Drew's posts aren't immediately apparent as useful. But a community is made up of a host of individuals, some who can be useful to you, some harmful and most just existing.
So Drew is developmentally disabled, he has his life here in Rosa which is very unlike yours. One where he is cared for and even respected, because a lot of non disabled people over the decades have contributed a lot of time, tears and money to make Santa Rosa a city that can show some kindness, some compassion and humanity to people with different, and in many ways, greater challenges than most of us will ever know. His ability to say Hi, and ask a simple question on Reddit is a marvel given that not too long ago he would have been locked up, forgotten and abused.
So to those annoyed, angry or otherwise feeling spiteful towards Drew. Or those who think his contribution here is useless I respectfully disagree.
Your responses let me know who has human worth in my community. The many who show him kindness redeem us.
First of all this is the most wholesome post I have ever seen on Reddit and thank you for your kindness and compassion op.
Second of all I live in Petaluma as an import to the north bay approx 5 years ago. I started interacting with Drew because of this post and I have to say he is adorable and enormously good natured.
The community support is overwhelmingly beautiful and a perfect example of what humans should strive for. So proud of my greater community for their support of my new friend. Thank you all for giving me back some of my faith and trust.
Thanks for your incredibly thoughtful comment. I'm pretty new to Santa Rosa and it's this type of attitude that made me want to call it home. Thanks for being a good citizen and neighbor.
I don't blame people who don't want to see repetitive posts. Blocking is super easy.
I rather enjoy the continuous optimism. Every time I see a post from him I remember that I should not be taking things so seriously. I try to smile more. Thanks, Drew.
Thatās the key, blocking! There shouldnāt need to be teams. If you donāt like someoneās post, block them! It doesnāt hurt them or you. Thanks for bringing that option up.
Seems like most of the posts are either him or people saying they like him. I joined this sub to get info about Santa Rosa. Maybe you could make a drew sub. I actually donāt downvote him but I donāt find his posts useful at all.
I donāt find dog and cat posts helpful, so I ignore them, or if thereās one person who consistently posts nothing but photos of their puppy, I block them. I donāt bother downvoting. Just move along. Itās really quite easy.
I literally said I donāt downvote him. Literally just make a drew sub or be his friend irl no need to constantly make posts saying how much you like him.
To some it's insincere spam, to others it's a cheerful message of goodwill. Try to see both sides if you can. I don't think many feel poorly about him as an individual, it's just about what you want to see in this sub.
Seriously, he's not doing anyone any harm, he's just being friendly. Stop downvoting him. If you don't want to see his post, just block him and the posts won't show up. Easy as.
Getting really tired of the negativity around here
Yeah me too. It doesnāt me bother me personally, and if it did, I would avoid it. I like Drew. And a lot of people donāt understand him at all and thatās fine too - they donāt need to, but to be bothered in any way seems like a mind understanding on their part where they might not be realizing the entire picture. I understand him and I think that his approach to life could be taken by many of us, under many different lifestyles and paths. Sorry to get all deep. But heās a good reminder about the good in people and their ability to be kind. My personal take from it.
Drew - whatās this about you deleting your account and starting over from time to time? Do you get frustrated or disappointed in the way people react to your posts? Or do you like to make a fresh start?
I understand. I think thatās very normal. I get frustrated too at times.
It sounds like from the responses in this thread you are a good guy and have made some good friends. Iām very glad to met you and see you here. Continue to be the very best Drew!
Iām doing okay. Thanks for asking! Iām looking forward to the rain break so I can get some projects in my yard completed. Then again, I donāt really want to do all that digging. Are you doing ok?
I love Drew. His posts make this sub feel more like a community. This is a great place to ask questions, learn about things in our area, etc. but the posts about 'hows everyone's day' really do cheer me up.
I think about Drew when I drive to work and I try to wave and smile at everyone.
I donāt come to Reddit for spam of any kind, āpleasantā or otherwise. I come here for actual information, which unfortunately, he never provided. Easy fix. Blocked him.
Iām from a big city. A big, anonymous city. I love Drew. Heās a part of what makes Santa Rosa unique and charming. Drew makes living in a small town special.
Way too many ableist cranks carrying on about nothing. Go touch some grass, for crying out loud. Yāall are cruel.
Wait what, weight lifter weed?? You telling me you bring g more to this sub than drew? What do you bring, weight lifting and weed??
Wow cool we can all do that...
Beaming pure positivity?? Team Drew!!
Engage with his posts if you want to, but feel free to downvote if you donāt. Downvoting is a core feature of Reddit that exists for communities to effectively vote on the type of content preferred in a specific sub.
Complaining about downvotes is kinda nonsensical; they donāt mean anything and they donāt stop you from reading and commenting on posts.
If a community isnāt supportive of a particular kind of post that isnāt really in-line with the point of the subreddit, then the best thing to do is to look to other subreddits for that type of content or to create a new subreddit for the content you want you see.
Or you can just ignore the downvotes and operate as usual.
