@AlmightySnoo
These admins are such assholes, they can't even maintain a clear narrative about what they're doing and why. They tell the mods they have to reopen their subreddits because that's what the users want, and of course Reddit administration is looking out for the users! And then when those same mods do a poll of what their users actually want and they get malicious compliance like John Oliver pictures or NSFW content, suddenly that's a violation of the rules. I thought mods were supposed to serve their communities and respond to their desires, as reflected in the polling?
There isn't even a figleaf anymore, they might as well just say "this is bad for the IPO so we're going to screw you over however we feel like any given moment."
@itmightbethew These are all great but /r/interestingasfuck seems to have hit on something that could have a real impact: Reddit apparently can't sell advertising on NSFW subs. Imagine if /r/pics and /r/aww and other tip subs just opened themselves up to whatever, it would down Reddit in porn and destroy the site's reputation. I'm sure the admins would try to force them back to SFW, but it could be a powerful tactic.
@Kombat Yes, it's nice to see the funny rules some subs are coming up with, including all the John Oliver stuff, but I'd like to see more of them just get rid of their rules and allow porn or whatever people want to post. I think that would be much more economically damaging to the company, especially after the mainstream media starts describing Reddit as a porn site.
I assume someone's deleting critical news articles there, or having bot armies downvote them. On Kbin and Lemmy and Squabbles, even on Google News, I see Reddit's woes front and center.
@whyNotSquirrel I agree with you generally, even though I think it makes sense there's still a lot of Reddit-related news, given this is all going down right now. What honestly bothers me more is when I see a wall of posts that are just about the forum/site/server I'm on, e.g. on Squabbles I swear half the front page at any given time is just users praising the site admin or suggesting new features. I get it, but I feel like the sign of a healthy online community is seeing people posting a variety of interesting content on different topics and having engaged discussions about them. That's why I've been coming to Kbin more and more.
@hiyaaaaa23 It's because he's only worried about broader public perception, not the opinions of his own users (except insofar as those impact that public perception). So he goes to the mainstream news media, especially after seeing he didn't have any talent for engaging with the Reddit community in that AMA. The dude's worried about his IPO, and he should be.
@Delete I'm not just learning that admins manipulate Reddit, I've been there since the Digg exodus, I'm just making an observation about the form that manipulation is currently taking. I hope this is acceptable.
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One thing that made Reddit great and scalable was that you'd typically not view all Reddit subs (or even all popular ones), but rather you'd subscribe to subs that interest you....
I've been on here for three days (all on mobile) and I still haven't figured out how to have the main feed show only my subscriptions instead of what appears to be /r/all.
This may be an unpopular opinion, but I hate having to find food/potions to heal between fights in RPGs. During fights, sure, but afterwards I prefer it just comes back on its own. They changed this between the last two Assassin's Creed games and it just always felt so tedious (in Valhalla).
I'm wanting to do a few camping trips with friends and I'm also going back to school for a second degree! It's gonna be packed, but I really wanna get outside more this summer, before the smoke rolls in. Do y'all have any fun plans?
Also planning a Disneyland trip for August but haven't planned it much. Any tips? Seems like a lot of moving parts to set up a trip like that, and Disney's own hotels are surprisingly expensive.
What's something you'd change in men's fashion, given the chance? (lemmy.ca)
Lil’ cross-post from Lemmy.ca....
Lemmy.world officially has 40k users, making it the #1 non-bot lemmy instance! (lemmy.world)
In addition to lemmy.world, the #2 real lemmy instance, lemmy.ml, seems to be growing as well....
📢Entire mod team on r/mildlyinteresting removed and locked out of their accounts after changing their rules upon community's request. (media.kbin.social)
cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/RedditMigration/t/65577...
Reddit communities adopt alternative forms of protest as the company threats action on moderators (techcrunch.com)
Excellent work
/r/interestingasfuck forced open, lowers its standard of what qualifies as "interesting", gets flooded with adult content [NSFW within two clicks] (www.reddit.com)
I think the title speaks for itself....
The only place I don't see frontpage news about what's happening with Reddit is on Reddit.
I assume someone's deleting critical news articles there, or having bot armies downvote them. On Kbin and Lemmy and Squabbles, even on Google News, I see Reddit's woes front and center.
A new "Magazine" for academics and the academic-adjacent.
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Seattle Pacific University announces 40% cut to programs, steep layoffs (www.seattletimes.com)
A sign of things to come for private liberal arts colleges, or is this instead because they are religious bigots?
Can the magazine subscribe option be made much more prominent?
One thing that made Reddit great and scalable was that you'd typically not view all Reddit subs (or even all popular ones), but rather you'd subscribe to subs that interest you....
What are some of your LEAST favorite game mechanics?
The other thread about favorite mechanics is great, so let's also do the opposite: what are some of your most hated mechanics?
What's something fun you have planned this summer?
I'm wanting to do a few camping trips with friends and I'm also going back to school for a second degree! It's gonna be packed, but I really wanna get outside more this summer, before the smoke rolls in. Do y'all have any fun plans?