• Difficult_Bit_1339@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    “The blackout didn’t affect us at all.”

    “If you don’t unblackout we’re going to start removing moderators and taking over subreddits.”

    I think, maybe, the blackout hurt them. If it goes on for longer then ad buyers will shift their money to other platforms.

  • Eevoltic@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    Wow, they really doubling down on digging their own graves.

    Glad to see this community thriving over here tho ;)

  • gamermanh@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    Fuck Reddit

    If they did this normally instead of the garbage sub request system then honestly their site might be a little fucking better, but doing it just now is blatant and gross

    • LaserXP@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      tbh Im not surprised they would. r/piracy is both niche and wouldnt be worth to remove mods for. Subs like r/aww or r/funny however are main parts of Reddit, and this also applies to massive game subs like r/Minecraft

  • plexnose@u.failEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Horrible move but it looks like a lot of subs are going to roll over and take it - I guess this was always the plan and that reddit figures its better to move quickly to prevent protests taking hold.

    Hoping more will break away and move here instead but not expecting a mass exodus.

    I closed my twitter last year because Elon is a scumbag, I’ll happily do the same on reddit.

  • MoiraPrime@lib.lgbtEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Ok but invite who? Any new moderators can see how you treat the current ones. Who the fuck is lining up to get treated like shit to moderate a major website for FREE?

      • SoaringDE@feddit.deEnglish
        01·
        1 year ago

        Well, user counts are relly stagnating. We’re at 140k and I don’t think it’ll go much above 200k

  • mustyOrange@beehaw.orgEnglish
    0·
    1 year ago

    Man, I just checked the thread on /r/technology to see what people were saying. Everyone is shit talking mods - it’s a complete sea change since last time I was on. Weird.

    • MrJizzard@kbin.social
      1·
      1 year ago

      I was a bit stunned reading the comments on that post. They weren’t just expressing displeasure with the blackout, it was more like “spez is 100% correct to kill 3rd party apps and mods are bad people”. My first thought was trolls/astroturfing, but maybe the rules of the game just change that quickly when an addict isn’t getting their fix.

      • spaduf@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Let’s not forget reddit has a history of using bots to create the impression that the site is more active than it is. I don’t think it’s at all unlikely that that’s going on here.

    • John_Shepard@kbin.social
      1·
      1 year ago

      I would say it’s surprising but r/technology has been apathetic to the blackout, and that’s being generous. At the same time, it shouldn’t be surprising considering its top mod is a reddit admin.

      • halfpipe@sopuli.xyz
        1·
        1 year ago

        I’m surprised that more subs have been apathetic or disagreeable to a continued blackout. Everybody’s doing polls that turn into keep-us-open-because-community. As @MrJizzard said up above (how can I tag users on here?) maybe blind support for Reddit’s moves is just what happens when users are cut off from scrolling through their content.

        • John_Shepard@kbin.social
          2·
          1 year ago

          maybe blind support for Reddit’s moves is just what happens when users are cut off from scrolling through their content.

          It is. Going to the discord of a popular sub I realized that the protest is something that only a vocal minority is willing to take to its end, whatever that is. Most people either don’t care or are too preoccupied that they can’t kill time on reddit anymore. There’s people who are advocating for removing mods just because the sub was closed, completely ignoring the fact that if it weren’t for the mods the community wouldn’t exist in its current state, the same mods who are the most impacted by the killing of 3rd party apps. I find it insane that people can be so self-absorbed and short-sighted, but that’s just how most people are.