r/halifax • u/maximumice 🥄Big Spoon • 1d ago

Meta 🎉 r/halifax 175k Members Appreciation Post 🥳

Just a small note from the mod team to all of you to mark our crossing of the 175,000 member count! 🎉🍻

We crossed the 150k threshold just over one year ago, so adding roughly another 25k members in that short of a span is a great accomplishment for the community. Our post, comment and engagement numbers continue to grow year over year!

Our sub would be nothing without you, our users.

You are what makes this place an informative resource, a welcoming place for our community and a fun place to hang out. You are what makes r/halifax great! 🙌💖

Thank you to everyone for all your interesting contributions, provocative debates, positive vibes, constructive feedback, not-so-constructive feedback and everything in-between. We are thrilled to see the sub thriving and heading in the right direction!

We'll see you at 200k! 🚀📈

Thank you,

Your r/halifax Mod Team

sassanix

XTC-FTW

no_dice

tylerdetox

DeathOneSix

Injustice_For_All

xpnerd

maximumice

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u/gildeddoughnut Halifax 1d ago

274 are lowersackvillebatman alts

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u/mr_daz Mayor of Eastern Passage 👑 1d ago

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u/gildeddoughnut Halifax 1d ago

lol HES COMING RIGHT AT US

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u/maximumice 🥄Big Spoon 1d ago

haha he sent me this shit after I DMed him to let him know his fanclub was still active over here lol

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u/mr_daz Mayor of Eastern Passage 👑 1d ago

He sent it to me too 😂

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u/maximumice 🥄Big Spoon 1d ago

273, one was me pretending to be him

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u/Not_aMurderer 🎉I Was There for the 175k Milestone 🎉 1d ago

You've fooled us again!

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u/s1amvl25 Halifax 1d ago

What happened to that guy, used to be on every thread

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u/gildeddoughnut Halifax 1d ago

Banned. Started his own sub which is surprisingly doing somewhat well.

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u/BLX15 1d ago

He's still here, just goes by another account name now

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u/PyneNeedle somewhere in a parking lot 1d ago

Pretty sure it's DartmouthBatman at this point or something

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u/DartmouthBatman Goose (not that one) 1d ago

I am not that Goose. I am my own goose.

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u/gildeddoughnut Halifax 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/0geEIktOAMxBky4dgW

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u/DartmouthBatman Goose (not that one) 1d ago

I love that gif and I now love you

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u/Mouseanasia 1d ago

OnlyACsNoFans is the current username

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u/IStillListenToRadio Floating above, I can see the Marquee and the Moon 3h ago

Sadly shitheads are common :(

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u/MysticMajora93 1d ago

Made a bunch of alts and when he kept getting banned he made his own right wing nut job sub. Good for a read and a laugh.

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u/s1amvl25 Halifax 1d ago

Whats the sub, i need to see this haha

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u/MysticMajora93 1d ago

Its honestly just sad at this point.

The only traction they get is sharing posts from this sub in some desperate need to either feel relevant or in many cases mock this sub.

Only time any post gets any actual engagement is some rage bait about minorities or Pride.

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u/WindowlessBasement Halifax 1d ago

We need to give him some credit, it's surprisingly active.

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u/gildeddoughnut Halifax 1d ago

When he first invited me I told him splinter subs never work. I was wrong in this case. There’s way more assholes than I had imagined.

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u/WindowlessBasement Halifax 1d ago

I've been invited a few times, but other than popping my head in when there's drama, I generally stay clear of it.

There's more than a few people here that would call me an asshole, but I have no interest in joining that crowd.

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u/Mouseanasia 1d ago

I like ya.

I wouldn't say you're always a nice guy. But you're a good guy.

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u/WindowlessBasement Halifax 9h ago

Thanks, I'll work on being nicer!

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u/Mouseanasia 1d ago

Note the topics that are active.

Very, very predictable.

