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r/Aquariums Sonic Boom Post from August 2024.

/r/Aquariums Sonic Boom Post

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/r/Aquariums Sonic Boom Post refers to a moderation controversy involving the removal of a Reddit post on the aquariums subreddit related to the Hamas-Israel Conflict. In early August 2024, Redditor /u/WassufWonka made a post seeking advice on how to protect their 33-gallon aquarium from sonic booms emanating from Israeli jets flying over Lebanon. The post was deleted by /r/Aquariums moderators shortly after it went up, prompting other Redditors to brigade the subreddit with more queries related to the war in the Middle East as some felt it was censorship. Following the backlash from users, mods eventually reinstated the original post and stated the initial removal was made out of a concern for people trolling and stirring up drama about the war.

Origin

On August 7th, 2024, Redditor /u/WassufWonka made a post on /r/Aquariums[1] asking for advice on how to insulate their 33-gallon aquarium from sonic booms. The user relayed how sonic booms from Israeli jets flying over Lebanon sometimes shattered glass, causing them to worry about their aquarium cracking or breaking (seen below).


r/Aquariums ⚫5 days ago Wassuf Wonka How to protect my aquarium from shock waves caused by jet sonic booms? Help/Advice I live in Lebanon and there has been frequent jet sonic booms by Israelis. Some windows glass got broken. I have a 33 gallon aquarium made of glass. I'm afraid if it breaks. What can I do to protect it from shock waves? Should I cover it with yoga matt? Foam matt or something? That will create another problem where it will raise the temperature of the tank. I have it in my bedroom and I am keeping the window opened so it won't break. Locked post. New comments cannot be posted. 1.8K 1.8K 120 ✓ Share

The post was removed by moderators the day it was posted, causing many /r/Aquariums users, as well as Redditors from other subreddits, to weigh in on what they saw as unfair moderation. Later on August 8th, Redditor[4] /u/HydeVDL reposted /u/WassufWonka's post with the caption, "very high IQ mods on this sub for deleting this post :)" and gathered over 400 upvotes in four days (seen below, left).

/r/Aquariums moderators also removed and subsequently reinstated informative posts that were not brigading attempts from other Redditors, as shown below, right.[8]


r/Aquariums • 4 days ago HydeVDL very high IQ mods on this sub for deleting this post :) Discussion/Article Sorry, this post has been removed by the moderators of r/Aquariums. 464 109 Share + Add a Comment Sort by: Best ✓ Q Search Comments CallusKlaus1 4d ago How infantile are we that we can't talk about things that are happening? OP is an aquarium keeper in Lebanon. War planes are flying over Lebanon. OP is not expressing opinions about this, they are describing things that are occuring that are immediately relevant to this hobby. Get your s--- together and grow up, mods. Lock the comments or ban people if people get weird. Aquarium keeping isn't just for people in comfortable western countries. 297 Reply Substantial-Town2753 Share ... 4d ago Some people want to wrap themselves in cotton and pretend that nothing ever happens in the wider world that could make them feel uncomfortable. God forbid non- privileged folks ask something about fish on a fishkeeping sub. 30 Reply + 6 more replies Share ... 211 Discussion/Article Do Impulsive Events Cause Aquarium Blowouts? self.Aquariums 21 Submitted 3 days ago * (last edited 2 days ago) by sketchyscience 42 comments source share save hide report crosspost hide all child comments sorted by: top navigate by You are viewing a single comment's thread. view the rest of the comments → subscribe [-] [-] Soronya • 19 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) Thank you for this. Edit: Mods, seriously? You removed an informative post? permalink source embed save save-RES report reply hide child comments squeakytea crusher not flusher [M] •-11 points 1 day ago Apologies. It's been difficult to sort out genuine posts, and this one slipped by. It's been restored now. permalink source embed save save-RES parent report reply

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/r/Aquariums moderators' decision to delete /u/WassufWonka's discussion thread about the sonic booms led many Redditors to brigade the subreddit with posts in protest of what they perceived as censorship. These posts typically rephrased the original query or posed a sarcastic question in direct reference to the war in the Middle East.

On August 9th, 2024, Redditor[2] /u/Guilisimo reposted /u/WassufWonka's original question with a There Is No War In Ba Sing Se meme edited onto it, while Redditor[3] /u/ Careful_Purchase_394 reposted the question with the addendum "(P.s im not middle eastern so you can leave this one up)."


94 Help/Advice How to stop my aquarium from shattering due to sonic booms from jets (protest) .redd.it Submitted 2 days ago by Guilisimo 27 comments share save hide report hide all child comments r/Aquariums u/Wassuf How to prote... jet sonic booms? Help/Advice I live in Lebanon and Israelis. Some wind I have a 33 gallon a What can I do to pr with yoga matt? Fo problem where it v I have it in my be won't break. 533 Ives caused by jet sonic booms by n afraid if it breaks. Should I cover it at will create another he tank. ow opened so it 95 Help/Advice How to protect my aquarium from shock waves caused by jet sonic booms? (P.s im not middle eastern so you can leave this one up) i.redd.it Submitted 2 days ago by Careful_Purchase_394 1 comment share save hide report hide all child comments r/Aquariums u/WassufWonka • 2d How to protect my aquarium from shock waves caused by jet sonic booms? Help/Advice I live in Lebanon and there has been frequent jet sonic booms by Israelis. Some windows glass got broken. I have a 33 gallon aquarium made of glass. I'm afraid if it breaks. What can I do to protect it from shock waves? Should I cover it with yoga matt? Foam matt or something? That will create another problem where it will raise the temperature of the tank. I have it in my bedroom and I am keeping the window opened so it won't break. 533 108 Comments D 95

Also on August 9th, the controversy was reposted to X / Twitter by X[5] user @xieish, who gathered over 138,000 likes in three days (seen below, left). X[6] user @gothamgrrls reposted a deleted protest post from /r/Aquariums on August 9th as well, gathering over 40,000 likes in three days (seen below, right).


