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We're joining the Reddit blackout from June 12th to 14th

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Re: We're joining the Reddit blackout from June 12th to 14th

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Post by johnnyanmac »

that_guy_iain wrote: post #5
Raicuparta wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm guessing you don't know much about the subject, and didn't read too deeply into it. Third party apps are only a part of the problem (which you're also misrepresenting), and not the one referenced in the comment you answered to. I suggest following the links in the post to understand the full depth of the problem.

I've read deeply into the problem. And I've come to the conclusion the problem is cheap reddit users who don't want to pay for software. There are complaints that the offical app isn't accessible. Ok, pay for accessible software or complain enough to Reddit to fix their app. There are laws I believe to force them to have an accessible app. Mods use tools to moderate. Ok. You want to have a little hobby of moderating…

>You want to have a little hobby of moderating a community. Fair enough, pay for your hobby.

not sure I agree with this angle. If anything it's the opposite. just like how software dev is a job, so is community management. Reddit already has what amounts to free custodial labor, growing and fostering the site for them. They should be paying people to moderate that if they don't want their admins/internal Community Managers to bother with anything more than legally threatening content.

Re: We're joining the Reddit blackout from June 12th to 14th

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Post by bombcar »

JamesAdir wrote: post #29
lockhouse wrote: post #16

It amazes me how little Reddit's leadership understand about their own history. Reddit essentially took off because Digg screwed the pooch so hard with their redesign and just general mismanagement of their community.

They understand a lot about Digg's history and they want to make sure that this time both the managers and the investors will reach the most profitable pay day possible. Either by selling the site or getting an IPO. That's the only target. Personally for me, Reddit lost the human touch several years ago and with the cancelling of Secret Santa that was one of the most fun activities on the internet, I've stopped using…

The existence of a Secret Santa used to be a pretty good gauge for the health of a community.

Re: We're joining the Reddit blackout from June 12th to 14th

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Post by lubujackson »

johnnyanmac wrote: post #20
braza wrote: post #2

Personally I feel bad for all those folks that moderates/contributes in Reddit and at Stack Overflow. Imagine pour hundreds of hours for the sake of enjoyment, sharing or nurturing a community and due to some market circumstances not having a saying in any decision. To be honest, seeing those movements from those companies makes me feel that the future of open communities (but some how walled) it’s bleak.

This is at least the 3rd blackout being planned en masse, and while I hate being pessimistic: I don't think much will be done here if history serves. Most people will stay and be unaware, some (maybe many) contributors will leave, we will probably get one or two winds on some alternatives that then get overrun by unsavory folk that makes it unwelcoming to anyone who cares about their personal reputation, and the dust…

Maybe this will just be it for Reddit. I know if the app I use (Reddit Is Fun) goes away, as it is planning to do, I won't use Reddit on my phone any more and by extension, I will rarely use it at all. No big drama or boycott from me. It is just another community circling the drain via planned obsolescence.

Re: We're joining the Reddit blackout from June 12th to 14th

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Post by tester457 »

midoridensha wrote: post #19
lockhouse wrote: post #16

It amazes me how little Reddit's leadership understand about their own history. Reddit essentially took off because Digg screwed the pooch so hard with their redesign and just general mismanagement of their community.

"Those who fail to understand history are doomed to repeat it." Personally, I'm looking forward to Reddit going the way of Digg.

Same, but there's no viable replacement yet.

Re: We're joining the Reddit blackout from June 12th to 14th

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Post by soupfordummies »

tester457 wrote: post #36
midoridensha wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Those who fail to understand history are doomed to repeat it." Personally, I'm looking forward to Reddit going the way of Digg.

Same, but there's no viable replacement yet.

I feel that, we’re already on the closest one IMO.

I already spend way more browsing time here than Reddit these days. That said, it does lack focused topic discussion for things like, your favorite band for instance.

I guess we will all just use a million fragmented discords most likely

Re: We're joining the Reddit blackout from June 12th to 14th

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Post by mvdtnz »

throwaway81523 wrote: post #35

As soon as it says "June 12th to 14th" instead of "June 12th til hell freezes over", you know the blackout is doomed.

Yeah for real. Especially for a F1 subreddit. Monday and Tuesday is the quietest period and it's not even coming off a race weekend. If they want to make an impact this should at least stretch into the weekend of the 17th.

Re: We're joining the Reddit blackout from June 12th to 14th

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Post by Bilal_io »

throwaway81523 wrote: post #35

As soon as it says "June 12th to 14th" instead of "June 12th til hell freezes over", you know the blackout is doomed.

Some subreddits, specifically r/cars says till the 14th and maybe beyond. It shows that they're willing to continue the blackout after the 14th if r/reddit doesn't change course.
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