[Meta] What could /v/conspiracy do to better itself? I'd like to invite anyone with an interest in conspiracies or underreported events to join me in brainstorming ways to make this sub excellent. (Conspiracy)

submitted ago by Mumberthrax

Many of us hail from /r/conspiracy due to dissatisfaction with some of the things over there, so what problems did/does /r/conspiracy suffer from which /v/conspiracy can learn from and deter?

What could moderators do to make this a more effective community hub for uncovering, organizing, sharing, and discussing information about conspiracies and secret agreements and all the related things that go into that?

What can non-moderators do to achieve the same goals?

Beyond the goals of sharing and discussing conspiracies and conspiracy theories, are there any other things that we would like to see on this subverse?

Are there any other questions we could ask ourselves and seek to answer with the aim of making the subverse and community excellent?

Is this too many questions for one post? :P

Please share your thoughts in the comments - even if you don't subscribe but have ideas or suggestions!

Edit: 14 days later and I'm now a moderator here. I'm stickying this post so anyone who missed it before can participate.

edit2: followup discussion here: [Meta] Brainstorming Thread #2: What could vconspiracy do to better itself? Take a look at this summary of ideas from the previous discussion, and share your thoughts!

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Charlie_Prime ago

Conspiracy forums always get wadded up with low-quality content by what I call Serial YouTube Kiddies.

They make themselves feel like Courageous Cusaders for Good be posting links to as many of the 1.3 billion YouTube conspiracy video re-mixes as possible per day. Good discussion and good documentaries are flushed away by this nonsense. (Perhaps it's a conspiracy. :-) )

Small idea. Don't allow direct links to YouTube videos. Make it so people are encouraged to write a short paragraph explaining what a video is, and what can be gained from watching it. This would cut down on the garbage.

MagnaFarce ago

I really like the idea of only allowing self posts. If you've got a video or an article to share post a link in the body and say something about it. It certainly does more to spur conversation as well.

me2 ago

I'd never considered this, but I agree.

Mumberthrax ago

That could be neat. I suspect that I'd find that to be a really valuable change, at least worthy of an experimental period - if not mandatory perhaps at least a voluntary one.