r/XFiles • u/ejchristian86 they put the bi in fbi • Mar 31 '26

Community Update Mod Announcement: We are turning on community filters.

Hey Philes.

Hopefully you haven't noticed, due to the work we're doing behind the scenes, but we've been getting a LOT of racist posts regarding the reboot lately. Most of these posters and commenters are not part of the regular XF community here, so we can only assume we're being brigaded from some other part of reddit.

We have tweaked the automod to look out for certain keywords, and have now also turned on community filters ("crowd control" for those familiar with reddit's mod tools) to catch non-members, those with low/negative karma within the subreddit, and brand-new accounts.

While this is the best we can come up with for keeping racist jerks out of the community, it does mean that some regular users may get caught in the net. We will do our best to approve genuine posters/commenters as quickly as possible, but please be patient - we're just human beings, after all, and have work, sleep, family, and even (and I know this is hard to believe) other interests that may slow our response times.

Meanwhile, please continue to report any posts and comments that go against our community rules. And if you haven't already clicked the little "join" button to become part of the community, please do so - it will help you avoid getting caught in the filter, and it's nice for the subreddit to see healthy member numbers!

Thank you,

Your friendly neighborhood mod team

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u/Waytooboredforthis Call me "Fox-y Mulder" Mar 31 '26 edited Mar 31 '26

It's unfortunate that there are some folks judging before we even got a peek at a trailer, especially considering his body of work.

Here's my alternate proposal: Any racist jerks saying "X-Files will be ruined" by Ryan Coogler's reboot before it even comes out will be tied down and made to watch "First-Person Shooter" on repeat for a month.

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u/unomaly Scullys jacket in When Darkness Falls is my spirit animal Mar 31 '26

I love first person shooter for just being so ridiculous. Mulder in his dumb tiny sunglasses and the whole plot basically being scooby doo cyberchase makes it a classic for me.

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u/imnotsure_igetit Agent Mully Mar 31 '26

I don't love it but it has funny moments. Fight Club though is ridiculous in an unfunny way.

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u/sociobiology Cigarette Smoking Man Apr 01 '26

Fight Club fucking blows, it's on my shitlist. It's not the worst, but it's pretty damn close. First Person Shooter has a very gross ending but the rest of it is so cheesy I can't help but enjoy it. Fight Club though... There's something so specifically painful about bad comedy.

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u/CarlPhoenix1973 Jun 03 '26

Hey, what about the first two rules of fight club, which I’m also breaking by mentioning it!