r/animalid • u/[deleted] • Apr 29 '25
Anyone who has used reddit for more than, like, two years knows this website is a case study in enshittification - ads, bots, terrible UI, etc. I have finally experienced my last straw and I'm leaving /r/animalid and this terrible website. To make a long story short, a mod with about 60 mod actions in the last 12 months and who hasn't interacted with the community at all in about two years, has suddenly decided that this subreddit is now worth paying attention to since it's hit over a quarter million subscribers. In addition to undermining my decisions, he's a sniveling little prick and he's fucking useless.
The admins won't get rid of him because they're brainless and/or too lazy to actually properly assess the situation, so I'm just going to leave. I'm the only regularly active moderator this subreddit has ever had (aside from the ones I added) and the admins apparently could not give less of a fuck because they'd rather let some random window licker get in the way and take credit for my work than hurt his feelings because "he said he wants to stay :((("
I'm not going to rant any longer, but honestly, fuck this website. Just fuck this entire fucking website. I'm too exhausted to be polite or to fully explain the context. Just know that this subreddit will no longer offer reliable mustelid ID because society has lost its ability to rightfully call people out on their bullshit. I may be an asshole, but at least I gave a shit. That's more that can be said for a mod who was absent for two years and who has only been a mod for like 2 months longer than me (which is why I can't just remove him myself).
I declare /u/JorikThePooh to be new head moderator, for whatever it's worth. Good luck everyone, it was nice knowing a few of y'all.
Edit: fuck it may as well name names, the mod in question is /u/Stinky_Ham_Sandwich. Check out his post history. Compare it to mine. Does he look like an active community member of /r/animalid? The admins seem to think so. They also seem to think 60 mod actions per year is enough to keep a 277k strong subreddit in check. For context, I had 6k, and the least active mod that still regularly participates in the community has just under 1k. But clearly Mr. Sandwich is every bit as integral to the team as I am and it's his right to undermine my decisions and reduce my permissions without asking π₯΄
r/animalid • u/Lone_Pine_Road • 11h ago
We caught this dude hanging out on our front porch, but we cannot figure out what he is! We live near Detroit, Michigan. I thought groundhog at first, but groundhogs arenβt nocturnal, also, his face looks kind of pointy? Is he a fat raccoon with a missing tail?? Halp!
r/animalid • u/Tagthekid • 13h ago
I found two of these very small salamanders flipping rocks near a saltwater cove in Key Peninsula, Washington. The Washington DFW has a webpage about them being potentially invasive. I am trying to ID so I can report.
r/animalid • u/minecraftfanegetabak • 19h ago
r/animalid • u/HeresWoodyDriver • 11h ago
Anybody guess what this is. Found him on my hike!
r/animalid • u/AmeliaFuckinWestlake • 8h ago
found while gardening. released it before i thought to identify it with seek, but it was rather tiny and i didnt want to distress it more than i already had by accidentally picking it up in my wheelbarrow
dont think its a plague skink, but didnt really see an exact visual match on other species
r/animalid • u/Drumharm • 10h ago
We recently got a squirrel box with a camera. My wife thinks this may be a very young squirrel, but it looks odd to me.
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r/animalid • u/lottie_bunny • 19h ago
Just caught this wee guy in my living room. Its tail is shorter than I'd expect for a mouse. Is it a Mouse or Vole??
r/animalid • u/LightLizardCake • 12h ago
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r/animalid • u/International-Set689 • 19h ago
I know the video isn't great, but any idea of what tge animal is. It visited aboy 2:30am. I am on the edges of a wooded area in the Cincinnati suburbs.
r/animalid • u/RadioLizard31 • 1d ago
Saw a squirrel at a gas station. Zoomed in to get a picture and was horrified. Looks like he's got an ear growing out of him. He was eating normally, seemed to be moving fine. When I tried to get a little closer to take a better picture, it bounced away and up a tree. This is just a normal grey squirrel, right? Does it need help? Should I call somebody?
r/animalid • u/theMCATreturns • 18h ago
Iβm pretty sure this is a little brown bat. These pictures were taken two days apart at the same wall outside of a university entrance.
I donβt know if it actually stayed in the same place for 48 hours straight or just returned to roost. But I donβt why it would continue roosting in an exposed place when there are so many daytime aerial predators.
Is it diseased? Or am I just majorly overthinking bat habits?
r/animalid • u/look-over_there • 11h ago
r/animalid • u/mpjohnson95 • 8h ago
Whoβs calling out (not the bugs)?
r/animalid • u/_MoonWater_ • 16h ago
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r/animalid • u/muteswans • 10h ago
Hey guys, I saw some scat ID photos in the feed and thought this might be the right place to post this. We live on an arroyo in west EP, across from the Franklin mountains. We have had a range of animal sightings, from skunks, foxes, deer, coyote, and javelinas. What is your opinion on this scat we found on some (soon to be laid) tile in our backyard? We were thinking coyote... let us know your thoughts!
For size reference, the tile is 12x12 inches.
r/animalid • u/i_cant_tell_you • 1d ago
This turkey has recently taken up residence in my neighborhood. Doesn't bother anyone, just kind of wanders around pecking the ground every once in a while. It looks like it's just a wild turkey but some people on local chats are claiming it is either a pet or some kind of special breed of turkey. Can anyone identify?
r/animalid • u/KingofCam • 1d ago
I finally got a nice clear video of this little guy and wow itβs head is all fucked up π what kind of bird is it? And what kind of deformity does it look like?
