Reddit brings back r/place - tomorrow, July 20
Totally not suspicious timing at all.
Also if you’re willing to visit reddit, the comments under the post are great. They’re not fooling anyone.
Totally not suspicious timing at all.
Also if you’re willing to visit reddit, the comments under the post are great. They’re not fooling anyone.
null, Can not wait for the biggest “fuck u/spez” ever 🤣
Very_Bad_Janet, I clicked on the link (this was posted.on Tildes, that's where I clicked) and it was a flood of "API" sprinkled with some "F U u/Spez" comments. Just nonstop. So, I suspect this is not going over so well.
Orionza, I’m having fun with the Fediverse. I’m pretty sure Reddit doesn’t care if everyone leaves. I still like reading news about them but I’ve not been back. If I accidentally click on someone’s posted reddit link (happens a lot - trying to retrain!) I back out quick before it loads.
I have to say though, I’m going through Reddit withdrawal this week. I’ve also moved away from Twitter. Even though the Fediverse is great, it’s still growing and the apps don’t have everything I need. I’ve been grumpy and unsettled and 100% it’s because my beautiful Reddit app and routine has gone away.
FriendlyGiant, Don't worry it will get better and in the long term you will feel even better than before you quit reddit. For me quitting reduced the time spent on my phone by more than an hour per day.
Nepenthe, I still like reading news about them but I’ve not been back. If I accidentally click on someone’s posted reddit link (happens a lot - trying to retrain!) I back out quick before it loads.
This is the whole reason I still haven't uninstalled Boost. It doesn't work anymore but it's still set to open as my default, so if I ever click by accident, I'm met with a blank screen before I remember.
ApathyTree, There’s a boost for Lemmy. Idk if it’s ready (I’m on iOS, but used to use boost on android, and I miss it so much, I just come across the news now and then), but you might be able to test it if not!
Nepenthe, Not on Lemmy, so I've just consented to wave sadly as my old love passes me by. It was a fantastic app and will continue to be. Kbin's waiting on Artemis, and until then I'm surprisingly satisfied. I do appreciate it, though!
Aurix, What was r/place back then?
genoxidedev1, I hate how the people keep spamming "SPRICH DEUTSCH DU HURENSOHN" (I know what that means, I am German, also very funny and totally not overused ) below every single comment.
Maybe I'm OOTL on whatever announcement they made on ich_iel but this seems like they're meme-ing on the people that want to put stuff like "API" or "fuck u/spez" on the canvas and I do not see the positive in meme-ing on them since that's pretty much the only thing left to do.
FriendlyGiant, German SPRICH
PlexSheep, BESSER
starlinguk, Oh, do be quiet.
Och, halt doch die Klappe.
Lewistrick, NIEDERLÄNDISCH
SinningStromgald, This is going to go about as well as gasoline to out a fire. Surprised they are not locking this to only users with premium subscriptions.
morrowind, Someone’s already made a subreddit to coordinate using it for protest www.reddit.com/r/PlaceAPI/ (likely more than one, this is just the one I saw)
edit: discord link for coordination discord.gg/KeH5PzUN
Lmaydev, This community has not been reviewed and might contain content inappropriate for certain viewers. View in the Reddit app to continue.
What fresh hell is this
Rouxibeau, I almost can’t believe it. Now they’re just like Twitter, gotta log in to view the shit you want.
captainlezbian, Man spez really can’t stop copying Elon. It’s sad really
Bipta, Spez and Elon sitting in a tree, ruining the internet entirely.
samwise, Old.Reddit doesn’t have that problem though I’m sure they’re working on it
TubeTalkerX, Give it a week...
FaceDeer, When old.reddit finally goes away is when I will finally stop even the minimal remaining interaction I have with that site.
pirate526, Absolutely goddamn pitiful. Fuck Reddit.
Belgdore, Open it in browser and change the “www.” To “old.”
ArchmageAzor, Spez is one of those people who still find Elon perfect and infallible despite everything. It’s worse though, because he has the power to change things.
PoliticalAgitator, (edited ) They didn’t “review” subs when there was one using images of children as child pornography, without the subjects knowledge or consent.
They didn’t “review” subs when mask-off, far-right extremists moved in and started trading slurs and writing murder fantasies.
They didn’t “review” subs when reactionaries were spreading dangerous and clearly false medical misinformation in the middle of a pandemic.
But they’ll review subs when those subs might be a threat to their revenue.
Sweetpeaches69, Actually, Spez personally reviewed a subreddit rife with child pornography, r/Jailbait. Everyone seems to forget that Spez is actually a pedophile.
