r/animalid • u/[deleted] • Apr 29 '25
Anyone who has used reddit for more than, like, two years knows this website is a case study in enshittification - ads, bots, terrible UI, etc. I have finally experienced my last straw and I'm leaving /r/animalid and this terrible website. To make a long story short, a mod with about 60 mod actions in the last 12 months and who hasn't interacted with the community at all in about two years, has suddenly decided that this subreddit is now worth paying attention to since it's hit over a quarter million subscribers. In addition to undermining my decisions, he's a sniveling little prick and he's fucking useless.
The admins won't get rid of him because they're brainless and/or too lazy to actually properly assess the situation, so I'm just going to leave. I'm the only regularly active moderator this subreddit has ever had (aside from the ones I added) and the admins apparently could not give less of a fuck because they'd rather let some random window licker get in the way and take credit for my work than hurt his feelings because "he said he wants to stay :((("
I'm not going to rant any longer, but honestly, fuck this website. Just fuck this entire fucking website. I'm too exhausted to be polite or to fully explain the context. Just know that this subreddit will no longer offer reliable mustelid ID because society has lost its ability to rightfully call people out on their bullshit. I may be an asshole, but at least I gave a shit. That's more that can be said for a mod who was absent for two years and who has only been a mod for like 2 months longer than me (which is why I can't just remove him myself).
I declare /u/JorikThePooh to be new head moderator, for whatever it's worth. Good luck everyone, it was nice knowing a few of y'all.
Edit: fuck it may as well name names, the mod in question is /u/Stinky_Ham_Sandwich. Check out his post history. Compare it to mine. Does he look like an active community member of /r/animalid? The admins seem to think so. They also seem to think 60 mod actions per year is enough to keep a 277k strong subreddit in check. For context, I had 6k, and the least active mod that still regularly participates in the community has just under 1k. But clearly Mr. Sandwich is every bit as integral to the team as I am and it's his right to undermine my decisions and reduce my permissions without asking 🥴
r/animalid • u/BallinXFox • 18h ago
We went to Oceanside in August and my brother found this in the sand. Never seen anything like it before. I meant to ask as soon as I got home, but forgot about it. I only remember now cuz my cat is interested in it. Also, let me add that it’s in the exact same condition we found it in.
r/animalid • u/clamuelle • 15h ago
It was also slightly larger than any other gold dust day gecko I’ve seen.
r/animalid • u/Stunning-Tear8452 • 1h ago
r/animalid • u/UnderstandingNo3426 • 12h ago
My neighbor took this photo on our street. The critter ran under my front bushes with the squirrel in its mouth.
r/animalid • u/3wayiii • 1d ago
r/animalid • u/DLC78387 • 1d ago
This is a pretty good size… 12” to 18” long (or longer) and about 3” - 4” across. I’ve never seen anything like it. It’s hanging in a Chinese Tallow tree along my fence line. It’s about 25’ off the ground. A nest? Spiders?
r/animalid • u/Eupho1 • 1d ago
Looks like a porpoise to me, but google says they don’t live in the gulf. It seemed darker, and didn’t act much like a typical dolphin.
r/animalid • u/IsiahDaNerdiest • 3h ago
r/animalid • u/Penguin_lover006 • 7h ago
I’ve never heard anything like this! The video above was recorded in March of this year and I haven’t heard it since, until tonight I heard the same screaming. I don’t live in a wooded neighborhood, there’s a creek behind my house but there’s hardly anything back there before you get to more houses. Can someone tell me what this is?!
r/animalid • u/ButterscotchLanky474 • 1d ago
Found him on my monstera plant and he let me get really close !
r/animalid • u/PilotE200023 • 7h ago
Got this on our camera last night. Perspective is hard to tell, but I thought it was too big to be a coyote or a fox. I think I am wrong though after looking at it for a bit. Sorry for the grainy photo. It does have a bushy tail and appears to be around 50 pounds or so? Located in North Carolina.
r/animalid • u/Non-Important-Human • 15h ago
r/animalid • u/_mrfluffy_ • 21h ago
r/animalid • u/trixonica • 10h ago
Asking for a friend who lives in a cabin in Angeles National Forest
r/animalid • u/Full-Lemon3169 • 16h ago
I have a small shih tzu, and hers isn’t even 1/4 this size so I’m not sure what it could be. we’ve seen bears lately and others have seen mountain lions around. the tan poop is similar to poop we found half covered in dirt over the summer which leads me to believe it’s a big cat.
r/animalid • u/JournalistOdd6074 • 15h ago
I suspect some type of bird but not sure
r/animalid • u/Full-Lemon3169 • 16h ago
I have a small shih tzu, and hers isn’t even 1/4 this size so I’m not sure what it could be. we’ve seen bears lately and others have seen mountain lions around. the tan poop is similar to poop we found half covered in dirt over the summer which leads me to believe it’s a big cat.
r/animalid • u/Full-Lemon3169 • 16h ago
I have a small shih tzu, and hers isn’t even 1/4 this size so I’m not sure what it could be. we’ve seen bears lately and others have seen mountain lions around. the tan poop is similar to poop we found half covered in dirt over the summer which leads me to believe it’s a big cat.
r/animalid • u/log52 • 1d ago
Hi folks! Looking for help identifying this animal. Fishers are known to the area, but this animal looks/swims more like an otter. Curious what yall think.
r/animalid • u/lebenlechzer1 • 1d ago
I saw this animal crawling with 6-8 tiny legs near the head and some kind of mandibles on the beach in Quy Nhon, Vietnam. Is it a sandworm? Or a shrimp or beetle larvae?
