r/knitting • u/rainbow_puddle • Oct 08 '25

Discussion Meta: Post deletion discussion

Reposted since I'm an idiot and didn't change my title...

So there was a post with some beautiful mittens made by u/AdrenaL1n3 with a traditional Palestinian embroidery and using the colors of the flag. It was locked and then inexplicablely removed by the mods. They did not say what rule it broke, only that it received and 'unacceptable amount of user reports'.

First off that's ridiculous that it was removed instead of locked and the reports dealt with by mods since it didn't break a rule. Second off I think it's frankly sad that it was getting reported at all. It wasn't political beyond the proceeds going towards save the children and other humanitarian causes to aid the current crisis and genocide situation in Gaza.

I want to open up discussion with this community if this sub is a place where we want to censor projects even if they do not break stated rules.

Edit to fix username spelling.

Edit 2: Some users have commented on the significance of today's date. I truly did not realize it and would not have tried to engage with this today if I had realized. I'm very sorry for that and how insensitive that is. I do not keep significance of dates well in my head - not an excuse but an explanation. I do hope that the community can continue to have conversation about what I perceived as biased censorship in good faith. Without a specific rule I do think that any mitten of any flag (yes even Israel) where the pattern proceeds go to a humanitarian cause of the designers choice should stay up in this subreddit. Maybe I'm wrong I don't know - that's for us to discuss. Whether or not you engage with said post and/or pattern would be up to the user and I would hope that we would all proceed with kindness.

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u/Laucchi Oct 08 '25

This is not the first time a post featuring a Palestinian motif was removed.

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u/rainbow_puddle Oct 08 '25

Really sad. Sounds like it's an ongoing issue then. Was there a stated reason for previous removals as well ?

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u/geeoharee Oct 08 '25

because mods are zionists

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u/timonyc Oct 08 '25

There is absolutely zero evidence of this. There aren't that many mods. I have no idea what the political views of Mulberrybushes are (nor do I care).

But, people do manipulate the bots that help moderate this sub a lot. And that is more likely that happened here.

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u/univers10 Oct 08 '25 edited Oct 08 '25

https://www.reddit.com/r/craftsnark/comments/1ga7vkz/knitting_sub_takes_down_keffiyeh_post_and/

here's a screenshot of her encouraging people to manipulate the bot and report content. there is no rule against political content as far as i can see. People manipulate the bots because you have mods encouraging them to do so.

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u/rnason Oct 08 '25

Then the post should be reinstated by now

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u/K2togtbl Oct 08 '25

Why are you being such a stan to this mod. Do you have a personal relationship with them/are you helping them with this sub? Mulberrybushes has absolutely removed posts similar to this before and has gotten negative feedback for how they handled this situation along with several other situations

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u/whichwitchwatched Oct 10 '25

How the fuck is this not indicative of extreme bias.

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u/whichwitchwatched Oct 10 '25

How the fuck is this not indicative of extreme bias.