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This page is a split of the "HermanCainAward" section in the article Controversial Reddit communities. The content copied in the first edit here is the 29 Dec 2021 text at special:permalink/10626985431062698543#HermanCainAward.
I split this into its own article for the following reasons:
Bluerasberry (talk) 00:10, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
This article could be titled "Herman Cain Award" or "r/HermanCainAward" after the online forum where its community established it. When I forked this article I had to write a first sentence and set the title. I framed it as being about the award, because I feel that already the award exists independently as topic in the media independently of the reddit platform. Also I feel that the community has since developed the award in twitter at https://twitter.com/hermancainaward, so even the crowdsourced nature of the award is not tied to its original platform. If anyone has other thoughts then share. Bluerasberry (talk) 00:20, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
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There is an image collection of archived tweets. The twitter account from which these came may have deleted them. If so, Internet Archive may have copies. However, to get copies, one needs the twitter id. Twitter IDs would also fact check the content's correctness.
Does anyone have the twitter IDs for the content in these images? At least one tweet would make a good illustration for this article with ((tweet)). I prefer the first one which calls COVID "Wuhan Flu" then says that it does not exist. The final tweet, presumably issued by his staff or automation on a schedule continuing after his death and calling the virus not deadly is also a good choice.
Even for tweets not displayed, having their IDs here in a section of this talk page would be good for fact checking and understanding other sources cited. Bluerasberry (talk) 23:22, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
@Bluerasberry: Here are the tweets in question that I have found so far:
WhisperToMe (talk) 05:19, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
I also found a post stating "Don't believe the scare stories. A serious look at the numbers tells you there's no second wave starting. #Coronavirus" (June 2020) https://twitter.com/THEHermanCain/status/1271367024963248128 (archive https://archive.is/O10OV ) WhisperToMe (talk) 17:30, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
@Sangdeboeuf: I recall some of the opinions about this community in Controversial Reddit communities were removed for WP:WEIGHT reasons. Now that this has its own article, it may be good to find out roughly how many opinion columnists hold a particular view and use that to weigh out the amount of the reception space given to each viewpoint. WhisperToMe (talk) 21:03, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Only one source claims that Wendy Northcutt is the founder or creator of the subreddit. Since she is in fact the creator of the Darwin Awards, I suspect there may have been a misunderstanding on the source's part. As far as I can tell, she herself has not publicly declared any association with the Herman Cain Award, so I believe this information should be removed. Just my 2c. Tnx. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:1970:5E1A:800:9996:5EE5:65:B08A (talk) 01:02, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
The founder of the Herman Cain Award subreddit is not Wendy Northcutt. According to the Washington Post, who sat down and interviewed the moderation team, the founder is an academic researcher named Bob, 53, who lives in the Los Angeles area. Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/anti-vaccine-deaths-no-sympathy/2021/10/06/779488e6-20ad-11ec-8200-5e3fd4c49f5e_story.html Hubrisandscandals (talk) 20:45, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
Full disclosure of COI: I am a member of the moderation team of the Herman Cain Award subreddit. Hubrisandscandals (talk) 00:38, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
Needs a section on chapo trap house Flynnwasframed (talk) 22:00, 24 September 2023 (UTC)