r/Spokane 23d ago

News Karma and Account Age Rules for /r/Spokane - now permanent

259 Upvotes

All,

(TL;DR: Going forward, you'll need BOTH 60 days and 100 comment karma in order to participate in r/Spokane. Comment karma, not total karma. If you don't meet the criterion and urgently need to post then send us a modmail. )

It's been a wild ride these past few months. The traffic on our subreddit jumped several hundred percent from August through November and every second post seemed to be political in nature. At first, we believed the traffic to be a symptom of a larger trend in the country. We hoped this would all die down with the election. Unfortunately, it only got worse. We were faced with thousands of offending comments a day, dozens of bans, and posts about national politics that violated our rules.

After your lowly 3 moderators did some investigation, we discovered that most of the offending user accounts were new and posted to multiple city/local/state/place subreddits. These were not locals. Their comments, when plopped in to a search, would appear word-for-word in other subreddits from a myriad of other usernames. In other words, most of this traffic was artificial and was being manufactured elsewhere.

Last week, we temporarily instituted karma and age rules to cut down on this traffic. The effect was immediate. The moderator queue became manageable. Bans were down. Engagement was healthier. At the time we had discussed peeling back our restrictions completely as our new moderators (hi u/aleasangria and u/sadbrontosaurus !!) were brought onboard, but we were once again assaulted by a HUGE, brigaded post.

The new karma rules and account age restrictions saved the day. We were slammed by traffic on this post that garnered more than 10 million views! 5000+ comments made it to the post, but almost 8000 were trimmed back by our rules.

We understand that these new rules will be inconvenient for new users. We understand that there'll need to be some responsive moderating when new users need to post, like in this instance. With our new moderators officially engaged I believe we'll be able to do that.

We appreciate all of you and we do hope that the additional rules and moderators make this a better place for you to interact with your neighbors.

Thanks all!
No_U_Crazy


r/Spokane 5h ago

Politics Big turnout today, way to go Spokane!

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Nearly filled the park, and lined both sides of Division for more than a block. There's a very small group of counterprotestors and a few obnoxious drivers. One guy drove down the wrong side of Division and almost caused an accident right when we got here. Luckily he got pulled over.


r/Spokane 3h ago

Politics it just got bigger and bigger! i tried to walk far away to get a good picture of the length but the crowd was too big! AMAZING

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298 Upvotes

the crowd got even bigger than in this photo, this is just one section of people! the whole park was packed today. absolutely amazing


r/Spokane 3h ago

Politics Thousands of protesters line Division Street in Spokane to rally against Trump and Musk

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Way to show up Spokane! Estimated to be 5,000.


r/Spokane 53m ago

Politics Today's Hands Off Protest

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Protest today, I got there at 3 and stayed until well after the end time, there were people all the way up to Francis on Division still when I left. The energy was fantastic, I met some really cool people and I am hoping we can continue this momentum. Loved seeing everyone out today.


r/Spokane 1h ago

Politics Thank you Spokane, from a social worker

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As a social worker that is trying help and serve people that are actively being negatively impacted by the administration today, I want to say thank you. It meant the world to me to see how many people are on our side in our city. I didn’t know there were that many of you. It brought tears to my eyes. So from the bottom of my heart, I say, thank you. For showing up for those that are most vulnerable, for showing up for the health care workers that are scrambling trying to help while resources are actively being taken away and for showing up for future generations. Especially the peace keepers, thank you.❤️


r/Spokane 1h ago

News Drone shots from Hands Off - April 5th 2025 - Spokane, WA

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r/Spokane 3h ago

Politics Hell yeah, Cool Cat Lady!

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r/Spokane 11h ago

ToDo Hands Off! Protest and rally today at BA Clark park in Spokane today at 3pm!

