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Reddit CEO tells employees that subreddit blackout ‘will pass’

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Re: Reddit CEO tells employees that subreddit blackout ‘will pass’

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Post by wlonkly »

smsm42 wrote: post #33
kibwen wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Extending the blackout indefinitely has now become a coordinated action via /r/ModCoord (which is the also the source of the list of blacked out subreddits that people are using), with an optional "solidarity mode" that involves blacking out one day a week in perpetuity (which they're calling "Touch Grass Tuesdays"): https://old.reddit.com/r/ModCoord/comments/148ks6u/indefinit...

This sounds like finding ways to fold without it looking like they folded. The question is simple - can they live with the new situation or not? If they are willing to, then protesting on Tuesdays is not going to do much. If they are not, then they are not on every day, not only Tuesday. I don't endorse either side here, but looking realistically, it's either win - Reddit changes their behavior to more acceptable - o…

There are a handful of subreddits (for example, one for recovering alcoholics, one for legal advice) that have decided that their value to the community is higher than the value of staying closed. So I think if it does get extended then the eventual outcome is that "general" subreddits will remain closed, and those dealing with, for lack of a better phrase, vulnerable communities, will show solidarity with weekly blackout days instead.

Re: Reddit CEO tells employees that subreddit blackout ‘will pass’

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Post by coolspot »

willis936 wrote: post #96
98codes wrote: post #46

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The only thing they care about is bottom line, and this, "Huffman says the blackout hasn’t had “significant revenue impact”," is key. To lose 95.8% of your site (judged by the 8467 out of 8838 subreddits gone dark) and not have a revenue impact at all raises some questions, primarily if there are any revenue streams based on usage, or only on monthly subscriptions and non-view-based ad contracts?

CEO caught lying multiple times this week, known to abuse admin powers to manipulate narrative, and completely failing to understand the entity he is in charge of says there is no significant impact from the blackout. Nothing to see here, move along.

We are talking about the CEO who edited user comments that criticized him: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/reddit-ceo-edits-user-comment...

Re: Reddit CEO tells employees that subreddit blackout ‘will pass’

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Post by wesapien »

MuffinFlavored wrote: post #93
jamcrimer wrote: post #90

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but we're already commenting on the only good reddit alternative... :)

You won't be talking about stocks or NBA / NFL / NHL on HackerNews (for good reason :))

For my hobbies (vinyl, headphones, audio gear, android), the forums are still the superior way to interact with other hobbyists. Some of these forums have been around since early 2000s are still around and very active.

Re: Reddit CEO tells employees that subreddit blackout ‘will pass’

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Post by InitialLastName »

Halfwhit wrote: post #243
InitialLastName wrote: post #142

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What alternate website can I tack onto a search to get an actual human's answer to a question that is otherwise only served by blogspam?

StackOverflow?

That works for a certain class of problem, but if I have a question about woodworking, home repairs, personal finance, a video game, or a bit of geography, it's not so comprehensive.

Re: Reddit CEO tells employees that subreddit blackout ‘will pass’

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Post by lambo4bkfast »

jamcrimer wrote: post #90
nequo wrote: post #77

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What the 2 day blackout does is it nudges people to explore alternatives. With this, Reddit management has lowered the barriers to exit. When the next boycott comes, migration for many subreddits will be easier.

but we're already commenting on the only good reddit alternative... :)

Fingers crossed braindead redditors don't migrate here and ruin this space.

Re: Reddit CEO tells employees that subreddit blackout ‘will pass’

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Post by chicagobob »

adrr wrote: post #152
TheFreim wrote: post #106

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This is the entire point of the blackout, make reddit unusable to demonstrate that damage to reddit can be done if they don't change their plans.

what percentage of reddit users use apollo or another 3rd party app?

Depending on which post you look at somewhere between 1% - 6%. But, the more important question is which users use Apollo (or other 3rd party tools).

The answer overwhelmingly is mods and content creators, the most important people to Reddit's success.

Re: Reddit CEO tells employees that subreddit blackout ‘will pass’

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Post by bitcharmer »

MuffinFlavored wrote: post #91
throitallaway wrote: post #78

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> Why should they foot the bill for the API calls? So they have to crack down on some 3rd party apps we all took for granted and kill a few apps off. Sucks but at the end of the day, will it really matter in 6 months? This would be all fine and well if their official app weren't garbage. They do everything in their power to push you to the mobile app, but they seemingly haven't improved it since its inception.

> This would be all fine and well if their official app weren't garbage It's not garbage. I've used it for years. It's fine. Try not being dramatic online / feeding into the narrative that so and so app is garbage or not / parroting other things people say / being picky.

You're in minority who enjoy garbage software. There's a good reason why people want to use alternatives and not reddit app and why so many Reddit users make so much fuss about it.

Re: Reddit CEO tells employees that subreddit blackout ‘will pass’

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Post by jeeva »

gremlinsinc wrote: post #233
TheFreim wrote: post #9

If the blackout is only for two days then they're right, but if they continue indefinitely it could force a change (reddit is currently unusable since all but one sub I enjoy is gone, if it was gone indefinitely then reddit would be indefinitely out of the picture for me).

it's out indefinitely for me, the day I can no longer use relay for reddit on Android.

It's amazing how my muscle memory reaches for the spot that it was on my homescreen in any spare moment, and also excellent that my doing that has faded hugely even in the last day.

Re: Reddit CEO tells employees that subreddit blackout ‘will pass’

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Post by thegreatdukd »

danaris wrote: post #215
thegreatdukd wrote: post #151

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I care about basketball, not about API costs and I don't find mod's job that much useful for aggregating daily threads on results and most recent NBA relevant tweets.

"I care about getting my $2 T-shirts, not about whether Walmart's employees can afford to pay for rent, food, and heat in the same week without relying on public assistance!" Just because you don't appreciate the work that other human beings do doesn't mean that they deserve to be treated like shit, nor does it mean that when they stand up against greedy bastards who care neither about them, you, nor the product or s…

Reddit modding is a hobby, not a job you do to feed yourself, stop with drawing ridiculous strawmans.
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