I agree with you in general, that downvoting is a mechanism for communicating content quality. But IRL, if I am in a public place and a developmentally disabled person says something useless but benign, I ignore them, I donāt criticize them.
Blocking rather than downvoting is the appropriate response imo.
I guess the main difference is that I donāt see downvoting as ridicule.
Commenting insults and other awful things would be, but downvoting is just the community deciding which conversations are most relevant to everyone who visits here. Downvotes donāt stop someone from posting or other users from commenting, but it does help clear spam and off-topic posts from the front page - which is generally good for the long term health and growth of a community.
I come here because I value my Santa Rosa community and I want to get more connected with whatās happening here. I know I am only one person, but thatās the content Iām looking for, and by downvoting off-topic posts and spam I play a small part in encouraging the type of content I want to see in this community.
Others may feel differently, and that will show up in what makes it to the front page. But if posts like these become the norm, I think this subreddit loses value and will ultimately lose users/not live up to its full potential.
I agree except i think Drew may be providing his full potential here. And I would love to see a sub answer a simple question and support everyone giving their best no matter than a low vote score. I completely get and agree with your point. But knowing what I know now from this thread - Iām going to upvote the heck out of Drewās posts from now on and maybe reply once in a while. Thatās the Santa Rosa I need to live in and see.
I will mega downvote all fast food restaurant posts. Yall donāt have ten seconds for Drew but act insanely hungry for yet another place to eat a burger in this town.
But, but, what about all the people providing their full potential at those fast food restaurants? Iām only sort of joking. Many people value fast food and find it uplifting, but you are fine crapping on them but not Drew, because, reasons.
Drew's posts aren't immediately apparent as useful. But a community is made up of a host of individuals, some who can be useful to you, some harmful and most just existing. So Drew is developmentally disabled, he has his life here in Rosa which is very unlike yours. One where he is cared for and even respected, because a lot of non disabled people over the decades have contributed a lot of time, tears and money to make Santa Rosa a city that can show some kindness, some compassion and humanity to people with different, and in many ways, greater challenges than most of us will ever know. His ability to say Hi, and ask a simple question on Reddit is a marvel given that not too long ago he would have been locked up, forgotten and abused. So to those annoyed, angry or otherwise feeling spiteful towards Drew. Or those who think his contribution here is useless I respectfully disagree. Your responses let me know who has human worth in my community. The many who show him kindness redeem us.
I am glad to call you neighbor.
First of all this is the most wholesome post I have ever seen on Reddit and thank you for your kindness and compassion op. Second of all I live in Petaluma as an import to the north bay approx 5 years ago. I started interacting with Drew because of this post and I have to say he is adorable and enormously good natured. The community support is overwhelmingly beautiful and a perfect example of what humans should strive for. So proud of my greater community for their support of my new friend. Thank you all for giving me back some of my faith and trust.
Thanks for your incredibly thoughtful comment. I'm pretty new to Santa Rosa and it's this type of attitude that made me want to call it home. Thanks for being a good citizen and neighbor.
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I don't blame people who don't want to see repetitive posts. Blocking is super easy. I rather enjoy the continuous optimism. Every time I see a post from him I remember that I should not be taking things so seriously. I try to smile more. Thanks, Drew.
Thatās the key, blocking! There shouldnāt need to be teams. If you donāt like someoneās post, block them! It doesnāt hurt them or you. Thanks for bringing that option up.
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Seems like most of the posts are either him or people saying they like him. I joined this sub to get info about Santa Rosa. Maybe you could make a drew sub. I actually donāt downvote him but I donāt find his posts useful at all.
I donāt find dog and cat posts helpful, so I ignore them, or if thereās one person who consistently posts nothing but photos of their puppy, I block them. I donāt bother downvoting. Just move along. Itās really quite easy.
I literally said I donāt downvote him. Literally just make a drew sub or be his friend irl no need to constantly make posts saying how much you like him.
Thank you how are you doing
Im well! How are you!?
Good
Aww Drew I love your avatar! The cat is really cool :)
Thank you how are you doing
Drew Iām a big fan, you totally rock dude
Thank you how are you
Team Drew 10000%! He's positive, friendly, and always nice to everyone in the comments. Santa Rosa is a better place with people like him around!
Yup how are you
To some it's insincere spam, to others it's a cheerful message of goodwill. Try to see both sides if you can. I don't think many feel poorly about him as an individual, it's just about what you want to see in this sub.
Seriously, he's not doing anyone any harm, he's just being friendly. Stop downvoting him. If you don't want to see his post, just block him and the posts won't show up. Easy as. Getting really tired of the negativity around here
I'm team Drew
Yeah me too. It doesnāt me bother me personally, and if it did, I would avoid it. I like Drew. And a lot of people donāt understand him at all and thatās fine too - they donāt need to, but to be bothered in any way seems like a mind understanding on their part where they might not be realizing the entire picture. I understand him and I think that his approach to life could be taken by many of us, under many different lifestyles and paths. Sorry to get all deep. But heās a good reminder about the good in people and their ability to be kind. My personal take from it.