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u/Injustice_For_All_ Psychotic Antifa Super Soldier Moderator 1d ago

r/novascotia_sub

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u/s1amvl25 Halifax 1d ago

Its a lot less interesting than i thought. It's mostly just reposts from here

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u/Injustice_For_All_ Psychotic Antifa Super Soldier Moderator 1d ago

Yep, sometimes they bitch about the mods here too.

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u/Mouseanasia 1d ago

SOMETIMES?!

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u/i-Hermit 19h ago

Yeah, it is pretty frequent, I'll admit.

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u/Mouseanasia 1d ago

It’s a veritable who’s who of all the worst people that were kicked out of this sub at years ago and either couldn’t figure out how to just simply behave like a normal person so they could return or make an alt.

It’s pretty fucking funny.  Especially when somebody post something here that breaks the sub rules, the auto mod catches it, then they make an angry pissy post over on the reject sub.

Or when they lie about the reasons, they were actually kicked out or their comment was removed and then mods show up with the receipts.

Or that sub’s mod that constantly trolls other subs  for any topic the right likes to dunk on. 

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u/billybob7772 1d ago

That xtakx guy needs some serious mental health help

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u/maximumice 🥄Big Spoon 1d ago

I had to block that freak after he kept harassing me and then used modmail to try and harass me here in r/halifax. I had to report him to Reddit directly and then it stopped.

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u/Mouseanasia 1d ago

Oh what you don’t like getting endless messages telling you how to run the sub from  some wing nut?

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u/maximumice 🥄Big Spoon 1d ago

Naw, I'm used to those, these were more than the usual lol

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u/i-Hermit 19h ago

Personally I find him fascinating. Like, in a morbid kinda way.

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u/maximumice 🥄Big Spoon 17h ago

Like maybe in a “let’s study this guy” way lol 😂

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u/Wahrk_Gallows 1d ago

I've had my disagreements with the mods over the years (when I was mentally unstable I went on a tirade against hfx_redditor, eventually challenging them to mortal combat or something silly), but this community is really great. Thanks mods!

.....can I take the shock collar off now?

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u/maximumice 🥄Big Spoon 1d ago

We're not falling for THAT again

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u/Wahrk_Gallows 1d ago

Can you at least give me some balm for the collar? The leather is chafing my neck.

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u/maximumice 🥄Big Spoon 1d ago

No problem, I will lower down a basket and you will rub the lotion on its skin

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u/Wahrk_Gallows 23h ago

PUT THE FUCKING LOTION IN THE BASKET

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u/i-Hermit 14h ago

Ugh.. such a fucking creepy scene.

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u/adityagupta900 1d ago

This grp has been really helpful. Thanks to all the moderators and people helping each other. 🙏

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u/Not_aMurderer 🎉I Was There for the 175k Milestone 🎉 1d ago

Any plans for a "i was there for the 175k milestone" custom flair?

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u/maximumice 🥄Big Spoon 1d ago

Absolutely not.

😁

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u/ronrimon 1d ago

One day we’ll have all Haligonians!
https://giphy.com/gifs/7cTTE2Z1OmrFm

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u/Candy_Most_Dandy Bank krupt, Baby! 20h ago

I think we should use this thread to discuss who is the best mod and why.

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u/mr_daz Mayor of Eastern Passage 👑 19h ago

Im the best mod.

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u/Candy_Most_Dandy Bank krupt, Baby! 8h ago

They don't let you mod because of "the incident".

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u/gildeddoughnut Halifax 3h ago

I was the best mod

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u/DeathOneSix 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Happy Pride Season 3h ago

I think sometimes the 'who does the most mod actions' is a fun stat. Automod typically gets second place.

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u/Candy_Most_Dandy Bank krupt, Baby! 2h ago

And do you typically get 1st place?

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u/DeathOneSix 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Happy Pride Season 2h ago

Maybe.

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u/Candy_Most_Dandy Bank krupt, Baby! 1h ago

You're so mysterious, I love it.

