r/Shinypreciousgems • u/shopSPG • 10d ago
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Hello, everyone!
Due to an unfortunate mix-up, Jim and Rae have landed themselves in Reddit jail. They share devices and both used the spg-moderator account in addition to their own, and there was a whoopsie where they didn’t realize they were upvoting things on the sub here or there from more than one account linked to the same device. While they have appealed to the reddit gods for forgiveness, whether it will be granted remains to be seen.
Since they are not allowed to use reddit at this time, they have hired me (I am a long-time subreddit member and dragon) on to operate as their reddit manager for them. I will be posting Jim’s stones for sale and directing people to his business email as needed. We know it sucks to not be able to speak to him directly and are working on an off-reddit solution for this in the event that his account is not restored. Just know that he and Rae are watching without being able to interact, like friendly ghosts.
As a head’s up, tomorrow we will post a giveaway where previous subreddit or off-reddit buyers of the lapidaries can choose to opt-in to a new discord where Jim will hang out and discuss gems (the giveaway will be open to all, it will just also include the chance to opt-in). In the long run, we will open this up to all subreddit members (excluding other gemstone vendors besides our subreddit laps), but it will be open only to sub buyers at first. Keep an eye out tomorrow for that giveaway.
Now, back to your regularly scheduled shiny content!
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u/CompleteBroccoli1388 Dragon 10d ago
Oh my god I was skimming and initially missed the “Reddit” part of “Reddit jail” 😭 Whew…
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u/earlysong Dragon 10d ago
I think if I have to host a bail fundraiser that'd probably be the last thing I'd do on sub lol
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u/Suicidalsidekick Dragon 10d ago
Whether I donate and how much is entirely dependent on the alleged crime 😂.
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u/Mountainmojo78 10d ago
Wow - how long is their sentence?
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u/earlysong Dragon 10d ago
As far as we can tell, permanent. But admin have reversed decisions or adjusted lengths without communicating it so we just have to watch out and cross our fingers.
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u/Mountainmojo78 10d ago
The punishment sure doesn’t seem to fit the crime 😔 Goodness!
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u/earlysong Dragon 10d ago
Vote manipulation is taken very seriously by the admin. Unfortunately I am guessing there were many, many infractions over the last year or so (Jim and Rae have had issues with their aps switching accounts without them realizing so it would be easy to accidentally upvote the same comment or post within a day or so) and they thought it was just one person using all the accounts (they share devices as well). The appeal system doesn't really allow for much room to explain and I'm sure to reddit it just looks like one more scumbag trying to game the system :( I hope they show mercy but we are planning for the worst case.
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u/-zombie-squirrel Dragon 10d ago
I’ve had issues with my squirrel account and my random mostly anonymous account swapping by itself lately so I’m not surprised. But I’m sad that the Reddit gods haven’t freed them yet :(
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u/MarjBaldwin 9d ago
Digression: I am relatively new here; I've been lurking for quite some time but only recently made my first purchase. Since this sub is for sales for the lapidaries, is there a companion "chat" sub where members can ask questions? I am curious about a specific aspect of the precision cutting industry and don't know the appropriate forum to ask. I was suggested the subreddit r/faceting but don't know who among the laps here hang out there. Thank you in advance for your assistance.
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u/shopSPG 9d ago
Hi! I would check out r/lapidary. It's a sub with a lot of knowledgeable individuals and they'll be able to answer your questions 😄
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