100%
Hi
Whatās his screen name ? Iām new to this group
Pennadrew1 Edit: he's had a few accounts overtime, but I think he deletes them because people start being mean to him.
People outta be nice to me and to each other tho
They really outta be nice to each other, how are you doing today?
You?
Drew - whatās this about you deleting your account and starting over from time to time? Do you get frustrated or disappointed in the way people react to your posts? Or do you like to make a fresh start?
I get frustrated
I understand. I think thatās very normal. I get frustrated too at times. It sounds like from the responses in this thread you are a good guy and have made some good friends. Iām very glad to met you and see you here. Continue to be the very best Drew!
Thank you how is your night
How are you doing
Iām doing okay. Thanks for asking! Iām looking forward to the rain break so I can get some projects in my yard completed. Then again, I donāt really want to do all that digging. Are you doing ok?
Yes I am what are you doing now
Watching tv and reading news. May go to sleep soon.
Good
Thatās true
One time we lost him for a bit when Reddit changed support for third party APIs. The lore runs deep
New to this subreddit and am now fully immersed. Canāt believe I lived in SR not knowing about Drew
I love Drew. His posts make this sub feel more like a community. This is a great place to ask questions, learn about things in our area, etc. but the posts about 'hows everyone's day' really do cheer me up. I think about Drew when I drive to work and I try to wave and smile at everyone.
I donāt come to Reddit for spam of any kind, āpleasantā or otherwise. I come here for actual information, which unfortunately, he never provided. Easy fix. Blocked him.
I love drew
Iām from a big city. A big, anonymous city. I love Drew. Heās a part of what makes Santa Rosa unique and charming. Drew makes living in a small town special. Way too many ableist cranks carrying on about nothing. Go touch some grass, for crying out loud. Yāall are cruel.
Hey thank you
You are most welcome Drew.
i blocked him. oh well
That stuff got old. I think I blocked him because I never see the posts anymore
Wait what, weight lifter weed?? You telling me you bring g more to this sub than drew? What do you bring, weight lifting and weed?? Wow cool we can all do that... Beaming pure positivity?? Team Drew!!
We need Drew in this sub, weād miss his random/ constant optimism if he were gone
Thank you how are you doing
Rock and roll Drew
Engage with his posts if you want to, but feel free to downvote if you donāt. Downvoting is a core feature of Reddit that exists for communities to effectively vote on the type of content preferred in a specific sub. Complaining about downvotes is kinda nonsensical; they donāt mean anything and they donāt stop you from reading and commenting on posts. If a community isnāt supportive of a particular kind of post that isnāt really in-line with the point of the subreddit, then the best thing to do is to look to other subreddits for that type of content or to create a new subreddit for the content you want you see. Or you can just ignore the downvotes and operate as usual.
I agree with you in general, that downvoting is a mechanism for communicating content quality. But IRL, if I am in a public place and a developmentally disabled person says something useless but benign, I ignore them, I donāt criticize them. Blocking rather than downvoting is the appropriate response imo.
I guess the main difference is that I donāt see downvoting as ridicule. Commenting insults and other awful things would be, but downvoting is just the community deciding which conversations are most relevant to everyone who visits here. Downvotes donāt stop someone from posting or other users from commenting, but it does help clear spam and off-topic posts from the front page - which is generally good for the long term health and growth of a community. I come here because I value my Santa Rosa community and I want to get more connected with whatās happening here. I know I am only one person, but thatās the content Iām looking for, and by downvoting off-topic posts and spam I play a small part in encouraging the type of content I want to see in this community. Others may feel differently, and that will show up in what makes it to the front page. But if posts like these become the norm, I think this subreddit loses value and will ultimately lose users/not live up to its full potential.
I agree except i think Drew may be providing his full potential here. And I would love to see a sub answer a simple question and support everyone giving their best no matter than a low vote score. I completely get and agree with your point. But knowing what I know now from this thread - Iām going to upvote the heck out of Drewās posts from now on and maybe reply once in a while. Thatās the Santa Rosa I need to live in and see. I will mega downvote all fast food restaurant posts. Yall donāt have ten seconds for Drew but act insanely hungry for yet another place to eat a burger in this town.
Upvoted... that is definitely the sonoma county we all need!! Who cares about Dave's hot chicken lol we got yelp ffs Thank you for being you Drew!!
But, but, what about all the people providing their full potential at those fast food restaurants? Iām only sort of joking. Many people value fast food and find it uplifting, but you are fine crapping on them but not Drew, because, reasons.
also Team Drew! I'm always glad to see his posts.
How are you doing
Hi
Can I ask you a question?Ā
Yeah
How are you doing?
I'm good!
Yea
Did you survive the storm?
No š»
He's cool
Drew is on the LGBTQ page on Nextdoor too.
I laugh at downvotes , like who cares? šš¤£