Careless CRISPR @xieish They deleted this post on the r/aquariums forum and now the subreddit is revolting against the mods Aquariums WassufWonka 2d protect my aquarium from shock waves causi ic booms? dvice Lebanon and there has been frequent jet sonic booms Some windows glass got broken. 口 Help/Advice [Auto-Post] Weekly Question Thread! Ask /r/Aquariums anything you want to know about the hobby! Submitted 4 days ago by AutoModerator-announcement 80 comments share save hide report crosspost Help/Advice Controversial ➤Submitted an hour ago by hon333ymoon 65 comments share save hide report crosspost Help/Advice How far do I have to be from a war zone to be allowed to post here? Genuine question! Submitted an hour ago by greenmerica 23 comments share save hide report crosspost Help/Advice How to my protect my aquarium from my aunt Glenda's unusually loud opera? A Submitted an hour ago by coolguypasta 2 comments share save hide report crosspost Help/Advice How do I stop sonic booms from breaking my aquarium glass? Submitted an hour ago by Bous7703 4 comments share save hide report crosspost 33 gallon aquarium made of glass. I'm afraid if it brea2 hours ago n I do to protect it from shock waves? Should I cover ibing just let their fish die bc they committed the crime a matt? Foam matt or something? That will create an reply where it will raise the temperature of the tank. in my bedroom and I am keeping the window opened eak. 533 108 Comments (den] 41 minutes ago (2 children) 2 hours ago ionist to enjoy aquariums? reply . 1:56 PM • Aug 9, 2024 - 7M Views r/Aquariums u/bearoscuro • 11m Do I have the Middle East's only democratic fish tank? Help/Advice Join I put all my fish into a fishbowl, deprived them of food, and then set off firecrackers right above the tank every day. There are still some fish left alive, so it's very moral! No one gives them more loving care than I do. I'm also throwing rocks into my neighbour's fish pond every so often, so they don't get any ideas about their fish being better than mine. Why do people keep being mean to me? 42 3 ↑ Share

Moderator Response

On August 9th, 2024, /r/Aquariums moderator /u/squeakytea[7] made a post addressing the controversy surrounding /u/WassufWonka's purported censorship (seen below). In the response, Redditor /u/squeakytea stated that the mods sometimes remove things "in anticipation of them becoming a shitshow, especially if they've already recieved satisfactory answers," adding that, "This was one of those cases." The post received over 130 comments in three days.


Announcement Apologies for the disruption today, and on the current issue self.Aquariums Submitted 2 days ago by squeakytea crusher not flusher I want to apologize to everyone trying to access the sub today and encountering disruptions. We're doing what we can to clean it up and not catch legit posts in the process. What happened: A user from Lebanon made a thread asking if sonic booms from nearby Israeli planes could damage their fish tank. Their question was answered, and concern trolls started stirring up drama about the war, which is not relevant to aquariums, so the post was removed. There are edited and removed comments that are now missing, leading to some confusion about the reason for removal. We have explained to the OP why it was removed and apologized for the confusion. Sometimes we remove things in anticipation of them becoming a shitshow, especially if they've already recieved satisfactory answers. This was one of those cases. That's just it. We'll discuss making changes to our removal process so it's more clear. We'll try to be faster about communication also. Derailing threads has always been against the rules, political or otherwise. This continues to be true going forward. To our users: Thanks for reporting the harassment and your patience. We'd like this to be over with soon, so we can get back to appreciating aquariums. To those coming from outside of Reddit, sending us threats and harassment: Nothing that you are doing helps Palestinians in any way. What you are doing isn't activism. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have died in the war, but I'm sure their souls can all rest now, knowing that a bunch of internet users have brigaded an aquarium subreddit in their name. 130 comments source share save hide report crosspost hide all child comments

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Real answer:

He shouldn't have to worry if his Aquarium is of decent quality since dealing with stresses like that is what Aquarium glass has been made for (think people slamming on the glass also or shockwaves propagating and reflecting in the water)

These glass panels are also typically thicker than those in windows. Added to that that windows in the Levant are… typically not of the best quality (single panel and very thin) making them prone to breaking anyhow.

You don't want to use window glass for an Aquarium.

Let's not forget that glass is after all still on the same level of stability as other ceramics are, it breaks by nature of being long and thin. But have even just a rod of glass and it suddenly becomes VERY tough. The thickness is what gives it strength.

Now this may be a real worry he had… or someone trying to stoke the flames for something that's not really a threat to aquariums in a subreddit completely unrelated to Israel by finding something innocent to blame on Israel, who knows.

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