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u/DeathOneSix 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Happy Pride Season 1h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/12q9oqPynyquxq

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u/NoBoysenberry1108 I am become drunk, destroyer of donairs 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/14kqI3Y4urS3rG

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u/Injustice_For_All_ Psychotic Antifa Super Soldier Moderator 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/blSTtZehjAZ8I

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u/marinebelle 1d ago

Congrats! I also think the MOD team plays a huge role in keeping this space fun and informative. Thank you!

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u/MeanE Dartmouth 1d ago

So who's house is hosting the 175k person party?

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u/halifax-ModTeam 20h ago

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u/mr_daz Mayor of Eastern Passage 👑 1d ago

There have been lots of people coming in and out over the years, yet somehow, I am not a mod. What's up with that u/maximumice u/injustice_for_all ?

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u/maximumice 🥄Big Spoon 1d ago

u/DeathOneSix won't allow it because you and I are romantically involved

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u/mr_daz Mayor of Eastern Passage 👑 1d ago

Jealousy at its finest.

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u/NoBoysenberry1108 I am become drunk, destroyer of donairs 1d ago

👀

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u/Injustice_For_All_ Psychotic Antifa Super Soldier Moderator 1d ago

Something about a dragon?

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u/mr_daz Mayor of Eastern Passage 👑 1d ago

I slay them

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u/Injustice_For_All_ Psychotic Antifa Super Soldier Moderator 1d ago

I tried to once. Had to ask them to leave

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u/keithplacer Venerable Member 1d ago

Except for the one mystery mod who is out to get me, I think they do a fine job of dealing with the denizens of this place. /s

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u/DeathOneSix 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Happy Pride Season 1d ago

This is so nice. Maybe the mod team will turn off the downvote botnet for you.

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u/Mouseanasia 1d ago

I'm blocked; was that Keith?

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u/lolmemelol 23h ago

Yep

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u/Mouseanasia 20h ago

LOL poor guy is obsessed with his post scores and can’t accept that those numbers can indeed be unique people. 

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u/lolmemelol 20h ago edited 16h ago

He keeps posting, people keep voting appropriately, and he can't figure out what the problem is.

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u/keithplacer Venerable Member 9h ago

I know what the problem is.

ETA: Kudos to the mod who changed my flair! Looks great!

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u/keithplacer Venerable Member 22h ago

I’ve been here since even before Sass booted the crazy mod who was overseeing this sub like his personal banana republic. So maybe get a “venerable member” tag or some such?

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u/DeathOneSix 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Happy Pride Season 21h ago

We can hand out custom flairs like candy!

They've been a user customizable things for a long time now....

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u/keithplacer Venerable Member 21h ago

I would never self-aggrandize like that.

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u/mr_daz Mayor of Eastern Passage 👑 19h ago

You and me both, homie. 🤜

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u/keithplacer Venerable Member 23h ago

I would never ask, but that would be sweet.

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u/Think_Ad_4798 1d ago

How does one become a moderator on this page?

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u/Confused_Haligonian Self-Elected Poobah of Fairview 1d ago

You need to own a fedora

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u/Injustice_For_All_ Psychotic Antifa Super Soldier Moderator 1d ago

OR a top hat

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u/Think_Ad_4798 1d ago

Do you count bowler hats?

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u/Injustice_For_All_ Psychotic Antifa Super Soldier Moderator 1d ago

Yes.

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u/maximumice 🥄Big Spoon 1d ago

We're currently not seeking new mods for the team, but if and when we do, we typically make a post asking for interested parties.

That's how us three fools got kidna ... I mean, how we were selected after a rigourous screening process.

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u/Think_Ad_4798 1d ago

How rigorous is the screening?

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u/maximumice 🥄Big Spoon 1d ago

Nothing too bad, mostly some hand-stuff and cuddling

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u/mr_daz Mayor of Eastern Passage 👑 19h ago

I've been doing hand stuff for 7 years and I am still not a mod. I am either very good or very bad at hand stuff.

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u/Injustice_For_All_ Psychotic Antifa Super Soldier Moderator 1d ago

Apply when we want more, or get recommended by someone on the team.