Former Reddit CEO says the site's about to be purged
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Re: Former Reddit CEO says the site's about to be purged
#2Does Yishan Wong have some sort of huge grudge with Reddit? He seems to be constantly talking about inside/advance information about what's happening.
Re: Former Reddit CEO says the site's about to be purged
#3Sounds like it is going to be a shit storm.
Re: Former Reddit CEO says the site's about to be purged
#4I for one would a little sanitization of the site. There are always going to be weirdos posting horrendous content on the internet but I'm not particularly inclined to deal with that trash. I'd love a Reddit this is only cat pics, interesting stories from other users, and celebrity interviews. We dont need to make it easy for trolls to discuss their racist/ sexist/ bullshit and harass people.
Re: Former Reddit CEO says the site's about to be purged
#5Why not link to the actual statement?
https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/3dautm/conte...
The tears from all the haters will be delicious.
Re: Former Reddit CEO says the site's about to be purged
#6Does Yishan Wong have some sort of huge grudge with Reddit? He seems to be constantly talking about inside/advance information about what's happening.
He'd be justified in having a grudge, as a former CEO. But I think it's more that he has no f---- to give and is 100% willing to speak his mind on the topic.
Not a trait I'd want to see in all the CEOs out there, but seeing it in one former founder is... Refreshing. ;)
Re: Former Reddit CEO says the site's about to be purged
#7Does Yishan Wong have some sort of huge grudge with Reddit? He seems to be constantly talking about inside/advance information about what's happening.
I'd assume he's a little cheesed off with the reddit board, since they essentially scapegoated her (I'd assume a friend) for their own decisions.
Re: Former Reddit CEO says the site's about to be purged
#8Eh... it's their playground. While I don't like the idea of what's offensive being so subjective, there is A LOT of shit on Reddit that I would be happy to see gone.
If Costco had a corner in every store where people were allowed to stand around yelling racist commentary all the time, and Costco laid out a policy to remove this from their stores, I think the majority of people would applaud this move, thus improving business. Reddit is a business and is free to do what it believes is best to grow. If it thinks this is the right move for them? Great, go for it.
I actually doubt that Reddit is going to miss most of these people when they inevitably migrate somewhere else, it's not exactly a very marketable audience to begin with.
Re: Former Reddit CEO says the site's about to be purged
#9Does Yishan Wong have some sort of huge grudge with Reddit? He seems to be constantly talking about inside/advance information about what's happening.
He was highly inappropriate when he was CEO, once having a public flamewar with a disgruntled ex-employee. I'm not surprised by his behavior but I question his motives. Looking at his comment history he seems well aware that he is blacklisting himself from ever holding an executive title again. Maybe when you have nothing left to lose you just start seeking attention?
Re: Former Reddit CEO says the site's about to be purged
#10Does Yishan Wong have some sort of huge grudge with Reddit? He seems to be constantly talking about inside/advance information about what's happening.
He'd be justified in having a grudge, as a former CEO. But I think it's more that he has no f---- to give and is 100% willing to speak his mind on the topic. Not a trait I'd want to see in all the CEOs out there, but seeing it in one former founder is... Refreshing. ;)
Wong is not one of the founders of reddit. He was appointed CEO.