r/Spokane 22d 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 4h ago

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

164 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 2h ago

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

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r/Spokane 1h ago

Politics HANDS OFF! 2025

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r/Spokane 4h ago

Politics If you’re protesting today

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r/Spokane 1h ago

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

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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 19h ago

Question Highway sign

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165 Upvotes

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


r/Spokane 1d ago

ToDo Finally tried the Indian food at the broadway chevron. 10/10

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219 Upvotes

Highly recommended


r/Spokane 7m ago

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

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r/Spokane 1d ago

Question Entitled Truck Drivers

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276 Upvotes

Why do truck drivers act like they don’t have to follow the rules of the road or polite society? I see so many run red lights, not accidentally, turn illegally, and park taking up three spots like this person at Huckleberry’s. I’m really asking. Why?


r/Spokane 1h ago

Question Local movers? Looking for a small crew …

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At the end of the month, need to move furniture from a two bedroom house into another house literally three short blocks away. But we have to do it on May 1 or 2. Anyone have movers to recommend?


r/Spokane 21h ago

Weird Spokane Has Anyone Befriended the Local Corvids?

72 Upvotes

I would like to befriend the Lower South Hill crow population. I feel like a formal introduction may be helpful.

I've been stockpiling can tabs, bottle caps, and cut up pieces of beer cans as shiny gifts for the sable-feathered denizen.

I have rooftop access for my apartment building. I hope to break fast with them on the regular.


r/Spokane 42m ago

Help Looking for moving boxes

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Hey everybody! Looking if anyone has moving boxes I can pick up today. I will delete this post once I pick up the boxes. Thanks everybody!


r/Spokane 6h ago

Question Electrician recommendation? Little job.

3 Upvotes

Good morning Spokane. Looking for recommendations for a licensed electrician who wants a small job. I need to install an electric vehicle charger in my garage.

Anyone have a good recommendation?

Yes, I could Google but I'm pretty sure at least half of the reviews online are bought and paid for.

Thanks!


r/Spokane 22h ago

Weird Spokane Haunted?

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51 Upvotes

r/Spokane 18h ago

ToDo April and May Free Gardening Events

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21 Upvotes

r/Spokane 1d ago

Photos and Art Stained Glass Garden Buddies

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96 Upvotes

r/Spokane 7h ago

Question What makes out airport international?

2 Upvotes

Been looking at incoming and outgoing destinations and I don't see anything that involves anythong international.


r/Spokane 20h ago

Rants & Raves Please be aware of your surroundings When Driving, Walking, Cycling, or Riding.

21 Upvotes

Just want everyone to be safe, saw three accidents on I-90 EB in the left lane today between The Division St and SR-290 on-ramps.


r/Spokane 22h ago

Question where is the best Japanese curry in the Spokane/cda area?

10 Upvotes

I have been missing a really good Japanese curry place from where I'm from and haven't found anything even close to it yet


r/Spokane 1d ago

Politics Running for the 5th

21 Upvotes

Edit:

So, I've been reading the comments since yesterday and thinking about what everyone is saying. I don't really agree with the people saying it would be impossible for me to win because I "don't understand" the 5th. The whole idea was for me to come to the 5th and talk to rural voters so I can fight for them on the issues that were important to them. But the fears of me splitting the vote in the primary are very valid and I don't want to cause a double republican ticket, and the general consensus is that I'm not wanted or needed. I'll be looking to do something to help whoever wins in the primary (probably Conroy from what I've seen). I do want to give a big thank you to those who were supportive, especially the people who DM'd me to offer help getting set up. I hope for everyone's sake that the Dem wins. Thank you and have a nice day


r/Spokane 1d ago

Help To the jerks who tried to cause an accident while I had my children in the car

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12 Upvotes

Yesterday afternoon while driving down market, two young black men driving a Honda accord violently swerved through traffic nearly hitting my car 4 separate times. Had I not used my best judgement with swerving and use of my breaks, these a**holes would’ve smashed into my car and the car next to me. They recorded me on their phone while flipping me off and swerving into my vehicle where I had my three babies. This was unprovoked and they came up on me going about 55mph. It was a silver Honda accord with a bent up license plate and no hub caps. Someone should call this kids parents. Hopefully the cops get him before karma does or before he injures or takes the life of an innocent bystander. Unfortunately, my shaking hands couldn’t capture a better photo. I called the police and sure hope they caught up to them before their reckless driving seriously hurts someone.


r/Spokane 1d ago

Photos and Art I just released my first photo book about the Grand Coulee Dam

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Hello everyone, I thought now would be a good time to announce that I'm releasing a photo book about the towns that surround the Grand Coulee Dam. These photos were taken in November 2024 and contain what I believe to be some of my best work. I'd like to thank everyone who supported me throughout the creation of this photo book and I hope to do more projects like this in the future. Each book contains 24 monochrome photos, a thank-you note, and a short block of text about the history of Grand Coulee and the purpose of this project. I'm no good at writing, but I can't say I didn't try. There are only 10 of these photo books, so get them while you can. They are available on my Etsy page https://logankuslerphoto.etsy.com/ Also, one of the buyers of this book will receive the postcard which appears on the front and back cover of this book. Thank you for your support and have an amazing day.


r/Spokane 1d ago

News How a software company helped Washington landlords artificially inflate rent

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r/Spokane 2d ago

Politics Protest this Saturday.

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747 Upvotes

3922 N. Normandie Street. Be there!!


r/Spokane 1d ago

Politics We need your help to decriminalize natural psychedelics in Spokane!

185 Upvotes

Hi Spokane,

I'm Jenny Hansen, a mental health professional, advocate for healing veterans with psychedelic medicine, and I help lead Enlighten Spokane (Facebook is also here). We are pushing to decriminalize natural psychedelic medicine and join four other cities (Tacoma, Olympia, Port Townsend, and Seattle) in making investigation, arrest, and prosecution of these medicines Spokane's "lowest law enforcement priority".

Three councilmembers are on the fence regarding our resolution. We would greatly appreciate your help in reaching out, especially if you or someone you love has benefited from psychedelic medicines! Pointing out the mental health benefits of plant-based psychedelics could win them over. 
The undecided councilmembers are:
Kitty Klitzke: [kklitzke@spokanecity.org](mailto:kklitzke@spokanecity.org)
Zach Zappone: [zzappone@spokanecity.org](mailto:zzappone@spokanecity.org)
Lily Navarrete: [lnavarrete@spokanecity.org](mailto:lnavarrete@spokanecity.org)

We have an example email here, if you can take five minutes and write them on behalf of veterans, mental health advocates, or anyone who has found relief using these medicines we would be so grateful!
Thank you!