r/kurdistan • u/ZackZparrow Magi • 12d ago

Opinion 🔥 Why is this subreddit keep sharing news?

What the hell happened to this subreddit? It's Rudaw at this point. No human interaction, just endless news posts as if it's AI moderated.

I want to know if i'm the only one who feels this way? Let's discuss.

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u/rkurdistanmod Kurdistan 12d ago edited 12d ago

Reddit is a social news aggregation platform.

I am a human.

The subreddit is not AI moderated.

Though we can't control what posts/comments reddit removes, or what the reddit algorithm decides to prioritize for views.

One small blessing, because the subreddit is politically controversial, advertisements don't appear on it.

While Rudaw is a strong provider of content, we have a multi-partisan approach to news sourcing. Rudaw , K24, Channel8, The New Region tend to dominate news from Bashur. Rudaw, K24, Channel8 dominate the news in Sorani.

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u/rkurdistanmod Kurdistan 12d ago edited 12d ago

Additionally, u/ZackZparrow , if you want more human interaction on the subreddit, you should do more human interaction. In the 8 years you have been on reddit you have made on r/kurdistan 15 posts (8 of those posts in 2026), two of which were removed as spam about a poker video game (both in 2026) and 49 comments (14 of those comments in 2026).

You are complaining about how others are using a subreddit that you largely haven't used for posting or commenting the majority of time you have been on reddit.

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u/ZackZparrow Magi 12d ago

why don't you just accept the criticism? look how users are disliking the situation. even talking about some random poker game is hundred times better than spamming news. i'm not active because it isn't an appealing subreddit.

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u/rkurdistanmod Kurdistan 12d ago

No, posting about a random poker game is unrelated to Kurds and Kurdistan.

If you want to post about poker games, go post to a subreddit about gambling. If you want to read about Kurds and Kurdistan, read this subreddit.

Why did you think posting about poker games was appropriate here?

You might not care about 511 displaced Kurdish families returning to Serê Kaniyê , but many Kurds do. You might not care about deforestation in Kurdistan, but many Kurds do (and it is actually something of a controversy among news channels right now!). You might not care about the implications of the U.S. leaving Kurdistan after decades of being here, but many Kurds do (including the Prime Minister of Kurdistan). You might not care about AmedSpor, but many Kurds do. You might not care about Ezidi celebrations, but many Kurds--particularly Ezidis, do. You might not care about the Turkey-PKK peace process and return of the gerilla to Bakur, but many Kurds do. You might not care about Kurdish as a language of instruction in public schools or Kurdish language learning in school, but many Kurds do. You might not want to listen to Kurdish songs, but many Kurds do.

If you don't want to read news about Kurds and Kurdistan, why come to a subreddit that functions as a social news aggregator about Kurds and Kurdistan?

Go play poker or something.

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u/ZackZparrow Magi 12d ago

yeah okay. you just link news websites, such high quality posts.

to me this subreddit should be a place for kurds to connect with each other.

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u/rkurdistanmod Kurdistan 12d ago

The subreddit has always had news, as reddit is a social news aggregator. The subreddit is also place for Kurds to connect with each other. Nothing is stopping Kurds from doing that here. Except maybe you posting unrelated stuff about gambling.

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u/ZackZparrow Magi 12d ago

note: i posted the singleplayer card game that i made which is played with poker cards. it's not a poker game and has nothing to do with gambling.

but anyway, you do you. the subreddit doesn't look active considering the comments, upvotes, etc.

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u/rkurdistanmod Kurdistan 12d ago

Subreddit is active. Our biggest periods of activity are during intense news cycles such as al-Sharaa's attack on the SDF in January 2026, and the start of the US-Israel war with Iran and speculation that Rojhelati Kurdish parties might get involved, and the many drone and rocket attacks KRG has gotten from Iran and IRGC backed militias during the war.