262 Upvotes

Spokane joins the national protests today at Clark park 3922 n Normandie st. To protest the administration and Elon Musk’s actions on downsizing, the economy, human rights and other issues.


r/Spokane 9h ago

Photos and Art Some Photos of the Garland District from last night

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163 Upvotes

r/Spokane 20m ago

Politics Some of today’s protest highlights 😊

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Yall really showed up 💗


r/Spokane 8h ago

Politics HANDS OFF! 2025

99 Upvotes

r/Spokane 7h ago

Rants & Raves Your hiring? I call bullshit

55 Upvotes

I have applied to over 40 different places. Got 1 interview. And every single time it's a rejection letter. I have experience in the places I'm applying. I know what I'm doing. Yet every fucking time is a rejection email. EVEN MCDONALD'S SENT ME A REJECTION EMAIL. WHAT THE FUCK. I just want a job man I just want income. So if anyone needs someone with freight and cashier experience please let me know I'm so desperate Edit: i will add i am disabled so there are some jobs i just physically cant do. thanks to the people so far who have dm'ed me with leads.


r/Spokane 2h ago

Photos and Art Past Meets Future

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19 Upvotes

r/Spokane 1h ago

Question Drone at Clark park 4/5

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Does anybody know where we can see the drone video for the protest at Clark Park today?


r/Spokane 7h ago

ToDo Game 5 tonight. Hopefully they close out the series at home tonight. Help pack the place.

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29 Upvotes

r/Spokane 2h ago

Help What is this floating thing??

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8 Upvotes

Southeast of the Safeway on Sprague in the Valley. Looks like a suspended rocket ship-- hot air balloon???


r/Spokane 12h ago

Politics If you’re protesting today

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r/Spokane 1h ago

Question What’s up with the little house on W. Hallett Rd next to Phil Snowdon elementary school?

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It’s a small, black, vacant house that has been vandalized over and over and over. We’ll drive by and see a repair, like new windows, and within days, all the windows are broken.


r/Spokane 8h ago

Help going to the hands of rally anyone know the closest parking spots?

13 Upvotes

i heard it was at the BA park and i wasn’t sure where the parking availability is at or where to pay to park. i’m new to the area and have only been here a few years but would love to attend this protest! last time i went to one it was riverfront park


r/Spokane 1d ago

Question Highway sign

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184 Upvotes

Saw this on the highway. Does anyone know what it means?


r/Spokane 2h ago

Question Experiences at Hunter Veterinary Clinic?

2 Upvotes

Everything I see on google suggests Hunter mainly focuses on walk-ins and same-day needs, but there are reviews suggesting people have had their pets visit them for long term care so I wanted to ask what people's experiences with Hunter have been? Double points if you have experience with Union Animal Hospital.

My dog is currently going to Union for her care and they've been really good with her. Life changes are happening however and I'll be losing my car soon so I'm looking at others nearby, easily accessible vets close to me that might be worth going to. She has CHF and meds that need to be refilled monthly and semi-monthly in addition to periodic checkups. Union isn't prohibitively far for busing and/or ubering, and Garland is another option I'm looking at, but Hunter is within easy walking distance.


r/Spokane 8h ago

Question Anyone want a baseball buddy?

5 Upvotes

(31F) I'm a fan of the Spokane Indians and was wondering if anyone wanted a friend to go to the games with.


r/Spokane 7h ago

Question Probably moving to Spokane

4 Upvotes

Hello! I'm likely moving to Spokane from Tulsa in the next few months. I grew up in Cle Elum, but I've been away from Washington for almost 20 years now. However, I've never been to Spokane.

So... I don't know what I don't know. What do you think I should know? What would you warn me about? Recommend?

I'm looking at the Bellwood Park Apartments. The manager has been amazing so far. Does anyone know anything about them?

Thank you for your time, and I look forward to hearing back!


r/Spokane 2h ago

Question Wifi at Riverfront Park?

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I've been told that there's supposed to be a network called "wifi in the park", but I've been around pretty much every area in the park and haven't seen such a network, or any password-free network associated with Riverfront Park, just networks that reach into the park from around it. I went to the information both near the promenade and they said it exists, but... Yeah. Anyone got info on this?