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Re: r/ChangeMyView Is Graduating Reddit: Introducing ChangeAView.com

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When I first saw the subreddit, I thought it was a neat idea. I like the idea of digging into a tough subject and challenging our beliefs. I couldn't put my finger on it for the longest time, but what I eventually realized was that I didn't like how inauthentic the whole thing felt. Changing a deeply held belief just isn't that easy, yet almost every thread has the OP giving a delta. How it appears to me is that peop…

Beliefs usually aren't changed by one conversation, but that doesn't mean that a single conversation can't contribute to a person changing their view. If it's part a gradual process it can still have value.

Re: r/ChangeMyView Is Graduating Reddit: Introducing ChangeAView.com

#32
post #22

Is there a decentralized version of Reddit that allows you to own your subreddit? I recently got burned where a sub I created was taken from me without explanation or warning and when I reached out to the admins, it fell on deaf ears. The idea that you have no ownership over your subreddit is bearable until you get burned and realize how crazy it is. Same thing goes for YouTube.

Can you explain how and why a subreddit gets taken away?

I'd imagine it's like accounts, where it can happen without explanation or any reply when you ask for one.

Re: r/ChangeMyView Is Graduating Reddit: Introducing ChangeAView.com

#33

Is there a decentralized version of Reddit that allows you to own your subreddit? I recently got burned where a sub I created was taken from me without explanation or warning and when I reached out to the admins, it fell on deaf ears. The idea that you have no ownership over your subreddit is bearable until you get burned and realize how crazy it is. Same thing goes for YouTube.

There is, Aether. ( https://getaether.net ) Funnily enough, it also implements some of the stuff mentioned here, like public visibility of moderation log so the users can see what mods are doing, and with which justification. (Disclosure: I’m the creator - prior HN discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18370208 and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19161171 )

I can't find the source on the site. Can you please add a github link? https://github.com/nehbit/aether

I had to go search in some reddit thread to find it since if you search for aether you get a legacy project from Eclipse.

Also the source on github does not appear to be up to date with the version that is download from the site. (2.0.0-dev.6+1811211332.746ec27e.d on git hub and the one I downloaded is 2.0.0-dev.11+1903010147.3fd391a3)

Re: r/ChangeMyView Is Graduating Reddit: Introducing ChangeAView.com

#36
post #28

Is there a decentralized version of Reddit that allows you to own your subreddit? I recently got burned where a sub I created was taken from me without explanation or warning and when I reached out to the admins, it fell on deaf ears. The idea that you have no ownership over your subreddit is bearable until you get burned and realize how crazy it is. Same thing goes for YouTube.

Yes, it's called the web. Reddit's source is free [0], and you can host your own (sub)reddit, which no one will be able to take away from you easily. [0] https://github.com/reddit

We need the discoverability Reddit provides.

Re: r/ChangeMyView Is Graduating Reddit: Introducing ChangeAView.com

#37
post #22

Is there a decentralized version of Reddit that allows you to own your subreddit? I recently got burned where a sub I created was taken from me without explanation or warning and when I reached out to the admins, it fell on deaf ears. The idea that you have no ownership over your subreddit is bearable until you get burned and realize how crazy it is. Same thing goes for YouTube.

Can you explain how and why a subreddit gets taken away?

I didn't get an explanation. I'd like to know as well.

Re: r/ChangeMyView Is Graduating Reddit: Introducing ChangeAView.com

#38
post #21

Is there a decentralized version of Reddit that allows you to own your subreddit? I recently got burned where a sub I created was taken from me without explanation or warning and when I reached out to the admins, it fell on deaf ears. The idea that you have no ownership over your subreddit is bearable until you get burned and realize how crazy it is. Same thing goes for YouTube.

You can pretty easily run your own forum!

You don't get the discoverability of these platforms in that case.

Re: r/ChangeMyView Is Graduating Reddit: Introducing ChangeAView.com

#39

When I first saw the subreddit, I thought it was a neat idea. I like the idea of digging into a tough subject and challenging our beliefs. I couldn't put my finger on it for the longest time, but what I eventually realized was that I didn't like how inauthentic the whole thing felt. Changing a deeply held belief just isn't that easy, yet almost every thread has the OP giving a delta. How it appears to me is that peop…

In fact, the mods will get mad at you if you don’t give out deltas.

Re: r/ChangeMyView Is Graduating Reddit: Introducing ChangeAView.com

#40
post #22

Is there a decentralized version of Reddit that allows you to own your subreddit? I recently got burned where a sub I created was taken from me without explanation or warning and when I reached out to the admins, it fell on deaf ears. The idea that you have no ownership over your subreddit is bearable until you get burned and realize how crazy it is. Same thing goes for YouTube.

Can you explain how and why a subreddit gets taken away?

reddit.com/r/redditrequest lets people request control of a subreddit that has inactive moderators
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