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

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post #25

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But legally that's a huge can of worms. Reddit would shut them down instantly. And not necessarily by suing, Reddit could save itself some trouble and simply delete the subreddit.

Reddit has never shut down any other company or group doing anything related to that, and honestly why would they?

Have others integrated Reddit submissions into third-party web sites?

I'd be surprised if Reddit liked that.

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

#52
post #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.

deltas?

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

#53

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…

People probably don’t use it to question their closely held beliefs. Like me, they probably used it when they had a loosely held opinion that they weren’t sure the validity of.

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

#54

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There’s patches floating around to change the limit on Masto, too. My instance limits you to 7777, and requires you to put it behind a CW if it’s more than 777. I know of an instance that gives you unlimited text if it’s behind a CW.

What's a CW?

Content warning. Like those spoiler tags in some forums that let you hide or show the actual spoiler.

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

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post #52
post #39

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

deltas?

When the OP's view has somehow changed, or they find a compelling argument, they "award" a delta. It's a message with the delta letter that acknowledges the change of view.

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

#56
post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Reddit has never shut down any other company or group doing anything related to that, and honestly why would they?

Have others integrated Reddit submissions into third-party web sites? I'd be surprised if Reddit liked that.

https://np.reddit.com/r/hackernews/

Reddit offers an extensive API to do just that: https://www.reddit.com/dev/api/

It makes tons of business sense to let things like that happen. It is in no way a legal can of worms or in fact any trouble at all.

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

#57
post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have others integrated Reddit submissions into third-party web sites? I'd be surprised if Reddit liked that.

https://np.reddit.com/r/hackernews/ Reddit offers an extensive API to do just that: https://www.reddit.com/dev/api/ It makes tons of business sense to let things like that happen. It is in no way a legal can of worms or in fact any trouble at all.

Good to know. Thanks!

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

#58
post #5

I love this subreddit but wouldn't visit a separate website.

I don't like the subreddit but if I did, I would be interested in participating in their community on a separate website. To each their own, I guess. Why I don't like it: a big part of it is people taking troll posts seriously. The third post down on changeaview.com when I visited it is "To be transgender or to condone it is nothing short of a lie". Then the author goes through a bunch of talking points. They're not…

I'm interested in how this taxonomy of discussion works... can you define the lines between what is "fair" discussion, "talking points" "trolling" and "garbage"? Like, where does criticism of Israeli military aggression against Palestinians fall? If that's an easy one, what about Ilhan Omar's views on the government's influence in geopolitical affairs? Whatever your answers, would many people not disagree?

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

#59
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

That's an old version, that's no longer getting updates. (It stopped being opensource a while _before_ the redesign.)

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

#60

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…

I think the main use of CMV is for people to post things they disagree with because they want to crowdsource an argument against it. There's definitely been times when my counterargument to a point was much better articulated on CMV than I could have ever come up with on my own.

I wouldn't be surprised if there were political operatives from both parties crowdsourcing arguments that agree with their point of view by posting the opposite point of view.

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