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'''Political Compass Balls''', or '''PolCompBall''', refers to visual depictions and satirizations of the interactions and relationships between political ideologies, most often in the form of digital comics made in [[wp:en:Microsoft Paint|Microsoft Paint]]. PolCompBall originated as a spin-off of [[w:c:polandball:Polandball_Wikia|Polandball]] and the [https://old.reddit.com/r/politicalcompassmemes Political Compass Memes] subreddit. The first PolCompBall community was established on Reddit on November 9, 2019, and has since spawned sister communities and spin-offs of its own. |
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Polcompball over the period since it's conception has garnered quite a fanbase around it. This Article shall be your guide to the various <s>Skinner Boxes</s> I mean "Online Platforms" that we <s>Edgy Teenagers</s> as a fandom congregate in. |
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==Central communities== |
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== Social Media == |
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Primary communities refer to those within the PolCompBall network that are managed or endorsed by the [https://www.reddit.com/r/Polcompball/ r/Polcompball] moderation team. |
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===Reddit=== |
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The earliest and largest PolCompBall community [https://www.reddit.com/r/Polcompball/ r/Polcompball] is considered to be the central hub for PolCompBall-related artwork and activities, with 30,000 subscribers as of July 2020. The subreddit is focused on allowing users to share high-quality, humorous and thought-provoking original comics. Lower-quality content is directed towards the sister subreddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/Polcompballanarchy/ r/Polcompballanarchy]. Associated Reddit communities include [https://www.reddit.com/r/Polcompball/ r/Polcompballcommunity] (oriented towards community discussion), [https://www.reddit.com/r/Polcompball/ r/Polcompballart] (for non-comic art pieces) and [https://www.reddit.com/r/newwackyideologies/ r/NewWackyIdeologies] (for showcasing original ideology characters). |
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The [https://www.reddit.com/r/Polcompball/ r/Polcompball] subreddit is by far the biggest online community related to the topic, garnering over 30 000 subscribers, it is also the oldest being founded November 9th of 2019. Due to these characteristics the subreddit can be considered the "Capital City" of the fandom over which (almost) every other Polcompball community orbit around. |
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The Subreddit is also the single most strict place here when it comes to it's content policy, with the mods very much wanting to emulate the extremely restrictive policies of r/polandball, although still aiming to be somewhat more libertarian. |
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[https://discord.gg/polcompball The r/Polcompball Discord], created on January 26, 2020, serves as the primary platform for discussion about the PolCompBall network and its management. Administrative and housekeeping issues regarding this wiki are discussed in its #wikia-community channel. The Discord also provides spaces for general discussion, political debates and community activities. |
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There's also other Polcompball-Related subreddits on the site, for example: [https://www.reddit.com/r/newwackyideologies/ r/newwackyideologies], [https://www.reddit.com/r/polcompballcommunity/ r/PolcompballCommunity], the perpetually in-development [https://www.reddit.com/r/polcompballart/ r/polcompballart] and that will be mentioned later. |
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The official PolCompBall wiki, created on January 14, 2020, aims to be an unbiased repository for political ideologies across [[Political Compass|the various political spectra]], as well as a catalogue of the best works the community has to offer. Articles and artwork on this wiki are expected to abide by the [[How to Edit on the Wiki|Editing Guidelines]] and [[Art Guidelines]] respectively. Content that fails to meet these criteria may be added to the [[w:c:polcompball-anarchy:Polcompball_Anarchy_Wiki|Polcompball Anarchy Wiki]], which welcomes original and satirical ideologies. |
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==Peripheral communities== |
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Secondary communities refer to PolCompBall-centric communities that are independent of the main subreddit and its moderation team. |
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I'm going to be honest with you, this place has almost nothing to do with Polcompball, it's just a place where people who use the reddit go to shitpost and argue over politics with like 3 channels actually being related to polcompballs, there's also emojis. |
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Also I have one thing to ask you: Race? Skull Measurements? |
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While r/Polcompball was created in 2019, the concept of Polandball-inspired political ideology characters dates back to 2014, with the conceptually similar but inactive [[w:c:ideologyball:Ideologyball_Wikia|Ideologyball Wiki]] being established then. A more recent but unrelated wiki, [[w:c:ideoligyballs:Ideoligyballs_Wiki|Ideoligyball Wiki]] [''sic''], was created on February 23, 2020. |
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===Ruqqus=== |
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Ruqqus, a website that aims to provide a free-speech alternative to Reddit, holds two small PolCompBall guilds, [https://ruqqus.com/+polcompball +Polcompball] and [https://ruqqus.com/+PolCompBalls +PolCompBalls]. Both guilds were created in June 2020. |
