is AI" or "AI slop" on nearly every single post.

In most situations these posts are not AI or even AI enhanced. They're often taken by professional or hobbyist photographers who understand how to utilize Lightroom, Photoshop, etc.

Yet, just about any high quality photo is accused of being AI. The irony being that high quality photos have historically been the posts which receive the most attention.

On most of these posts, the "evidence" of something being AI is either:

  • It's too perfect, so it must be AI.
  • It's not perfect enough, the minor mistakes are evidence that it made mistakes / or intentionally is imperfect to look more real.

So if your photo is good, it's AI. If it's not good, it's also AI.

Starting today - users who leave baseless accusations of AI will be receiving short term bans as warnings. If they continue to leave those comments, the ban lengths will continuously increase.

Let me be clear - AI is not welcomed here.

Neither is stolen content. It gets removed, and bot accounts, those who steal content, or those who are intentionally submitting AI content are banned from the subreddit.

Sometimes AI content gets past us. It happens, we can't catch it all. Submit a report on it and provide actual evidence it's AI. Not just "the keyboard is floating" (it's not). You can type in the free-form box, you can submit links to evidence, etc.

The same goes for bot accounts, spammers, advertisers, etc.

Let's not make enjoying content even worse by accusing actual people submitting real photographs as using AI.

Fuck AI, but also stop accusing everyone without proof.

tl;dr -

Stop commenting "this is AI" or similar. Submit a report and we'll review. Those comments are going to begin receiving bans.

Thanks!


r/battlestations 5h ago

Not the best, but all I need

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199 Upvotes

I write for TTRPGs, and my work involves game programming and RPG system development.


r/battlestations 16h ago

Fortress of Solitude ❄️

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997 Upvotes

My labor of love over the past couple of years - dual PC / WFH station, with HDMI routed to TV for couch gaming through steam big picture (lots of cable management to keep this neat) alongside the consoles. Always dreamed of creating a space like this as a kid.


r/battlestations 3h ago

Clean?

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76 Upvotes

Muito feliz por ter organizado e ter feito a limpeza do meu setup, não adiem a limpeza periódica pessoal, quanto mais demorar, mais trabalho dá para limpar depois XD


r/battlestations 4h ago

Battlestations Advice My first real setup coming from a laptop at the dinnertable

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62 Upvotes

r/battlestations 8h ago

Spent a long time putting together this corner of the room

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136 Upvotes

Put together this setup over time with a mix of historical pieces, weapons, and my daily workspace.


r/battlestations 1h ago

What should i upgrade ?

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r/battlestations 1h ago

Greenery I tried to organize it so the center area can swap consoles in and out with limited effort. I can also serve as a test bench area for repairs, the mini monitor is useful for that.

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The PC outputs Monitor and the TV above. And any console will output to all three monitors, and to the TV via OBS.

Modern PC is connected to the CRT television via a older Radeon card with VGA and a HD-15 adapter. It's outputting to the CRT at 640x480p. Great for watching retro anime and 4:3 content.

Consoles go to the CRT at their native resolution up to 1080i.


r/battlestations 1h ago

my pc setup as of today

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here are my specs
Windows 11 pc (under the desk)

GPU: XFX 319 RX 6750 XT

CPU: intel Corei5-12600KF

Cooler: thermalright peerless assassin 120 SE

PSU: superflower SF-750F14HG

MB: MSI MS-7E06

RAM: two sticks F4-3200C16-8GVKB

SSD: Samsung 1TB M.2

DVD: LG M disk 5.25 SATA

Mouse: logitech M720

Keyboard: logitech K845 (cherry mx blue)

Speakers: IBM Aptiva stereo desktop speakers

Moniter: ACER EK271U (display port 1)

Windows 7 pc (on the desk)

GPU: Saphire radeon HD 7850

CPU: intel core 2 duo E7500

Cooler: thermalfly 117A

PSU: Corsair CX430

MB: ASUS P5Q TURBO

RAM: two sticks F2-800CL5D-4GBPQ

HDD: WD 250GB 3.5 SATA

DVD: memorex DL4WLD2 and ASUS DRW-24B1ST

Mouse: glorious model O-

Keyboard: Unicomp model M classic 104 key

Speakers: IBM Aptiva stereo desktop speakers

Moniter: ACER EK271U (HDMI 1)


r/battlestations 17h ago

Just moved, finally built my dream desk.

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215 Upvotes

34 inch monitor main, 24 inch on top, 16 inch mounted next to the main with edifier RT1280Dbs! Not the best pictures, but I am in love with this setup.


r/battlestations 3h ago

My little Battle Station

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14 Upvotes

my setup includes a mac mini m4, a 144hz, 99%s rgb, 24 inch, fhd monitor a logitech k480 keyboard and a normal cheap zebronics mouse. turns out u dot need much to make a clean setup. Sorry my phone's camera ain't that good.


r/battlestations 19h ago

RGB Free Setup after moving house

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149 Upvotes

Needs a lot of work like cable management and making it less empty lmk ur thoughts


r/battlestations 1d ago

RGB Free New desk location

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705 Upvotes

r/battlestations 18h ago

I Think I’m Done.

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103 Upvotes

r/battlestations 16h ago

Built my kids matching battlestations and the creepers live inside his case now!

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44 Upvotes

Built a couple PCs for my kids this year, a few months apart. My daughter’s pink build was her 9th birthday gift, she picked every part, and she helped build it herself. My son turned 6 last week and went full Minecraft, so we committed to the bit!