AnarchoYeasty, I’m pretty sure that’s just the standard message they show when you attempt to view any nsfw content on their new site.
PoliticalAgitator, The sub doesn’t appear to be marked as NSFW.
AnarchoYeasty, Right, but give your users free reign to draw whatever they want pixel by pixel and it’s going to quickly become nsfw. I know reddit sucks and all and I’m not trying to give them the benefit of the doubt. I just don’t think this message is the conspiracy theory everyone thinks it is.
PoliticalAgitator, Not exactly a conspiracy theory to predict that a company that has been routinely unethical might be unethical.
nostalgicgamerz, Censorship. They don’t want unregistered guests seeing alternatives
ngl, I wouldn’t put it past the admins to actively try to remove protests on r/place
can, I’m counting on it
josh, They censored a lot of stuff on r/place back in 2022 (I don’t remember the 2017 r/place). It seems basically inevitable that they’re going to remove all of the “FUCK SPEZ” stuff at some point (or try and put something else on the canvas where the “FUCK SPEZ” stuff is). It would be really bad publicity for the site if a picture of the canvas plastered with “FUCK [the CEO of Reddit]” ended up in the media before the site’s IPO. I’d love to be wrong though as it’ll be fucking hilarious if the final canvas picture has at least one giant “FUCK SPEZ” on it.
They might do their mass censorship operation when their most active users are asleep to limit the outrage.
bstix, If r/place ever taught me anything it is that coordination of r/place does not happen on Reddit.
On both cases it was swarmed and “ruined” by influencers on other sites.
imaqtpie, This one looks promising. Just spam it everywhere like the amongus last time.
https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/f08590ce-2113-4f6a-95b4-d8af12459f86.webp
morrowind, (edited ) you can make it smaller by using colors
https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/00027094-506b-4cf3-a68f-bfc0f001854c.png
imaqtpie, Yeah that’s definitely better, they hadn’t come up with that yet when I posted this
jimakososx, I feel like instead of writing ‘fuck spez’ on reddit, the best decision is to ditch it completely. I mean, I do still visit reddit due to some niche communities that don’t have that big of a user-base on lemmy, but clearly reddit exists for 10+ years. The change can’t happen overnight. In any case, I am still astonished by how quickly lemmy got that much traffic. From a small village, it has turned into a city, it’s incredible. :)
josh, Nice to see that r/place is going about as well as I was expecting it to (surprised the “FUCK SPEZ” stuff has lasted as long as it has). Does anyone want to place any bets on how long the “FUCK SPEZ” messages will last before Reddit’s censors admins come and get rid of them? This is going to result in some well deserved bad publicity for the site if any of this ends up being censored, or ends up in the final canvas, so they’re damned if they censor any of this stuff and damned if they don’t lmao.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F1fCe9-aAAEejGU?format=png&name=smallhttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/F1fDs6SakAAT9ik?format=png&name=small
Da_Boom, Wow, remember when they did something different every April first
Also, this isn’t going to keep us distracted - this is an effort to keep the userbase alive - by continually running events and keeping controversy fresh, they can get people’s curiosity to get the best of themselves and make the number of active users spike.
My guess is they potentially go public during one of these spikes
4am, Hey 🤨 you guys smell that? 😏it reeks of desperation
JayK117, Quick, someone figure out a way to write ‘Fuck u/spez’ without increasing site traffic!
Usernameblankface, Time to make as many Lemmy references as possible on that canvas. Hidden, overt, just everywhere
PopesMaGoats, Like the Among Us characters…Lemmy across the board! Some brave soul should grab screenshots, for those of us who won’t go there out of spite.
Usernameblankface, I’m sure we will have another round of recap videos on YouTube that will be made up of screenshots
mtnwolf, The only thing they could bring back that would make me consider making an account is TheButton. By the way I was a 42s Blue Hitchhiker.
Nepenthe, (edited ) Ah, reddit comment bots. Now with...Boomhauer?
For nobody wondering, I'm gonna go with lolno. Moving away from reddit means I'm moving away from reddit, not screaming profanities on their front lawn at 3am like a drunken ex trying to prove how much I don't need them.
UnhappyCamper, Looks like someone continuously hitting the suggested words on there cellphone keyboard.
Also, love the analogy.
Tulko, The whole point of r/Place was to happen only so occasionally. I really got hyped for the second one, because I was too late for the first one. It happening every year would kill the hype for me. So thanks, I’ll pass and stay logged out.
Cethin, It really didn’t function at all like it should have a shirt time after it released. Once the bots were out, there was no use participating.
MortyMcFry, It hasn’t even been a year since the last one
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