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Oh look! [https://wompampsupport.azureedge.net/fetchimage?siteId=7575&v=2&jpgQuality=100&width=700&url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.kym-cdn.com%2Fentries%2Ficons%2Ffacebook%2F000%2F033%2F487%2Frick.jpg It's the place you're reading right now]. We're the place where [[User:Violinium|a]] [[User:TheGhostOfInky|bunch]] [[User:OStAlig|of]] [[User:Konlord 44|nerds]] come together to write about a bunch of political ideologies over which nobody gives a shit about and institute policies which are ''just'' slightly less authoritarian (although more consistent) than the one of the sub. |
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===Amino=== |
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The Wiki is generally also pretty accepting of community engagement, allowing [[Blog:Recent posts|blogs]], comments and we even have a [[Special:Chat|chat]] <s>which will be probably rarely used because discord is more effective</s>. |
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Amino, a mobile-based app, is home to [https://aminoapps.com/c/polcompball_amino/home/ a small PolCompBall community]. |
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Once upon a time on reddit the admins have decided to go upon a campaign of deleting all the subs deemed to be "hateful" (as defined by the combination of r/AgainstHateSubreddits-fueled [[Biological Leninism|ultra-progressive]] hero complex, [[Dengism|Chinese investment money]] and whatever the fuck the Admins feel that day). While these events aren't as much of a problem for this community, this kinda changed when PCB's "mother" community; r/politicalcompassmemes was threatened with a Ban, this caused certain user to set encampment on the Reddit-alternative platform [https://ruqqus.com/ Ruqqus]. |
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Currently there are two guilds that which set themselves up as Polcompball related: [https://ruqqus.com/+polcompball +Polcompball] and [https://ruqqus.com/+PolCompBalls +PolCompBalls]. We have yet to see which one of these will brutally murder and consume the other over the title of being THE polcompball ruqqus guild. |
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This one is the weirdest case. You know how I said "(almost) every other Polcompball community orbit around the subreddit"? well the Amino is the exception that the "almost" refers to. It has very small (although existing) overlap with the subreddit and such it generally doesn't follow the same general rules as the sub in things like design and an overall different culture. Until the 6th of July of 2020 no one in the discord has heard of the place. |
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== Anarchy Communities == |
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Because of the Sub's and the Wiki's restrictive rules, alternative communities with almost no rules (a.k.a. "Anarchy") community have been created, that being [https://www.reddit.com/r/Polcompballanarchy/ r/Polcompballanarchy] and [https://polcompball-anarchy.fandom.com/wiki/Polcompball_Anarchy_Wiki Polcompball Anarchy Wiki]. |
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=== NSFW subs === |
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There's also these subs... ''I don't get paid for this.'' |
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Revision as of 08:59, 7 July 2020
Political Compass Balls, or PolCompBall, refers to visual depictions and satirizations of the interactions and relationships between political ideologies, most often in the form of digital comics made in Microsoft Paint. PolCompBall originated as a spin-off of Polandball and the Political Compass Memes subreddit. The first PolCompBall community was established on Reddit on November 9, 2019, and has since spawned sister communities and spin-offs of its own.
Central communities
Primary communities refer to those within the PolCompBall network that are managed or endorsed by the r/Polcompball moderation team.
The earliest and largest PolCompBall community r/Polcompball is considered to be the central hub for PolCompBall-related artwork and activities, with 30,000 subscribers as of July 2020. The subreddit is focused on allowing users to share high-quality, humorous and thought-provoking original comics. Lower-quality content is directed towards the sister subreddit r/Polcompballanarchy. Associated Reddit communities include r/Polcompballcommunity (oriented towards community discussion), r/Polcompballart (for non-comic art pieces) and r/NewWackyIdeologies (for showcasing original ideology characters).
Discord
The r/Polcompball Discord, created on January 26, 2020, serves as the primary platform for discussion about the PolCompBall network and its management. Administrative and housekeeping issues regarding this wiki are discussed in its #wikia-community channel. The Discord also provides spaces for general discussion, political debates and community activities.
FANDOM
The official PolCompBall wiki, created on January 14, 2020, aims to be an unbiased repository for political ideologies across the various political spectra, as well as a catalogue of the best works the community has to offer. Articles and artwork on this wiki are expected to abide by the Editing Guidelines and Art Guidelines respectively. Content that fails to meet these criteria may be added to the Polcompball Anarchy Wiki, which welcomes original and satirical ideologies.
Peripheral communities
Secondary communities refer to PolCompBall-centric communities that are independent of the main subreddit and its moderation team.
FANDOM
While r/Polcompball was created in 2019, the concept of Polandball-inspired political ideology characters dates back to 2014, with the conceptually similar but inactive Ideologyball Wiki being established then. A more recent but unrelated wiki, Ideoligyball Wiki [sic], was created on February 23, 2020.
Ruqqus
Ruqqus, a website that aims to provide a free-speech alternative to Reddit, holds two small PolCompBall guilds, +Polcompball and +PolCompBalls. Both guilds were created in June 2020.
Amino
Amino, a mobile-based app, is home to a small PolCompBall community.