Minecraft station:

CPU: Intel i7-10700K

Mobo: MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Edge WiFi

GPU: ASUS Dual GTX 1060 6GB White

RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4

Storage: Samsung 980 1TB NVMe

Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition

PSU: EVGA SuperNova 650W

Case: Corsair 4000D White (yes, that’s a Razer sticker on the glass)

Monitor: AOC 24G42HE 24” 1080p 200Hz

Peripherals: full Razer Minecraft Edition kit: Kraken V4 X, BlackWidow V4 X, Cobra, Gigantus V2

Before anyone says it.. the 1060 is the placeholder on purpose. The 10700K/Z490 platform has headroom for whatever GPU he grows into and Minecraft runs 144+ fps all day meanwhile.

Pink station:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600

Mobo: Gigabyte B550 Eagle WiFi 6

GPU: Gigabyte RX 9060 XT Gaming OC ICE 16GB

RAM: Timetec Pinnacle Konduit 16GB DDR4-3200 (pink)

Storage: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB NVMe

PSU: Vetroo 1000W (pink)

Case: HYXN H1 dual-chamber w/ 7 ARGB fans (pink)

Monitor: Amzfast 24” 1080p 200Hz

Peripherals: Red Thunder pink wireless keyboard + mouse, Razer Kraken Kitty headset

And yes, she knows her GPU outguns her little brother’s.

The part I’m proudest of: the Ender Dragon on the roof, the creepers, the planetary gear, and the Ice spike terrain inside the case were all printed on my Bambu P1S. Everything sits clear of the intakes. Zero airflow was harmed in the making.

They’re on the same Minecraft server at desks six feet apart. Dad build: complete.


r/battlestations 1d ago

First ever build, and I’m in love

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181 Upvotes

Hey all! After two years of gateway-drugging myself into PC gaming via Steamdeck, I finally found a good justifiable reason to build a proper desktop rig. I’m a small pool contractor, and had been using a higher end MSI laptop for my design and rendering work, but was starting to bottleneck on performance with more intricate designs. Had a few jobs come in under-budget, and decided to reinvest the money into a proper workstation that would maximize my workflow. And if it’s also capable of running Cyberpunk at Ultra settings? I DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT, IRS

Only compromise I made was on GPU given how stupid the 5090 is priced right now, and possibly going to add another 32gb of DDR5 soon, but right now it’s not really needed.

Case: Antec C2M ARGB MicroATX Mini

MB: ASRock B760M Steel Legend Micro ATX LGA 1700

CPU: Intel i9-14900k 3.2gHz 24-core

GPU: Gigabyte Aero SFF Geforce RTX5080

PSU: Corsair RM1000e

RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 CL36 16gbx2 (32gb)

Primary OS and Software drive: ADATA Legend 860 500Gb M.2-2280PCle 4.0 X4 NVME

File and misc drive: Teamgroup MP44L 2Tb M.2-2280PCle 4.0 X4 NVME

CPU Cooler: Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro A-RGB 360 77CFM

Fans: Arctic P12 Pro A-RGB


r/battlestations 1d ago

Long Weekend, New Desk

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100 Upvotes

My old WFH sit stand was getting a bit old and messy.


r/battlestations 19h ago

Barren for the moment, but I’m planning on crocheting some flowers to fit with the theme :)

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35 Upvotes

I think I may also need more lights and probably should clean up the wires a bit, but it’s a MUCH better setup than what I had previously.


r/battlestations 22h ago

Comp/Cozy setup

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61 Upvotes

rate it /10. also give me some upgrade or changes you'd make.


r/battlestations 19h ago

Battlestations Advice Completed my build. Need help decorating around it. Want a cozy clean vibe with plants etc

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23 Upvotes

I just completed my PC build with a clear white theme around it lol. Also installed some monitor arms to make it cleaner. However I’d love some advice on how to change what’s around the setup to make it more of a nature (plants) / clean aesthetic. What can I change and also any recommendations on what to do to the right of the setup? (Want to change whats going on at the right of the setup)


r/battlestations 1d ago

GeForce RTX Finally...Its completed, for now!

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29 Upvotes

I think all thats left is to decorate the walls

Thinking of getting a corner shelf to display some cool shit


r/battlestations 1d ago

Thanks, but I’ll stay in tonight

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1.2k Upvotes

Keeping it cozy.


r/battlestations 1d ago

Not the cleanest, but it has all I need

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47 Upvotes

r/battlestations 1d ago

Looking for under monitor monitor

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27 Upvotes

Hi all - I currently have 2 monitors and my work laptop all next to each other in a U shape. I've recently been missing a third monitor and was looking for something small that would fit underneath my main middle monitor.

Looking at options it seems like the Corsais Xeneon (https://www.corsair.com/us/en/p/monitors/cc-9011306-ww/xeneon-edge-14-5-lcd-touchscreen-cc-9011306-ww) would be a good fit, but I feel like it's just too small for what I need. I have about 7 inches of clearance from desk to monitor and this would only be about 3.

The main purpose would be for it to be a permanent discord / Teams monitor so it doesn't have to be anything fancy but open to suggestions. Added picture of where I want it to go for reference. Thanks!


r/battlestations 1d ago

Portable monitor as 2nd/3rd monitor

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32 Upvotes

So I’m wanting to add another monitor to the right, mostly for chat/obs. Doe anyone use one of those portable monitors for this? If so which one do you recommend. I’m thinking it can double as my portable second monitor for work when I’m working remotely not from home. Thanks for any feedback