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This screenshot, while unconfirmed, is also a bit juicy.

Edit: Which is countered with this one.

Edit 2: Looks like the creator of /r/secretsanta was just let go as well. What a crazy day.

Edit 3: It looks like the screenshot about mods losing control of /r/pics is false. That said though, /r/all is really starting to blow up about the issue and /r/blackout2015 is really starting to gain traction. There's alsotalks about people getting banned and posts being deleted. I think the admins have a real mess on their hands at this point.

Edit 4: Just to keep the gossip train going, this thread and especially this post are pretty damning. I'm not very good at archiving things or taking screen shots, so hopefully it'll still be up when you guys click the links. Once again, these could be fakes as well. Still though, it makes for an interesting story.





Drakonisch  ·  3430 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Holy crap. I enjoyed secret santa too. Does hubski do a secret santa?

thenewgreen  ·  3430 days ago  ·  link  ·  

We currently don't have a "secret santa." You know, this may sound crazy but I'm not that familiar with reddit. mk, forwardslash and insomniasexx are though. How does the secret santa work?

We have lots of interactive groups etc. We have had book exchanges and hubski pen pals etc. We even write and record music together virtually in the #hubskioriginalmusicclub, but no secret santa.

Drakonisch  ·  3430 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Basically you signed up at redditgifts.com and linked your reddit account to it. Then when you signed up for a gift exchange (secret santa being one of many) you would get paired with someone else who signed up for the same exchange. You would then get a link to their profile where they enumerate their likes and dislikes and you would get an address to send your gift to.

It will probably be the only thing I miss about Reddit. I'm seriously liking hubski from the little bit I've seen though.

insomniasexx  ·  3429 days ago  ·  link  ·  

We've done book exchanges and I think record exchanges. Since the community is much smaller, it was "someone picks out of a hat" style rather than a organized dedicated website.

If you are interested, I would say start an informal one yourself and see if it generates interest. I would recommend waiting a couple of weeks until you see who sticks and leaves from this influx. Traditionally, some people only stick around for a couple of days. If they're here after a couple weeks, they're usually here for life.

ArtemusBlank  ·  3430 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I participated in a Reddit Secret Santa once and it was fun. Got a really cool CD from my Secret Santa. It was a River City Extension CD and the album was Unmistakable Man. It was really good. Never heard of the band before the gift. I would definitely be up for it if Hubski decided to do one.

user-inactivated  ·  3430 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I don't know. To be honest, my account here is less than a month old and I've only been here, lurking and active, for about a month and a half.